Essential Elementor widgets, Live Copy Paste, and a Header/Footer theme builder from Pixels71.
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Theme Builder and Template Library for Elementor. Build headers, footers, and page sections -- no Elementor Pro needed.
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Add theme-defined custom options to the WordPress Settings -> Reading page with the plugin's established field and filter API.
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Redux is a simple, truly extensible, and fully responsive options framework for WordPress themes and plugins. It ships with an integrated demo.
90 free Elementor widgets, 130 ready-made blocks and pages, and a header, footer and theme builder.
UXD Widgets for Elementorv1.11.0
Free Elementor theme builder for custom headers, footers, and archive templates, plus 25+ useful widgets. No Elementor Pro required.
Gives the Editor role the same access to the Kadence Customizer that an Administrator has, without ever writing anything to the database.
Points the site logo and site title to any URL you choose instead of the home page, in classic and block themes.