Tabs vs Accordion in Elementor: Which to Use When

Elementor tabs beside the same tabs stacked on a phone

Key Takeaways Both patterns do the same job: collapse a long page so a visitor reads the part they came for. The difference is what the collapsed items are to each other. Tabs say “pick one of these”. An accordion says “here is a list, open what you need”. Get that backwards and the page […]

30 Image Hover Effects for Elementor (With Examples)

Three image hover effects shown as stacked cards

Key Takeaways Image hover effects are animations that play when the pointer moves over a picture, most often to reveal a title and description. Below are 30 of them, all from the Image Hover Effects widget for Elementor, each captured in its hover state on a real page. Use the list to pick an effect […]

7 Best Elementor Image Hover Effects Plugins Compared

Six image hover effect styles in a grid

Key Takeaways An Elementor image hover effects plugin is worth installing when you want text to appear over an image on hover. Elementor can fade, tint and grow an image by itself, and has no setting for text on top. The seven options below all add an overlay with a title and description, and they […]

6 Filterable Gallery Examples for Elementor (Live Demos)

Three filterable Elementor gallery designs shown as stacked cards

Key Takeaways A filterable gallery looks different depending on what it holds. A restaurant menu wants dense four column cards with prices, an interiors studio wants two big columns and a case study link, and a photographer wants the pictures to carry everything. The six designs below are live demo pages you can click through. […]

How to Add Image Hover Effects in Elementor (3 Ways)

The same image before hover in greyscale and on hover in colour

Key Takeaways You can add Elementor hover effects to an image in three ways. The Image widget has opacity and CSS filter settings for the hover state. It also has Hover Animation presets that move the picture. For a title and description that appear over the image, you need a widget built for it, such […]

Elementor Tabs on Mobile: Fix the Squashed Strip

Elementor tabs on a phone screen, stacked as an accordion

Key Takeaways Tabs are a desktop pattern. They assume horizontal room for several titles plus a panel, and a phone has about a third of that width. Elementor gives you two ways out, and addon widgets behave differently again. The phone screenshots below are 390px captures of a real test page, so what you see […]

How to Show or Hide a Section on Click in Elementor

A button that reveals a hidden details section when clicked

Key Takeaways To show or hide a section on click in Elementor, put the section inside something that opens when clicked. The Accordion widget does this with no extra plugin. A content toggle gives you a Show and Hide switch. A button with a few lines of script can reveal any container on the page. […]

How to Build a Filterable Portfolio in Elementor Without Pro

A filterable Elementor portfolio grid with category tabs and project cards

Key Takeaways A portfolio page has to show the work, let people narrow it to the kind of work they came for, and give them a way through to the detail. The filter bar handles the middle part, turning a long scroll into two clicks. Elementor has a widget for this and it sits behind […]

10 Content Toggle Examples for Elementor (With Demos)

Three content toggle designs shown as stacked cards

Key Takeaways The content toggle examples for Elementor that work best show the same kind of content on both sides of the switch. The plans stay the same and the price changes. The table stays the same and the units change. Below are ten live demos that follow that rule, with what each one switches […]

How to Make Vertical Tabs in Elementor (2 Ways)

Vertical Elementor tabs with four icon titles in a left column

Key Takeaways Horizontal tabs break once the titles get long or numerous. Six titles across a 1,200px column either wrap onto two lines or shrink the text until nobody reads them. Vertical tabs turn the strip on its side: a narrow column of titles with the active panel beside it. Each title gets a full […]