Elementor Pro added two features that quietly change how much you can do without touching code: display conditions and role permissions. One controls who sees an element; the other controls who can edit it. Together they turn a page builder into something closer to a small CMS.
Display conditions: show the right thing to the right person
Display conditions let you show or hide any element based on a rule. Instead of building separate pages for logged-in and logged-out visitors, you build one page and set conditions on the parts that should change.
Common rules you can set:
- By login state: show a "Members" block only to logged-in users, and a sign-up prompt to everyone else.
- By user role: show admin tools to administrators, editor notes to editors, and nothing extra to subscribers.
- By date, page, or post type: surface a seasonal banner only during a window, or a section only on certain templates.
A practical example: put a download button for gated content inside a "logged-in" condition. Members see the button; everyone else sees a prompt to register. No plugin stack, no custom code.
It's an experimental feature, so enable it first under Elementor, then Settings, then Features. The conditions panel then appears on individual elements.
Role permissions: protect the build from accidental edits
The second feature decides who can edit what. On a site with more than one person in the dashboard, role permissions let you lock parts of the builder so a contributor can update copy without pulling the layout apart.
You assign capabilities per role, so administrators keep full control while other roles get a deliberately narrower surface. For agencies handing a site back to a client, this is the difference between "edit your text here" and "please don't touch the structure."
Why it matters
Personalisation and access control on WordPress used to mean extra plugins, each with its own settings and update risk. Folding these into the builder keeps the moving parts down and the site easier to maintain, which is usually worth more than another feature.
If you're building, or untangling, a WordPress site and want the right people to see and edit the right things, that's our day job. Send us the brief.