Thank you. After using Elementor for two days I'm definitely ready to ditch Astra and also Modula, swapping them for pro Elementor. It seems helpful and not bossy. It also seems professional. Plus, I love having it explained by a pleasantly sarcastic UK voice. That's a subscribe.
Thanks for the info man, just what I was looking for. I only tried Astra with Elementor Pro and pretty soon I came to the same conclusion. We don't need all those headers/features etc features in any theme. Elemntor theme builder is the way to go. Cheers!
Totally :) And the New Elementor 3.4 Beta update - with the shopping cart update - is an even more reason to use Hello than Astra for WooCommerce Stores :)
Hello, Imran, what is your position regarding the structured data of the hello theme, I have seen some videos where they indicate that the hello theme lacks this.
Thanks, i was struggling to decide witch theme to use with Elementor Pro, and noticed that with Astra Theme there was some inheritance problems when adding blocks wtih elementor on a pre-made theme from Astra. Gonna stick with Hello from now on...
Just installed generatepress theme. It's pretty good I love layout and the dynamic post from generate block it's really good but the copyright footer so annoyed.
Hello Imran, would you recommend the Crocoblock Kava theme, I have the complete Croco suite, and I would like to know which one to use, between the Hello or Kava theme, it would work with the crocoblock suite and Elementor pro. I appreciate your comments
Everyone will have their preference. Astra is good and will always be my second choice. Main thing is to invest in EL Pro rather than Astra Pro for better functionality especially the Header and Footer Templates :) Take care.
Do you still have the same opinion on Hello + Elementor Free as being the best combo? BTW I loved your video, absolutely loved, speaking from the bottom of your hearth, made my day. Cheers
Thanks Imran, Love your content!! just had a question, i am currently using elementor pro with Astra, i am going to move to Hello but was thinking that maybe twenty twenty Three could also be good and super light weight. what do you think of twenty twenty three with elementor pro vs hello theme? Thanks
very good video! I should have seen it before Installing Astra on all my sites and struggling with its slowness hahahah! There is another thing that I can't find on UA-cam and that is how to enrich blog posts, and that is where I find Kadence Blocks very interesting although not very compatible with Elementor (although I don't edit the posts with the latter). What would be a theme, Elementor and “post beautifier” setup for a niche blog page for you?
@@websquadron I already do that. I was referring to the content part of the post, things like tables, hero-type sections, etc. Gutenberg is very limited
Hi bro, Hello theme is the best for PageSpeed insights and GTMetrix score? also good for seo? I still confused when I see other theme like Astra or OceanWP claim their score is better than Hello theme.
I imagine the conclusion is still valid to this date, can you confirm that? I'm using Astra Free, but since every page of the e-commerce I'm building was built with Elementor Pro, I'm thinking about changing to Hello theme. Couldn't find many other comparison videos, but yours just ecouraged me to do so =D
Thanks for the information! Do you happen to have a tutorial on how to create the Header ןn the free version of Elementor with the help of this free plugin?
Really on point summary, captivating content and personality. Being new to Wordpress, i am glad that the decision of which theme to use is so straightforward.. I have Elementor pro.. so I cant go wrong with just activating Hello..
Thank you very much and i will follow your advise to use Hello which is more direct, i was just trying to follow some youtuber to use Astra with Elemento Pro... it is abit going round and round.
Thanks for the great reviews of the themes. I can't help making the comparison between you frustratingly describing how to get a social icon to show up in an Astra widget to Nigel Tuffnel of Spinal Tap with the missing pit in the olive - "Who's in here? No one and then who's in here? It's a little guy! It's a complete catastrophe!"
@14:20 you say you don't see the options? How about adding a social service, like Facebook using the big black + sign that say "Click plus to add",. that is a mere WP block. Sorry, but YT A.I. is messing my recommendations guiding me here.
Blocksy has tons of features - and you can get by with never paying for Blocksy Pro - but I much prefer a clean Theme such as Hello if I'm planning to use EL Pro. For those not using EL Pro, then Blocksy is good to use.
Sure but I prefer not to be restricted by the theme or a template. We only behold bespoke sites so we prefer hello. I’m glad that you’re finding something that works for you :)
@@websquadron Right but if someone is only paying you $1500 to make a website, you will not make any money if you create one from scratch. I have done it. I have created websites from scratch using hello elementor and that means I had to also create all of the custom graphics, pagelayouts, color schemes, specially CSS for link colors (on light and dark backgrounds), etc. If they were paying me $6000 to create a website I would consider doing it from scratch... but for anything less, I am using a template even though I basically end up gutting it and rearranging almost everything.
@@SpiritTracker7 Yup that's all very true. We base it on time to create a site and we normally turn around in 4-5 days, including the discoveries. But you're right - it comes down to budget and what's being asked.
Thank you great! the Answer to the question about the theme answered in the first 3 mins Awesome video ( hello- elementor pro) Heartily thank you for making the video and sharing. Best wishes
Thanks. Although I do have an Elementor Pro link, the Hello Theme is barebones and doesn't require a Pro package. Believe me that my review was not biased and if any of those themes had convinced me otherwise, I'd be singing their praises. Glad that you're happy with Astra Pro.
@@websquadron I just think when you and others say Hello is lightweight it's just a bit of marketing by Elementor. It might be 'lightweight' out of the box but once you add all the features which require it to be a working website (header, footer, colours etc) the speed is on par with Astra. I'm basing this on my own experiments. Another type of speed is how long it takes to make a website. Astra is so much faster thanks to how their global settings work. Don't get me wrong, there are limitations with Astra especially when you want to customise the website at a later point. Anyway, have a good weekend. I thought I'll comment and get involved opposed to just watching like I normally do.
@@itssimondigital I agree 1000% with you. There are many themes that kick Hello's ass, like Blocksy, Kadence, GeneratePress(Not for beginners) or Astra etc etc. Also if this had been an unbiased review why doesn't he put the affiliate link of the other topics he talked about? Or the link of the page of the topics of which he spoke? So it's not an impartial review. Hello theme is like a bike without wheels if you don't have Elementor Pro, it was created to sell you Elementor Pro.
@Mark Filmore - see this to help your page speed; ua-cam.com/video/L7x2gLSznyc/v-deo.html You can get high scores on Elementor. Contact me on info@websquadron.co.uk
Hello, Imran, what is your position regarding the structured data of the hello theme, I have seen some videos where they indicate that the hello theme lacks this.
Thank you. After using Elementor for two days I'm definitely ready to ditch Astra and also Modula, swapping them for pro Elementor. It seems helpful and not bossy. It also seems professional. Plus, I love having it explained by a pleasantly sarcastic UK voice. That's a subscribe.
Me and sarcasm are like fish and chips :)
Indeed - EL Pro with Hello is all you need.
Oh me too.
This was extremely helpful - especially the part about OceanWP compatability. Thank you!
Thanks for the info man, just what I was looking for. I only tried Astra with Elementor Pro and pretty soon I came to the same conclusion. We don't need all those headers/features etc features in any theme. Elemntor theme builder is the way to go. Cheers!
Totally :)
And the New Elementor 3.4 Beta update - with the shopping cart update - is an even more reason to use Hello than Astra for WooCommerce Stores :)
I so glad I found this video. I was going back and forth between Hello and Kadence. Thanks for your honest review. Love your energy. :)
This channel is the best destination for WordPress dev.
Big thanks. Share and let others know :)
Hello, Imran, what is your position regarding the structured data of the hello theme, I have seen some videos where they indicate that the hello theme lacks this.
Thanks, i was struggling to decide witch theme to use with Elementor Pro, and noticed that with Astra Theme there was some inheritance problems when adding blocks wtih elementor on a pre-made theme from Astra. Gonna stick with Hello from now on...
Just installed generatepress theme. It's pretty good I love layout and the dynamic post from generate block it's really good but the copyright footer so annoyed.
Hello Imran, would you recommend the Crocoblock Kava theme, I have the complete Croco suite, and I would like to know which one to use, between the Hello or Kava theme, it would work with the crocoblock suite and Elementor pro. I appreciate your comments
Never used that theme.
Many thanks for this!
Hello is good but recent update ruined some website counter function. I'm gonna stick to Astra and generatepress in near future.
Everyone will have their preference. Astra is good and will always be my second choice. Main thing is to invest in EL Pro rather than Astra Pro for better functionality especially the Header and Footer Templates :) Take care.
Do you still have the same opinion on Hello + Elementor Free as being the best combo? BTW I loved your video, absolutely loved, speaking from the bottom of your hearth, made my day. Cheers
Yes with EL Pro
Decided to watch your most popular videos:)
So this is the video #11
Thanks Imran, Love your content!! just had a question, i am currently using elementor pro with Astra, i am going to move to Hello but was thinking that maybe twenty twenty Three could also be good and super light weight. what do you think of twenty twenty three with elementor pro vs hello theme?
Thanks
Hello is built by the Elementor team so they are the perfect fit :)
2023 is fine as well but H and EL just go hand in hand.
@@websquadron thanks
I will use Hello 🙂
very good video! I should have seen it before Installing Astra on all my sites and struggling with its slowness hahahah! There is another thing that I can't find on UA-cam and that is how to enrich blog posts, and that is where I find Kadence Blocks very interesting although not very compatible with Elementor (although I don't edit the posts with the latter). What would be a theme, Elementor and “post beautifier” setup for a niche blog page for you?
Best way to beautify is to build your own Single Post Template
@@websquadron I already do that. I was referring to the content part of the post, things like tables, hero-type sections, etc. Gutenberg is very limited
Hi bro, Hello theme is the best for PageSpeed insights and GTMetrix score? also good for seo? I still confused when I see other theme like Astra or OceanWP claim their score is better than Hello theme.
They will claim that but SEO and Performance are very much about what you load and what you build on the page rather than what a theme gives you.
I imagine the conclusion is still valid to this date, can you confirm that?
I'm using Astra Free, but since every page of the e-commerce I'm building was built with Elementor Pro, I'm thinking about changing to Hello theme.
Couldn't find many other comparison videos, but yours just ecouraged me to do so =D
Yup, I love Hello
@@websquadron Thanks, mate
Keep up the good work!
@@websquadron Awesome, already ditched Astra for good now. Thanks
Thanks for THIS video-needed this one! (chose to bear your personality bcos of that :) )
I have a great personality! Hehe. Hope you subscribe and stick around my friend. :)
Makes sense, so I'm going to look into the woocommerce stuff.
Thanks for the information!
Do you happen to have a tutorial on how to create the Header ןn the free version of Elementor with the help of this free plugin?
Of course :)
See this Free Plugin: ua-cam.com/video/lBcYfFgXZO8/v-deo.html
Really on point summary, captivating content and personality. Being new to Wordpress, i am glad that the decision of which theme to use is so straightforward.. I have Elementor pro.. so I cant go wrong with just activating Hello..
Hii, Can you please tell me.... Will I get adsense approval if I use hello theme in my Wordpress site?
Yes absolutely
Thank you for your honest and experienced comparison and.... a couple of big laughs!!!
Thanks :)
Thank you very much and i will follow your advise to use Hello which is more direct, i was just trying to follow some youtuber to use Astra with Elemento Pro... it is abit going round and round.
Sometimes it's easier to just work on a basic theme and then build up to what you want :)
@@websquadron exactly
nice video, helped a lot! thanks
Hello theme or I will use Blocksy! Great energy mate.
@Web Squadron Thanks for the video! Very good and informative!
Thanks for the great reviews of the themes. I can't help making the comparison between you frustratingly describing how to get a social icon to show up in an Astra widget to Nigel Tuffnel of Spinal Tap with the missing pit in the olive - "Who's in here? No one and then who's in here? It's a little guy! It's a complete catastrophe!"
Oh my! I never made that comparison to Spinal Tap. Awesome - haha :)
Thinking should I use in next project Blocsky with Elementor or Hello theme :)
Go for Hello
I'm an English teacher trying to build my first website by myself. I'm not sure how I eneded up here... but damn... Thank you!
Hey :) I recommend that you watch this then: ua-cam.com/video/rdbJZeDgOXA/v-deo.html
Are you still using the Hello Theme + Elementor Pro, now, two years later?
Of course. Always.
@14:20 you say you don't see the options? How about adding a social service, like Facebook using the big black + sign that say "Click plus to add",. that is a mere WP block. Sorry, but YT A.I. is messing my recommendations guiding me here.
Okey dokey.
Thank you!
As a marketer that uses instapage for my clients landing pages, I don’t think I’d id be able to deal with the inflexibility of these themes
Hello is the most flexible theme you can find :)
20:10 that really spoke to me
:) I remind myself of what I did there: "Sooooooooooooooooooooon".
I want to create women selling cloth e-commerce website, im very confused to choose theme i have elementor pro also
Just go for Hello and then build it to work for you.
Does this apply to Elementor free also?
Totally-Funktastically
What your take on blocksy
Blocksy has tons of features - and you can get by with never paying for Blocksy Pro - but I much prefer a clean Theme such as Hello if I'm planning to use EL Pro.
For those not using EL Pro, then Blocksy is good to use.
Enough said.... "HELLO"... LESS IS MORE😊👍
Exactly :)
Do you still prefer Hello Theme with Elementor
I do indeed :)
@@websquadron using a temporary theme, but will be moving it to Hello Theme. Also looking at your course on Elementor. One way I can give back to you
people imstall these additional themes to expedite building website to save time. Building a theme from scratch takes 10X longer
Sure but I prefer not to be restricted by the theme or a template. We only behold bespoke sites so we prefer hello. I’m glad that you’re finding something that works for you :)
@@websquadron Right but if someone is only paying you $1500 to make a website, you will not make any money if you create one from scratch. I have done it. I have created websites from scratch using hello elementor and that means I had to also create all of the custom graphics, pagelayouts, color schemes, specially CSS for link colors (on light and dark backgrounds), etc. If they were paying me $6000 to create a website I would consider doing it from scratch... but for anything less, I am using a template even though I basically end up gutting it and rearranging almost everything.
@@SpiritTracker7 Yup that's all very true. We base it on time to create a site and we normally turn around in 4-5 days, including the discoveries. But you're right - it comes down to budget and what's being asked.
@@SpiritTracker7❤
Blocksy vs Hello Elementor
Thank you great! the Answer to the question about the theme answered in the first 3 mins Awesome video ( hello- elementor pro) Heartily thank you for making the video and sharing. Best wishes
Glad it was helpful! Indeed, Hello is the simplest and best way to work with EL Pro :)
2:56 "I'm not going to have any bias towards Hello I'm going to be really honest"
Thanks. Although I do have an Elementor Pro link, the Hello Theme is barebones and doesn't require a Pro package. Believe me that my review was not biased and if any of those themes had convinced me otherwise, I'd be singing their praises.
Glad that you're happy with Astra Pro.
@@websquadron I just think when you and others say Hello is lightweight it's just a bit of marketing by Elementor. It might be 'lightweight' out of the box but once you add all the features which require it to be a working website (header, footer, colours etc) the speed is on par with Astra. I'm basing this on my own experiments.
Another type of speed is how long it takes to make a website. Astra is so much faster thanks to how their global settings work.
Don't get me wrong, there are limitations with Astra especially when you want to customise the website at a later point.
Anyway, have a good weekend. I thought I'll comment and get involved opposed to just watching like I normally do.
@@itssimondigital I agree 1000% with you. There are many themes that kick Hello's ass, like Blocksy, Kadence, GeneratePress(Not for beginners) or Astra etc etc. Also if this had been an unbiased review why doesn't he put the affiliate link of the other topics he talked about? Or the link of the page of the topics of which he spoke? So it's not an impartial review. Hello theme is like a bike without wheels if you don't have Elementor Pro, it was created to sell you Elementor Pro.
Hello 💥😎
Hi
Oi! You are all over the place. Cut the video to 10 minutes or less, and dedicate to Elementor Pro users only.
That video was recorded over a year ago. Things have changed since then. :)
You are answering all my questions!!!!! 🫶
@Mark Filmore - see this to help your page speed; ua-cam.com/video/L7x2gLSznyc/v-deo.html
You can get high scores on Elementor.
Contact me on info@websquadron.co.uk
Nice informations.
Hello, Imran, what is your position regarding the structured data of the hello theme, I have seen some videos where they indicate that the hello theme lacks this.
Hello is fine