The past version of Elementor was a big step forward in improving site performance, but this new version adds a number of features that can speed up your site in three main ways: improved performance metrics, cleaner code, and faster image loading. While some features will automatically take effect when you update Elementor, others need to be manually activated in the Performance or Features tabs. So make sure you update to the latest version of Elementor and activate the features mentioned below to realize the full potential of your website.

How to update your Elementor

• Login WordPress Dashboard Log in to the WordPress dashboard using an administrator account.

• Navigate to the plugin page In the left menu, click "Plug-ins" and select "Installed Plug-ins".

• Find Elementor Plugins Find the Elementor plugin in the list of installed plugins. If there is an update available, you will see an "Update" button below the plugin.

• Update Elementor Click the "Update" button and WordPress will automatically download and install the latest version of the Elementor plugin. When it's done, you'll see a success message.

• Check website functionality Once the update is complete, check that all features of the site are working properly. Make sure that all pages, layouts and widgets display and operate correctly.

• Activate new features Depending on which new features you want to enable, navigate to Elementor → Features in the WordPress dashboard and activate features such as "Optimize Control Loading" and "Element Cache"Features such as.

Benefits of using the latest version of Elementor

1. Improvement of performance indicators

Visitors may not be familiar with the performance metrics, but they can definitely feel the change in loading speeds. the new version of Elementor will be an even better experience than the old one.

2. Cleaner code

By implementing caching for all Elementor widgets and third-party widgets, as well as improving the rendering mechanism, we've realized significant improvements. The cache detects which widgets are static and temporarily stores their output in the page cache. This allows subsequent users accessing the same server to load this content quickly, reducing widget rendering time by 99%.

Updating Elementor also optimizes the rendering mechanism of widgets. TTFB has been significantly reduced by distinguishing between content and style controls and excluding style controls used in the editor from front-end rendering.

To enjoy all these features, update to the latest version of Elementor and in the WordPress dashboard go to Elementor → Features in order to activate the "Optimized control loading"and"Element Cache".

3、Cleaner code

Each widget generates code that determines its style and behavior. Shorter, more efficient code results in a smoother, more engaging user experience, and the latest version of Elementor accomplishes this by removing content-free parts of widgets, such as image boxes without captions. In addition, Elementor doesn't load unnecessary scripts and styles when you're not using Gutenberg blocks. Elementor also replaces outdated libraries with more modern native JavaScript. 391 TP3T less HTML output has been produced for Flexbox containers, and 851 TP3T less output has been produced for Grid containers.

To take advantage of these features, update to the latest version of Elementor and in the WordPress dashboard go to Elementor → Features to activate "Optimize control loading"; go to Elementor → performancesActivate."Optimizing Gutenberg Loading".

4. Faster image loading

Although images are usually the heaviest content element on a web page, sites with a lot of images don't have to suffer in terms of performance. Ensure a smooth visitor experience by delaying loading, prioritizing the loading of the image in the initial viewport before loading the rest of the images. Activating the "Delayed Loading Background Images" feature also optimizes the order in which all background images are loaded.

To take advantage of these features, update to the latest version of Elementor and in the WordPress dashboard go to Elementor → Performance and activate "Optimize image loading"; go to Elementor → Features and activate "Delayed loading of background images".

reach a verdict

Every time you update Elementor, your website gets faster. With improved performance metrics, cleaner code, and smarter image loading, Elementor-built websites deliver a better user experience, reduce bounce rates, and increase user engagement. Always keep Elementor up-to-date to take full advantage of these improvements.

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