About this plugin
Velox Featured Image for Elementor is a focused Elementor addon for displaying the current WordPress Featured Image dynamically inside Elementor layouts. It is designed for users who want a lightweight solution instead of installing a large Elementor addon suite for one common task. The plugin includes three complementary tools: Featured Image widget — display the current WordPress Featured Image directly in Elementor content, with fallback image, accessible alt-text modes, caption/link options, responsive sizing and styling. Featured Image Background — use the current Featured Image as the background of supported Elementor Containers and legacy Sections without deleting the existing Elementor background. Featured Hero widget — create a responsive hero/banner using the Featured Image plus a dynamic page/post title or custom heading, optional pre-heading, sub-heading, description and CTA. The Featured Image remains native WordPress content. Change the Featured Image in WordPress and Velox resolves the new image dynamically without storing a second image assignment inside the widget. Common use cases Display a post or page Featured Image inside Elementor content. Turn an Elementor-built Page Title area into a dynamic image banner. Build reusable page-title or documentation layouts where each page supplies its own Featured Image. Create blog, portfolio, landing-page or custom-post-type heroes. Add a Featured Image background to an existing Elementor design without rebuilding its title/breadcrumb content. Lightweight by design Velox Featured Image for Elementor adds no frontend JavaScript, creates no custom database tables, stores no plugin-wide options, makes no remote service calls, and sends no telemetry. This plugin is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Elementor Ltd. Compatibility Requires WordPress 6.8 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer. Requires Elementor 3.26.0 or newer; Elementor Pro is optional. Featured Image and Featured Hero are designed to coexist safely in current Elementor 4.x/hybrid environments. Featured Image Background is exposed only on Elementor layout elements that Velox can extend through supported public APIs. Some Atomic Editor elements may therefore not show the Velox background section. Theme-controlled title bars rendered outside Elementor are intentionally outside the plugin scope. Privacy Velox Featured Image for Elementor does not collect, store, transmit, or share personal data. It makes no remote service requests and adds no tracking cookies.