# Elementor

> Elementor is an Israeli web-creation company that turned a free, open-source WordPress page builder into a freemium platform spanning visual design, cloud hosting, ecommerce, performance, accessibility, email delivery and AI-assisted site management. Its core audience is the professional web creator - freelancers, agencies, marketers, developers and enterprise teams - and its strategic bet is that one integrated workflow can replace the patchwork of plugins and vendors that typically surrounds a WordPress site.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Ramat Gan, Israel
- **Founders:** Yoni Luksenberg (Co-founder and CEO), Ariel Klikstein (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Team size:** More than 350 employees reported by Elementor in 2026; supplied company data lists approximately 360.
- **Products:** Elementor Website Builder, Elementor Pro / Editor Pro, Elementor Host, Elementor AI and Angie, Elementor One
- **Notable:** Reported more than 22 million websites built with Elementor and roughly 13% of the web in 2026., Built one of WordPress's most widely installed visual site-building plugins., Raised a $15 million Series A from Lightspeed Venture Partners after growing largely through self-funding.

## Products & services

- **Elementor Website Builder** — A free, open-source visual drag-and-drop editor for WordPress, with responsive controls, templates and extensibility.
- **Elementor Pro / Editor Pro** — The paid professional layer with Theme Builder, forms, popups, dynamic content, advanced widgets and WooCommerce design controls.
- **Elementor Host** — Managed WordPress and ecommerce hosting built on Google Cloud with Cloudflare CDN, backups, staging, migration and security features.
- **Elementor AI and Angie** — AI tools for generating content, images, layouts and code, plus an agentic WordPress assistant that creates and manages editable site assets.
- **Elementor One** — A unified subscription combining Editor Pro with shared credits for AI, image optimization, email deliverability, accessibility and other tools.
- **Editor 4 Atomic Editor** — A CSS-first editing architecture built around atomic elements, variables, classes and reusable components for scalable design systems.
- **Image Optimizer** — A WordPress image compression and format-conversion service supporting lighter WebP and AVIF assets.
- **Site Mailer** — Transactional WordPress email delivery, authentication, logs and analytics without conventional SMTP configuration.
- **Ally** — A WordPress accessibility product that scans sites, explains issues and guides or automates fixes.

## Achievements

- Reported more than 22 million websites built with Elementor and roughly 13% of the web in 2026.
- Built one of WordPress's most widely installed visual site-building plugins.
- Raised a $15 million Series A from Lightspeed Venture Partners after growing largely through self-funding.
- Acquired static WordPress hosting company Strattic in 2022.
- Maintains a public GPL-licensed codebase with thousands of GitHub stars and an extension API.
- Ariel Klikstein received a 2022 GeekAwards CTO of the Year award, according to Elementor's company profile.
- Yoni Luksenberg was named to TheMarker's 2020 40 under 40 list, according to Elementor.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Elementor's developer team published Editor 4.2 updates as the Atomic Editor rollout continued.
- **2026-05** — Angie added a Cloud Library for reusing AI-created snippets and assets across sites, followed by revisions and a Super Admin mode.
- **2026-03** — Elementor Editor 4.0 made the Atomic Editor the default experience for new websites.
- **2026-03** — Elementor introduced a partner program for agencies and freelancers with workspace, co-marketing and revenue-sharing benefits.
- **2026-02** — Web.fwrd 2026 introduced Editor 4, Angie Code, Elementor One, the Partner Program and Elementor Labs.

## Links

- Website: https://elementor.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elementor/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/elemntor
- GitHub: https://github.com/elementor/elementor
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9kG_EDX8zwGSC1-ycJJVA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elementor/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elemntor/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elementor

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Last updated: 2026-08-15