About this plugin
Settings Manager for Elementor provides granular control over Elementor settings export and import with more flexibility than native tools.
Why is granular important? , you may create several variants of breakpoints settings, which you can later reuse on the same site or some other site without overwriting other settings.
Features
- Site Settings – Export/import site settings (Site Settings from Elementor editor)
- Backend Settings – Export/import backend settings (Elementor > Editor > Settings from WP admin dashboard)
- Hello Theme Settings – Export frontend and backend Hello Elementor theme settings
- Selective Export/Import – Export/import only the categories you need
- 20+ Categories – Granular control over export/import for minimum errors and maximum flexibility
- Merge or Replace – Choose how Global Colors and Global Fonts are imported (keep or remove existing custom items)
- Media Separation – Export site name without logo, background style without image
- Clean JSON format – Version control friendly
- Multisite Network Import – Import to multiple sites at once (PRO)
- WP-CLI Automation – Command-line export/import for DevOps workflows (PRO)
- Automatic Backup – Creates a backup before every import for easy recovery
Available Categories
Design System
* Global Colors – Predefined and custom global colors
* Global Fonts – Predefined and custom global fonts
Theme Style
* Typography – Body, headings, links, paragraph spacing
* Buttons – Default button styling and hover states
* Images – Border, shadow, filters for images
* Form Fields – Label, field, and focus state styling
* Hello Theme Header/Footer Settings (when Hello Elementor is active)
Settings
* Site Identity (Text) – Site name and description
* Site Identity (Media) – Logo and favicon (separate from text)
* Background (Style) – Color, gradient, and settings
* Background (Image) – Background image (separate from style)
* Layout – Container width, padding, widget spacing
* Breakpoints – Responsive breakpoint values
* Lightbox – Colors and behavior
* Page Transitions – Page transition animations (requires Elementor Pro) (PRO)
* Preloader Settings – Animation and style (requires Elementor Pro) (PRO)
* Preloader Media – Icon and image (requires Elementor Pro) (PRO)
* Custom CSS – Global custom CSS code (requires Elementor Pro) (PRO)
Backend Settings
* General – Post types, colors, fonts, tracking
)
* Advanced – Editor settings, file uploads, Google Fonts
* Performance – CSS print method, lazy loading
* Features – Elementor experiments and stable features
* Hello Theme Settings (when Hello Elementor is active)
Extra PRO Features
Multisite Network Import:
* Import settings to multiple network sites simultaneously
* Real-time progress tracking with site-by-site status
* Cancel import anytime
* Sites without Elementor are automatically skipped
WP-CLI Commands:
wp semfe export <file> [--categories=<categories>]
Export settings to JSON file.
wp semfe import <file|url> [--categories=<categories>] [--strategy=merge|replace] [--sites=<sites>]
Import settings from file or URL. Use –sites for multisite network import.
wp semfe list-categories [--format=table|json]
List available categories.
Use Cases
- Development to Production – Export from staging, import to live site with selected categories
- Client Projects – Create reusable brand guideline templates
- Multisite Networks – Sync design system across network sites (PRO)
- Backup & Recovery – Create versioned backups of your settings
- Team Collaboration – Share settings files between team members
>
⚠️ Important:
This plugin manages Elementor settings only.
It does not export content, templates, themes, plugins, or custom files.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0+
- Elementor 3.23.0+
- PHP 7.4+