Elementor Cloud Website Frequently Asked Questions

Elementor Cloud Website Frequently Asked Questions

Do you want to sign up for Elementor Cloud but want to know about a few things before you do so?

If yes then in this article we have answered some frequently asked questions about Elementor Cloud Website.

Before we dive into this article, here is a brief history lesson on this service by Elementor.

Elementor Cloud Website was first released as Elementor Cloud (Beta) on December 9th 2020 for a limited number of users chosen at random.

And this was done to gather unbiased feedback about the platform so that improvements could be made before releasing it for everyone.

It is important to know here that for those you who have been following this closely, you might have seen Elementor Cloud Website subscription priced differently from when it was first launched to now.

If you are looking for an answer to this question then we have covered it this article along with other important things you need to know about Elementor Cloud Website.

In case you do not find the answer to your question in this article then feel free to comment down below or contact Elementor and we will try to set you in the right direction.

Also, if you are already familiar with Elementor Cloud Website and are just looking to sign up then you can visit Elementor and purchase its subscription by clicking the button below

Keeping this in mind, below we have listed all the Elementor Cloud Website frequently asked questions we have answered in this article.

What is Elementor Cloud Website

Elementor Cloud Website is an end-to-end website building solution where you get access to everything you need under one roof to create any type of website from scratch.

This means Elementor Cloud is a complete package where you get everything from web hosting to pre-installed WordPress to Elementor Pro to Hello theme and other essential features to get your site up and running.

See- What is Elementor Cloud

What is the difference between Elementor, Elementor Pro and Elementor Cloud Website

Elementor is the most popular website builder plugin in the WordPress ecosystem using which you can design pages / posts of your site from scratch without having to worry about code.

It has over 10 million active installs and below are some of the features it is known for

• Drag and drop
• Responsive editing
• Visual / Live editing
• Global styles
• Motion and interaction
• Pre-built designer made templates
• Landing page builder

And more.

Elementor Pro is the premium version of the Elementor plugin that lets you design and create your website from scratch without having the need to write a single line of code.

It is important to know that for Elementor Pro to work on your site, you will have to first install the free Elementor plugin.

This means Elementor Pro is an addon that gives you access to premium features of the plugin in addition to the free ones.

Below we have listed some of its features

• Theme builder
• Woocommerce builder
• Form builder
• Popup builder
• Marketing integrations
• Animations
• Custom CSS
• Custom attributes
• Dynamic content
• Role manager
• Premium website kits and templates
• Premium support

And more.

Keeping this in mind, it is important to know that Elementor Pro has 5 plans

• Essential- $49/ year (1 site)
• Advanced- $99/ year (3 sites)
• Expert- $199/ year (25 sites)
• Studio- $499/ year (100 sites)
• Agency- $999/ year (999 sites)

Before we move forward, it is important to know that in Elementor Pro Expert plan and above you get access to Expert website kits and Elementor Expert profile.

On top this, in Studio and Agency plan you get access to VIP support where you will receive priority responses on your tickets and can live chat with the support team.

Now coming to Elementor Cloud Website, as mentioned above it is a complete website building package in which you get features like

• Google Cloud hosting
• Pre- installed WordPress
• Daily automatic backups
• Free SSL
• Built-in Cloudflare CDN
• Pre-installed Elementor Pro (All features included)
• Hello theme
• Custom domain name connection
• 24/7 live chat and Expert support

And more.

It is important to know here that often Elementor Cloud Website is referred to as a web hosting service and in reality it offers a lot more than just Cloud hosting.

It is a full-fledged platform using which you can build your site hassle free at a really affordable price.

What’s included in Elementor Cloud Website plan

Elementor Cloud Website has a feature rich plan and below we have listed what’s included

• Site hosted on Google Cloud Platform
• 20 GB Storage
• 100,000 Monthly visits
• 100 GB Bandwidth
• Free SSL
• Cloudflare CDN
• Backup / Restore
• Custom domain connection
• Sitelock
• Pre-installed WordPress CMS
• Elementor Pro (All features)
• Hello theme
• 24/ 7 live chat (Expert support)

And more.

Does Elementor Cloud Website subscription include a free domain name

No, Elementor Cloud Website subscription does not include a free domain name.

In case you are looking to buy one then you can get it from Namecheap or GoDaddy.

What is the price of Elementor Cloud subscription

Elementor Cloud Website is priced at $99 / year and this is a fixed price which means there are no hidden charges or price hikes on renewals.

Elementor Cloud Website subscription comes with

• Site hosted on Google Cloud Platform
• 20 GB Storage
• 100,000 Monthly visits
• 100 GB Bandwidth
• Free SSL
• Cloudflare CDN
• Backup / Restore
• Custom domain connection
• Sitelock
• Pre-installed WordPress CMS
• Elementor Pro (All features)
• Hello theme
• 24/ 7 live chat (Expert support)

And more.

Why was Elementor Cloud Website priced at $49 and $89 before

Since its initial release, Elementor Cloud Website plan has received quite a few changes and these have impacted the pricing as well.

$49/ year was the pricing for the initial adopter and was available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY.

After that the pricing was bumped to $89/year and the change was made to reflect the worth of the Elementor Cloud platform.

It is important to know here that in $89/ year you were getting lesser resources as compared to now as the bandwidth included was 50 GB and monthly visits were limited to 25,000.

Below is a screenshot for reference

Currently, you are getting 100GB of bandwidth and also the monthly visits have been increased to 100,000 in $99/year.

All in all, the $10/year increment in pricing is for additional resources so that you can focus on building sites worry free.

What happens to users with Elementor Cloud subscription on older pricing

If you have the Elementor Cloud Website subscription at a previous lower price then you will continue to pay for the same until you cancel the subscription or it expires.

This means if your Cloud Website plan expires then you will have to buy a new one at current pricing of $99/ year

In case you are looking to get another subscription for more sites then you will have to pay according to the current pricing which is $99/year.

Will Elementor Cloud Website’s pricing change in future

First things first, at this point in time Elementor Cloud Website is priced very modestly when compared to other companies and what’s being offered.

Elementor’s Cloud Website is still a very new product and personally speaking I expect more plans being launched in the future rather than a pricing increase.

However, it will not be fair to say NO here as prices are always subject to change with respect to more features being offered.

Also, it is important to know that Elementor is a company that puts its users first and in situations where there is a price change most likely you will pay the same price on renewals and will get all the same features.

Does Elementor Cloud Website subscription include Free SSL certificate

Yes, Elementor Cloud Website plan comes with a free SSL certificate that is pre-activated.

Does Elementor Cloud Website offer staging

No, currently Elementor Cloud Website does not include staging.

How can I install Elementor Pro on Elementor Cloud

Elementor Pro comes pre-installed in Elementor Cloud Website subscription and this means you will not have to install and activate it manually.

Is Elementor Cloud Website compatible with Woocommerce

Yes, Elementor Cloud is compatible with Woocommerce and this means you can create online stores using it easily.

You can see in the above screenshot, I have installed Woocommerce on my Elementor Cloud Website subscription and it works perfectly fine.

Does Elementor Cloud Website include email accounts

In case you are wondering if you can host your email accounts with Elementor then the answer is No.

For hosting your emails or creating professional email accounts you can use services like Zoho, GSuite or Office 365.

Before we go to the next question, it is important to know that Elementor Cloud Website includes sending up to a 100 emails per day from your site.

And these include notifications, confirmations, form submissions and more.

Are there any hidden costs with Elementor Cloud Website

There are no hidden or additional costs when it comes to Elementor Cloud Website.

As mentioned above, Elementor Cloud Website is priced at $99/year for both new purchases and renewals and it will include

• Site hosted on Google Cloud Platform
• 20 GB Storage
• 100,000 Monthly visits
• 100 GB Bandwidth
• Free SSL
• Cloudflare CDN
• Backup / Restore
• Custom domain connection
• Sitelock
• Pre-installed WordPress CMS
• Elementor Pro (All features)
• Hello theme
• 24/ 7 live chat (Expert support)

And more.

Is Elementor Cloud Website SEO friendly

First things first, there are quite a few factors that impact the rankings of your site on search.

Page speed is one of the factors that contributes to your site ranking on search and it is important to know that your site will be hosted on Google Cloud platform with Cloudflare CDN.

This means your site will load quite fast which will give you that slight edge over your competition on search.

Keep in mind, page speed is just one of the ranking factors and you will still have to follow the best optimization practices to get the results.

Below is the page speed score for the subdomain that I have with Elementor Cloud.

At this point, I have only used a website kit and installed Woocommerce and have no image optimized and cache plugin installed.

Basically, this site is currently not optimized for performance and I’m sure on installing a cache plugin like WP Rocket and compressing images the loading time will improve significantly.

Having said that,

Elementor Cloud is compatible with SEO optimization plugins like Yoast SEO and Rank Math which means you will be able to optimize the page and posts on your site easily.

Can I optimize Elementor Cloud Website for Pinterest

Before we dive into this topic, it is important to know that Pinterest is a hybrid platform which means it has properties of both a search engine and social media platform.

Also, it has its own set of attributes using which it fetches information or meta data from your site.

Now, coming to Pinterest optimization or friendliness, the first thing that you will have to do is verify your site on Pinterest and then follow it up with setting up rich pins.

To claim your site on Pinterest, it is required that you add a code snippet in the <head> section of your site and you can do this easily by using the custom code feature in Elementor Cloud Website.

Once the site is successfully verified you can apply for rich pins using the Pin validator

Moving on,

The next few things that you will have to do in order to make your site hosted on Elementor Cloud Pinterest friendly is adding custom Pin description to images.

This description is used by the platform to rank your pins on Pinterest search.

And you can add custom pin descriptions easily by using a plugin called Tasty Pins.

Tasty Pins is a Pinterest optimization plugin that I’m personally using and it is compatible with both sites hosted and using Elementor.

See- Is Elementor compatible with Tasty Pins

Using this plugin you can

• Add pin descriptions
• Hide pins
• Add Pinterest titles to images
• Disable pinning
• Add Pinterest save button on images

And more

Kindly note- As of now WordPress does not include / support Pinterest attributes and to make any site Pinterest friendly you will have to use a plugin like Tasty Pins regardless of where it is hosted.

How can I install WordPress on Elementor Cloud Website

WordPress comes pre-installed with Elementor Cloud Website subscription and this means you will not have to do anything, the platform takes care of it for you.

Who can use Elementor Cloud Website

As discussed before, Elementor Cloud is a one stop solution for all your website creation needs.

It includes all the foundational features that you need to get started such as

• Cloud Hosting
• WordPress Pre-installed
• Built-in Cloudflare CDN
• Free SSL
• Elementor Pro plugin
• Hello WordPress theme
• Backup and Restore
• Pre-built designer made templates and website kits
• Compatibility with Marketing tools and CRMs

And more.

Apart from this all you need is a domain name and you can get it from either Namecheap or GoDaddy.

What this means is, if you are looking to start blogging or build your own ecommerce store or online learning platform or small business website then Elementor Cloud Website is for you.

Also, in case you are looking to start your very own web design and development business or Elementor is your choice of tool for creating site for your clients then Elementor Cloud Website is for you.

And using it you can simplify the process of delivering sites.

The gist of the story is Elementor Cloud Website is for anyone who is looking to get started and need a complete site building solution minus the headaches.

Can I install other WordPress themes on Elementor Cloud

Yes, you can use other WordPress theme with Elementor Cloud. The only requirement is that the theme should follow the coding standards.

Which WordPress theme comes pre-installed in Elementor Cloud Website

Hello WordPress theme comes pre-installed in Elementor Cloud subscription.

In case you are not familiar with it then let me tell you Hello is a fast loading and flexible theme built by Elementor.

It loads in under 1/2 second and requires only 6kb of resources making it a very light weight theme.

On top of this Hello is compatible with popular WordPress plugins including Woocommerce which means you can easily add features and functionality to it.

Also, it is responsive by default which means it can adapt to any screen size easily.

As far as the rating and reviews are concerned, Hello theme has over 700,000 active installs with an average of 4,000 downloads per day.

And has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.

What happens if I exceed the limits on Elementor Cloud plan

In this article we have mentioned a few times that Elementor Cloud Website plan includes all the necessary resources that you need in order to start and grow your site hassle-free.

By this I mean apart from all the features you get, it also includes generous amount of server resources.

It is important to know Elementor Cloud Website has been created keeping in mind the needs of the users and its mission is to help you build site worry free.

With this amount of resources chances are less that you will surpass the set limits.

However, if this happens then Elementor will provide you with all the necessary support that you will need.

How can I activate Cloudflare on Elementor Cloud Website

Cloudflare CDN comes pre activated and configured in every Elementor Cloud Website subscription.

You do not have to activate / configure it manually.

Can I use a different CDN with Elementor Cloud

No, you cannot use a different CDN with Elementor Cloud as it has built-in Cloudflare integration.

Can I buy a domain name from Elementor

No, as of now you cannot buy a domain from Elementor. However, in future there is a possibility of inclusion of this service.

In case you are looking for a domain name then you can get it from Namecheap or GoDaddy.

Which plugins are not compatible with Elementor Cloud Website

Although, Elementor Cloud is compatible with most of the popular plugins. However, there are a few plugins that you are advised to not use.

Below is the complete list

See the complete list here

How many sites can I host on a Elementor Cloud Website subscription

You can only a host a single site on a Elementor Cloud Website subscription.

This means to host multiple sites you will have to buy a subscription for each.

Will I be charged more on renewals of my Elementor Cloud Website license

No, you will not be charged more or anything extra when renewing your Elementor Cloud Website plan.

You will have to pay the original cost on renewal which is $99/ year.

Where is my website hosted with Elementor Cloud

Your site will be hosted on Elementor servers in Belgium.

In case you are thinking about loading times / latency when users from far off locations visit your site then let me tell you Elementor Cloud comes with Cloudflare CDN built-in.

And this means once your site is hosted on Elementor servers, it will be automatically distributed to other server locations across the globe by Cloudflare.

Now, when a user will visit your site, the request will be completed from a nearby location.

Can I get a discount on Elementor Cloud Website subscription

First things first, Elementor Cloud Website is priced very fairly for what it offers.

If you compare it with other web hosting companies then you will notice that you are actually paying less because there you will have to pay for multiple terms in advance.

And in case you decide to pay for a year or so then the pricing is much higher.

On top of this most web hosting companies will double or triple the pricing on renewals.

Keeping this in mind, it is important to know that Elementor Cloud Website has a fixed pricing which is $99/ year be it for new purchases or renewals.

Also, Elementor is one of those very few companies in the WordPress ecosystem that only offers discounts during special days such as Birthday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Can I connect FTP to Elementor Cloud Website

No, you cannot use FTP with Elementor Cloud

Is Elementor Cloud Website secure.

Elementor Cloud Website is powered by Google Cloud Platform which is highly secure and optimized for performance.

On top of this, it comes with built-in Cloudflare integration and pre-activated free SSL certificate which makes it a bit more secure.

Apart from this, Elementor also continuously monitors for malicious behaviors and will stop sites that are possibly hacked.

This makes Elementor Cloud Website quite secure.

Keeping this in mind, it is still recommended and required that you take additional steps to make your site secure such as

• Installing security plugin like iThemes security
• Updating core, plugins and themes on a regular basis.
• Not using nulled themes and plugins
• Using uncommon usernames and strong passwords

And more.

All in all Elementor Cloud Website is really secure from server side. However, you will still have to take additional steps to boost security of your site.

It is important to know here that, even if you choose to host your site with other companies it is still required that you take the necessary steps to protect your site.

And this is not just a one off case with Elementor Cloud.

How can I contact Elementor Cloud Website support

There are multiple ways in which you can get in touch with Elementor Cloud support.

The first ways is through your Elementor Cloud Website dashboard.

For this you need to first visit Elementor and then sign in using your credentials.

After this under Hosted by Elementor label you will find your site and the option to contact support will be in the bottom right.

In case you are inside the WordPress dashboard of your site hosted on Elementor Cloud then you can get in touch with the support by clicking the chat / message icon in the bottom right.

Before we move forward, it is important to know that Elementor has a detailed documentation and tutorials on Elementor Cloud Website.

And chances are if its not a major problem then you will be able to resolve it using the available information.

Does Elementor Cloud Website offer free trial

No, Elementor Cloud Website does not have a free trial.

But, it does have a money back policy where you will get a full refund if cancelled within 30 days. No questions asked.

Can I use Expert site kits in Elementor Cloud

Yes, you can use Expert Kits in Elementor Cloud Website.

I have a subscription for both Elementor’s Essential plan which does not include Expert kit and Cloud website which does.

In Elementor’s Essential plan its shows the option to Upgrade when viewing Expert kits.

While in Elementor Cloud Website, it gives the option to Apply Expert Kit.

This is another reason to get Elementor Cloud Website.

Does Elementor Cloud Website include caching

As Elementor Cloud Website comes with built-in Cloudflare CDN, the caching is done at that level.

In case you are looking to further enhance the performance of your site then we will recommend you use WP Rocket.

It is both a cache and a performance optimization plugin that does the job of multiple plugins.

For image compression / optimization you can use Imagify.

Does Elementor Cloud Website offer free backups

Yes, Elementor Cloud Website comes with the automatic daily backup feature and it allows you to restore backups in just a few clicks as well.

Apart from this Elementor Cloud also allows you to take backups anytime you need.

What is Site Lock in Elementor Cloud Website

When you will start a website with Elementor Cloud, you will notice that your site will be locked by default.

Users won’t be able to view it unless they have a code.

This feature is called Site Lock and it lets you work on site worry free letting the users know you are making some changes.

Once you have made all the changes and the site is ready, all you need to do is turn off Site Lock and users will be able to see your website.

Is Elementor Cloud worth the investment

Yes, absolutely Elementor Cloud website is worth the investment and below are a few reasons

• You site is hosted on Google Cloud (secure and optimized for performance)
• Generous plan (100,000 monthly visits, 100 GB bandwidth and 50 GB storage)
• Built-in Cloudflare CDN
• Automatic Daily / Anytime backup and restore
• Pre-installed WordPress
• Elementor Pro (all features)
• Access to Expert Kits
• Hello theme
• 24/7 support
• No Hidden / Additional cost on renewals or otherwise.

And more.

This concludes everything you need to know about Elementor Cloud Website and I hope you have found answers to your questions.

If you did and want to give Elementor Cloud Website a try then you can do it by clicking the link below.

Get started with Elementor Cloud

• To get started with Elementor Cloud Website, you need to visit Elementor and click Pricing on the homepage

• Doing this will take you to the Elementor’s pricing page where the Website Builder + Hosting which is Elementor Cloud Website will be selected by default in the web creation path.

• Here you need to scroll a bit and click Buy Now under the $99 / year pricing.

• This will take you to the checkout page where you will have to create an account on Elementor and then pay.

And that’s it you have successfullu signed up for Elementor Cloud Website subscription and will be able to create your site hassle free.

Having said that,

I hope you will find this article helpful and now are familiar with Elementor Cloud Website.

In case you have any queries regarding this, feel free to get in touch.

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