Modulix is an open-source WordPress plugin built from Elementor Pro’s own GPL code: same widget names, same settings, same Theme Builder conditions. Check what works today before you switch.
After the switch: Elementor Pro inactive, Modulix active.
Illustration: header templates built in Elementor Pro render the same markup under Modulix.
Templates and settings stay as they were.
List for 0.6.x
These Elementor Pro features work in Modulix. The README on GitHub has the list for the latest stable release.
| Area | Included |
|---|---|
| Theme Builder | Header, footer, single, single post, single page, archive, search results and 404 templates with all display conditions; the Theme Builder menu opens the theme templates list. |
| Theme widgets | Site Logo, Site Title, Page Title, Post Title, Post Content, Post Excerpt, Post Featured Image, Archive Title. |
| Widgets | Posts, Portfolio, Archive Posts (with pagination and load more), Nav Menu (dropdown and mobile menu), Template, Gallery, Floating Buttons (contact buttons and floating bars). |
| Effects | Sticky, Motion Effects (scrolling and mouse), Custom CSS on elements and pages. |
| Dynamic tags | Post, archive, site, author, comments and date tags, Contact URL, ACF fields (text, image, URL, color, number, file, date). |
| Editor and admin | No “Go Pro” cards, locked widgets, upgrade banners or upgrade buttons. |
If your site uses a Pro widget that Modulix does not have yet, that widget stays empty while Modulix is active. Check the list before you switch.
v0.7.0-beta.1 (pre-release)
Activate Modulix while Elementor Pro is still active and open Tools → Modulix, or run wp modulix check: it lists what your pages and templates use that Modulix does not cover yet, with links to those pages, plus the themes and plugins that call Elementor Pro. Nothing is changed and nothing leaves the site, and after the switch those themes and plugins get the matching Modulix classes. It is a beta, so try it on a staging site first.
To go back, deactivate Modulix and activate Elementor Pro again. Modulix does not change your templates or settings.
Get the modulix zip from the latest GitHub release.
Do this before you change any plugin.
Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, upload the zip and leave it inactive.
Modulix 0.6 and earlier refuse to activate while Elementor Pro is active.
Regenerate Elementor’s CSS files in Elementor’s Tools, then clear any page cache.
Modulix reuses Elementor Pro’s GPL code instead of rewriting it, so the features on the list render the same markup as Pro. In production since October 2026.
A script copies the Elementor Pro files Modulix needs and only renames the namespace, constants, text domain and JavaScript globals. Upstream: Elementor Pro 4.0.4. A test fails while any Pro namespace, constant or text domain is left in the code.
Separate, reviewable commits remove licence checks, telemetry, Elementor Connect and upsells. Also removed: the cloud template library, AI features and update checks against Elementor servers.
Before any parity work, every lifted AJAX or REST endpoint is read for its permission check and for request data that reaches a query. Then each module is compared with Elementor Pro on a test site: markup, layout at desktop and mobile width, scroll and menu states, console and PHP errors.
Modulix is licensed GPL-3.0-or-later. Every file taken from Elementor Pro keeps Elementor’s copyright line and says what Modulix changed. The original program is Elementor Pro by Elementor Ltd.; Modulix does not claim to have written it.
Elementor Pro’s code is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later. The GPL lets anyone run, study, change and share the code, as long as shared versions stay under the GPL. Modulix is GPL-3.0-or-later too, and every file taken from Elementor Pro keeps Elementor’s copyright line. The licence covers the code, not the name, so “Elementor” appears here only to describe compatibility.
Yes, if they use the features listed under What works today. Modulix uses the same widget names, settings and Theme Builder conditions, and renders the same markup as Pro. Check the list against your site before you switch.
That widget stays empty while Modulix is active. From the 0.7 beta on, a readiness check lists every such widget, dynamic tag, template type and feature before you switch. Keep Elementor Pro on that site until the widget is on the list. To ask for a widget, open an issue on GitHub.
Deactivate Modulix and activate Elementor Pro again. Modulix does not change your templates or settings.
New versions are published as zip files on GitHub Releases. Modulix does not check Elementor’s servers for updates. To get notified, use Watch → Custom → Releases on the GitHub repository.
PRO Elements (ProElements) describes itself on GitHub as a plugin that “enables GPL features of Elementor Pro: widgets, theme builder, dynamic colors and content, forms & popup builder, and more.” Modulix takes a smaller set of Pro features, removes upsells, and compares each module with Elementor Pro on a test site before release. Forms and popups are not in Modulix yet.
Nothing. Modulix is open source under GPL-3.0-or-later, with no licence key and no paid plan. If you want to support the work, you can donate; donors get the same plugin as everyone else.
WordPress with Elementor (free) 3.34 or newer, and PHP 8.1 or newer. It is tested with Elementor 3.34.2 and 4.3.5.
Privately, through GitHub: Security → Report a vulnerability on the Modulix repository. Please do not open a public issue for it. You will get an answer within a few days. Security fixes go into the latest stable release, and into the current beta while one is out.
Every file taken from Elementor Pro says what Modulix changed, so you can check it before you install.