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Best WordPress Plugins for Building Templates

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Theme & Template Building

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for building templates comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Ultimate Addons for Elementor Best overall 94/100
  2. 2. Website Builder by SeedProd 93/100
  3. 3. Royal Addons for Elementor 93/100
  4. 4. Happy Addons for Elementor 91/100
  5. 5. ECS 88/100
  6. 6. Modula Image Gallery 88/100
  7. 7. Sina Extension for Elementor 87/100
  8. 8. Header Footer Builder for Elementor 86/100
  9. 9. Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor 86/100
  10. 10. Jeg Kit for Elementor 85/100
  11. 11. EleSpare 85/100
  12. 12. HT Mega Addons for Elementor 84/100
  13. 13. Nexter Extension 84/100
  14. 14. Email Customizer for WooCommerce 82/100
  15. 15. Magical Addons For Elementor 82/100
1 Ultimate Addons for Elementor
Best overall Free by Brainstorm Force

Ultimate Addons for Elementor

Elementor addons with 18+ free widgets, Header & Footer Builder, WooCommerce widgets & templates. Trusted by 2+ million websites.

4.9★
from 2,525 ratings
2M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
94

WPScore

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2 Website Builder by SeedProd
Free by SeedProd

Website Builder by SeedProd

Easy Drag & Drop Page Builder. A complete solution to create a WordPress Website, Custom Themes, Landing Pages, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Pages.

4.9★
from 4,699 ratings
700k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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3 Royal Addons for Elementor
Free by WP Royal

Royal Addons for Elementor

Elementor templates, Header footer builder, Elementor Post Grid, Woocommerce Grid builder, Slider, Forms, Gallery, Nav menu addons, Elementor widgets.

4.8★
from 611 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
93

WPScore

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4 Happy Addons for Elementor
Free by Leevio

Happy Addons for Elementor

HappyAddons packs Header Footer Builder, Megamenu, Single Post, Archive Page, & 500+ Ready Templates into one powerful Elementor Addons plugin.

4.8★
from 487 ratings
400k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
91

WPScore

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5 ECS
Free by dudaster

ECS

Seven free modules for Elementor: dark mode, container layouts, mobile menu, editorial text, style presets, JSON editor — all modular, all free.

4.6★
from 117 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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6 Modula Image Gallery
Free by WP Chill

Modula Image Gallery

Create responsive image galleries with drag-and-drop grid builder. Custom layouts, video support, AI optimization. Works with any theme.

4.7★
from 613 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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7 Sina Extension for Elementor
Free by Sina Extra

Sina Extension for Elementor

A collection of advanced features including Header & Footer Builder, Theme Builder, Popup Builder, 58 elements, 100+ free templates and more.

4.9★
from 35 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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10 Jeg Kit for Elementor
Free by jegtheme

Jeg Kit for Elementor

Extend Elementor with 68+ widgets, 114 prebuilt demos, Mega Menu Builder, Theme Builder, and advanced interactive effects.

3.8★
from 78 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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11 EleSpare
Free by Elespare

EleSpare

EleSpare provides pre-designed templates, header/footer builders, and various post layouts for creating stunning news, magazine, and blog sites with E …

4.9★
from 44 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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12 HT Mega Addons for Elementor
Free by DevItems

HT Mega Addons for Elementor

Elementor addon offering 146+ widgets, AI Builder, Mega Menu, Ready Templates, Page Builder, Slider, Gallery, Post Grid & more.

4.1★
from 65 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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13 Nexter Extension
Free by POSIMYTH

Nexter Extension

Replace 50+ WordPress Plugins: Free SEO, Theme Builder, Code Snippets, Image Optimizer (WebP/AVIF), SMTP Email, Security, Performance & More

4.7★
from 13 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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14 Email Customizer for WooCommerce
Free by ThemeHigh

Email Customizer for WooCommerce

WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin lets you customize transactional emails using a template builder, adding text, images & more to match your brand

4.3★
from 44 ratings
9k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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15 Magical Addons For Elementor
Free by Noor Alam

Magical Addons For Elementor

60+ widgets, 100+ sections, 1600+ icons, GSAP animations, custom CSS/code, conditional display, header/footer builder & role manager

4.7★
from 12 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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