Title: Widget Detector for Elementor Author: Element Invader Published: May 21, 2021 Last modified: January 27, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/widget-detector-elementor/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3382903) ![](https://ps.w.org/widget-detector-elementor/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3382903) # Widget Detector for Elementor By [Element Invader](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elementinvader/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/widget-detector-elementor.zip) * [Details](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/#description) * [Reviews](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/#installation) * [Development](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/) ## Description The plugin analyzes your pages and posts to find all Elementor Widgets that are used, not used or missing on certain pages and posts. Designed as part of service and in some cases using API from [https://elementdetector.com/](https://elementdetector.com/), for example where you don’t have plugin installed to detect name based on widget key found in elementor content structure. Also can detect elements even on third parity external websites. This will help you to remove unused Elementor Widgets and optimize the speed of your website related to Elementor. Or to Detect Missing Widget from accidentally deleted plugins on posts or pages. Plugin also showing Elementor Elements/Widgets Position on specific page at same time to quickly find where exactly widget is used. Also including functionality to show Which Elementor Addons / Widgets are used inside Elementor Editor On Element Hover. In latest version will also detect Images Used in Elementor Structure Per Page, like stranfe filenames, filesize, image resolutions etc. ### 👑 **Pro version also supports:** Deativate / activate specific unused Elementor Widgets CSV Exports Advanced Search and Filtering features Plugins Usage ## Screenshots * [[ * Elementor Widgets Used Per Page * [[ * Elementor Widgets Positions on Page * [[ * Elementor Widgets Name Inside Editor on Hover * [[ * Detect Images Used in Elementor Structure Per Page ## Installation Very easy, you can install it directly from wp.org repository or from admin dashboard. Or manually: 1. upload ‘widget-detector-elementor.php’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory 2. Activate the plugin from the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. ## FAQ ### Will this work without Elementor plugin? No, there is no reason to use it without Elementor plugin ### How we can speed up website? You can detect unused widgets and remove this plugins/widgets related. Also you can detect missing plugins for widgets used on page so you can remove this elements completely. ### Where to detect Elementor plugin compatibility list? There is website where yo ucan found compatible plugin version for your wp / PHP version: [https://wpcompatible.com](https://wpcompatible.com/) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea5477b844f4519f2908c1c18d65c75ea9ec0064068f9a996a19b924b045de07? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-41200/)󠁿 [1000camels](https://profiles.wordpress.org/1000camels/) January 13, 2026 1 reply This is an essential plugin for anyone running a large Elementor system. There are so many widgets and the ability to know what you have and whether you really need certain plugins is essential to good maintenance ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b46d62024f0b719ddac8d794e53aef7643e6bcec1a496bdfb4acae432d5fce22? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Outstanding quality](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/outstanding-quality-4/)󠁿 [guillaume69](https://profiles.wordpress.org/guillaume69/) October 21, 2025 Very good design, very accurate, very helpful. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/65306f556954fa552a0dab15ddfaad42f78017f81a1bd4fc69b07d471ccf99d9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really Well Designed Tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-well-designed-tool/)󠁿 [championc555](https://profiles.wordpress.org/championc555/) August 23, 2025 1 reply Very impressed with this widget detector that allows you to see where every widget is on your website and Specifically exactly where the widgest are on any given page. 10/10 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a29d301dff4c52ab9fbaac709f15fae6df411a0e9881794d9670842988df6351? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very useful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-plugin-1602/)󠁿 [brittneyzellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brittneyzellner/) January 14, 2025 1 reply Even the free version of this plugin is very useful! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cf182ead25321e19f857dce2d51194e3790598d75cbfb87c65f98724a3361539? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[sehr umfangreich](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sehr-umfangreich-2/)󠁿 [wernerfrschwarz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wernerfrschwarz/) December 4, 2024 1 reply bietet viele Informationen und Bereinigungsmöglichkeiten. Eine ausführlichere Anleitung wäre für mich als Neueinsteiger ohne Programmier-Kenntnisse hilfreich ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/532cc512d614d998cd3eece5d35534a8424d1e13a7c288a48587fde209d58e01? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it advertises](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-advertises-9/)󠁿 [randygarland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/randygarland/) November 10, 2024 1 reply … and that’s not a small thing these days. Has saved me hours of work. Thank you [ Read all 34 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Widget Detector for Elementor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Element Invader ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elementinvader/) * [ Ivica Delic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivicad/) “Widget Detector for Elementor” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/widget-detector-elementor/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Widget Detector for Elementor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/widget-detector-elementor) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-detector-elementor/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/widget-detector-elementor/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/widget-detector-elementor/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/widget-detector-elementor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.0 * New Freemius pacakge version * Elementor 3.26 compatibility #### 1.2.9 * New Freemius pacakge version * Elementor 3.24 compatibility #### 1.2.8 * Elementor 3.22 compatibility fix #### 1.2.7 * deativate/activate specific unused widgets in paid version * more info detection on live preview, fonts, textsizes etc #### 1.2.6 * compatibility improvements with PHP 8.2 #### 1.2.5 * compatibility improvements with wp and plugins * stability improvements * More paid features #### 1.2.4 * global widgets improved support, now showing also global widget name * image message changes/improvements * plugin usage detection * few more monetization options because of maintance costs #### 1.2.3 * ask for plugin review configuration * tgm-pa configured to recommend elementinvader plugin #### 1.2.2 * img detection improvement #### 1.2.1 * Vendor libs update #### 1.2.0 * Paid addon compatibility fix #### 1.1.9 * Filter by post type * Export features paid addon support added #### 1.1.8 * Updated vendor libraries * Minor changes in layout and readme file #### 1.1.7 * Plugin name aded in widgets used and widgets not in use tables * Detect templates used inside Elementor Pages with shortcode [elementor-template… #### 1.1.6 * Warning issue on user images page fix in elementor json structure parsing #### 1.1.5 * Sync Elementor widget db and show plugin name if plugin not installed #### 1.1.4 * Detect Images Used in Elementor Structure Per Page * Button to directly edit page in Elementor added for better user experiance #### 1.1.3 * Fix in widgets used page, in case when widget is not installed but used on pages #### 1.1.2 * Fixes related to php errors on null object * Support link added in dash menu * Widget detection on layout improvements * Widget detection on hover also inside Elementor Editor * Elements/Widgets Position on specific page, now showing widget name if possible instead of widget key * Settings page created #### 1.1.1 * Order by widget name in tables #### 1.1.0 * Show Elementor Elements/Widgets Position on specific page * German langauge added #### 1.0.0 * Init version ## Meta * Version **1.3.0** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/), and [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/widget-detector-elementor) * Tags * [detector](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/detector/)[elementor](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elementor/) [elementor addons](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elementor-addons/)[speed](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/speed/) [widgets](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widgets/) * [Advanced View](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-detector-elementor/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 33 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-detector-elementor/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Element Invader ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elementinvader/) * [ Ivica Delic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivicad/) ## Support Got something to say? 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