{"id":55835,"date":"2025-07-07T19:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T01:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/?page_id=55835"},"modified":"2025-07-07T20:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T02:35:31","slug":"wordpress-to-elementor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/services\/website-migration\/wordpress-to-elementor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to convert a website built with a WordPress editor to Elementor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55835\" class=\"elementor elementor-55835\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8472d9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e8472d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c613949\" data-id=\"c613949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e329dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e329dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to convert a WordPress website built with the WordPress editor to Elementor<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1645ce0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1645ce0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab6b6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab6b6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Converting a WordPress website built with the default WordPress Editor (Gutenberg) to <strong>Elementor<\/strong> involves a few key steps. It&#8217;s not a direct 1-click conversion, because Gutenberg and Elementor use different page-building architectures. Here&#8217;s how you can transition smoothly:<\/p><hr \/><h3>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f STEP-BY-STEP: Convert Gutenberg to Elementor<\/h3><hr \/><h4>1. <strong>Install Elementor<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><p>Go to <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>Search for <strong>Elementor<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>Click <strong>Install<\/strong>, then <strong>Activate<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\ud83d\udc49 Optionally, install <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> if you&#8217;re using advanced features (theme builder, dynamic content, etc.)<\/p><hr \/><h4>2. <strong>Choose Your Approach<\/strong><\/h4><p>You have two main paths:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>A. Page-by-page Rebuild<\/strong> (Recommended for quality)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>B. Import &amp; Convert (Hybrid approach)<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><hr \/><h3>\u2705 A. Page-by-Page Rebuild (Best practice)<\/h3><h4>3. <strong>Open the Existing Page\/Post<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><p>Go to <strong>Pages &gt; [Page you want to convert]<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>Copy the content manually (text, images, etc.)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4>4. <strong>Create a New Elementor Page<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><p>Create a new page or edit the existing one<\/p><\/li><li><p>Click <strong>\u201cEdit with Elementor\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>Rebuild the layout using Elementor widgets and sections<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4>5. <strong>Match Styling<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><p>Use the same fonts, colors, spacing to recreate the original style\u2014or enhance it using Elementor\u2019s design tools<\/p><\/li><\/ul><hr \/><h3>\u2699\ufe0f B. Hybrid: Convert Blocks into Elementor Templates (Advanced)<\/h3><p>There is no <em>automated<\/em> conversion tool from Gutenberg blocks to Elementor widgets, but here\u2019s what you can do:<\/p><ul><li><p>Use a plugin like <strong>Block to HTML<\/strong> or <strong>Block Converter<\/strong> to export the Gutenberg blocks to HTML<\/p><\/li><li><p>Paste that HTML into Elementor\u2019s <strong>HTML widget<\/strong>, then <strong>rebuild or style using Elementor<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><em>\u26a0\ufe0f This method can get messy if you\u2019re not careful. The rebuild method is safer and cleaner.<\/em><\/p><hr \/><h4>6. <strong>Set Elementor as Default Page Builder<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><p>In <strong>Elementor &gt; Settings<\/strong>, check:<\/p><ul><li><p>\u2705 Pages<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u2705 Posts (if you want to use Elementor for blog posts too)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><hr \/><h4>7. <strong>Disable Gutenberg for New Content (Optional)<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><p>Use a plugin like <strong>Classic Editor<\/strong> or <strong>Disable Gutenberg<\/strong> if you want to remove Gutenberg completely from the editor<\/p><\/li><\/ul><hr \/><h3>\ud83e\uddfc Final Cleanup<\/h3><ul><li><p>Delete unused Gutenberg blocks\/pages<\/p><\/li><li><p>Check mobile responsiveness with Elementor\u2019s responsive view<\/p><\/li><li><p>Optimize and test your site speed afterward<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to convert a WordPress website built with the WordPress editor to Elementor Converting a WordPress website built with the default WordPress Editor (Gutenberg) to Elementor involves a few key steps. 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