Title: Akram Website Builder – Drag &amp; Drop Page Builder
Author: Akram
Published: <strong>November 5, 2026</strong>
Last modified: November 5, 2026

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# Akram Website Builder – Drag & Drop Page Builder

 By [Akram](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whalebuilder/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akram.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/akram/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/akram/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/akram/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/akram/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/akram/)

## Description

Akram lets you design any page, header, footer, popup or online store by dragging
and dropping. No coding needed.

The difference is speed. Most page builders run heavy code every time someone visits
your page. Akram does the work once, when you click Save. Your visitors get a finished,
lightweight page that opens fast on any phone.

On our test landing page (hero, features, testimonials, pricing, FAQ and a form)
a visitor downloads **about 5 KB of JavaScript**, and the page causes **0 ms of 
main-thread blocking** on a mobile phone profile. The scripts a page loads depend
on the widgets it uses.

Faster pages mean happier visitors and better Core Web Vitals.

#### ⚡ Why Akram is fast

 * **Pages are built when you save, not when people visit.** Visitors get ready-
   made HTML and one cached CSS file.
 * **Only the code you use is loaded.** Each interactive widget has its own tiny
   script (the biggest is under 4 KB). A page without a slider loads no slider code.
 * **No jQuery and no icon fonts.** Icons are light SVGs.
 * **Instant page changes.** Links are preloaded when a visitor hovers them, and
   pages fade smoothly from one to the next.
 * **Fonts on your own server.** The default fonts are included in the plugin, and
   any Google Font you pick is downloaded once and served from your site. Visitors
   never contact Google unless you choose to load fonts from Google’s servers.
 * **Lazy videos and maps.** Videos and maps load only when they are needed.

#### 🎨 A visual editor that is easy to use

 * **Drag & drop** anywhere on the page or in the Layers panel, and **edit text 
   right on the page**.
 * **Your real site:** the editor shows your real theme, so what you see is what
   you get.
 * **Every device and state:** separate settings for desktop, laptop, tablet and
   mobile, and for hover, focus, active and sticky states.
 * **Never lose work:** undo and redo, revisions, drafts, autosave and crash recovery.
 * **Real-time teamwork:** several people can edit the same page at once, each with
   their own undo.
 * **Keyboard friendly:** command palette (Ctrl+K), shortcuts, right-click menu,
   and copy and paste of elements and styles between pages. Dark and light editor.

#### 🧩 127 widgets

**Layout:** flexbox and grid containers, tabs, accordion, carousel, off-canvas panel,
horizontal scroll section, protected content, 13 shape dividers, background videos,
slideshows and effects.

**Basic:** heading, text, image with masks and lightbox, button, icon box, icon 
list, video, audio, map, counter, progress bar, testimonial, star rating, code block,
world clock, weather, QR code and more.

**Creative:** animated headline, flip box, image hotspots, before/after slider, 
hover card, marquee, Lottie animations, curved text, timeline, process steps, team
member, logo grid and custom cursor.

**Marketing:** call to action, pricing table, countdown timer, FAQ with Google schema,
data table, charts, share buttons, cookie consent, age verification, PayPal and 
Stripe buttons, events with “add to calendar”.

**Media:** gallery (grid, masonry, justified, filters, lightbox, videos), image 
carousel, image zoom, PDF viewer, video playlist, 360° product spin.

**Forms:** multi-step forms with conditional logic, calculations, file uploads, 
signatures and 25 field types. Email notifications, webhooks, Mailchimp, reCAPTCHA
v3, Cloudflare Turnstile, spam protection and a submissions inbox with CSV export.

**Site and blog:** menus with mega menus, site logo, breadcrumbs, live search, table
of contents, dark mode switch, login form, posts grid and custom loop templates (
filters, AJAX pagination, infinite scroll), every post and archive field, social
feed (RSS, YouTube, Instagram) and Google reviews.

**WooCommerce:** product grid with wishlist, quick view and compare, AJAX product
filters, every single product field, mini cart, cart, checkout and my account.

#### 🏗️ Theme builder

Design your own **header, footer, single post, archive, search results and 404 page**
with drag & drop. Choose where each one shows with simple include and exclude rules.
Works with classic and block themes. Sticky headers can shrink, change color or 
hide when scrolling.

#### 💬 Popup builder

Create **modals, slide-ins, top and bottom bars and side panels**. Open them on 
page load, on scroll, on exit intent, on click, when an element comes into view,
or after a visitor is inactive. Control how often each visitor sees them.

#### 🎯 Show the right content to the right people

Show or hide any element by login status or user role, date and time, URL parameter,
referrer, cookie, custom or ACF field, device, browser, language, number of visits,
A/B test version, page type, post author, and WooCommerce cart or past purchases.

#### 🔗 Dynamic content

Fill text, links and images with live data: post, author, site, archive, user, custom
field, ACF and WooCommerce data. Great for templates and listings.

#### ✨ Motion effects

20 entrance animations, hover and looping effects, scroll effects (parallax, fade,
scale, rotate, blur), mouse tilt and mouse tracking, and sticky elements. Visitors
who prefer less motion get a calm version automatically.

#### 🎨 Design system

Set your colors, fonts and text sizes once and use them everywhere. Change a color
in one place and every page updates. Add reusable style classes.

#### 📦 Ready-made templates

**12 complete website kits** (SaaS, agency, app, restaurant, portfolio, coach, AI
startup, conference, online course, product launch, nonprofit, developer) and **
34 designed sections**. Every template is fully editable and follows your design
system.

#### 🔄 Import pages from Elementor

Convert your existing Elementor pages into Akram pages one by one or all at once.
Your original Elementor data is not changed. Converted pages stop loading Elementor’s
files, so they get faster straight away.

#### 🤖 Optional AI writing assistant

Write, rewrite and create whole sections with AI. The assistant uses the WordPress
AI Client (WordPress 7.0 or later): you connect an AI provider to WordPress once,
and Akram uses it. Akram stores no AI keys and calls no AI service itself. Without
a connected provider the assistant is not available.

#### 🛠️ For agencies and developers

 * **White label:** use your own name and logo everywhere in the builder.
 * **Role manager:** let clients edit text and images without touching the design.
 * **Element manager:** turn off widgets you don’t need.
 * **Site kits:** export your design system, templates and pages, and import them
   on another site.
 * **WP-CLI commands**, multisite support, maintenance and coming-soon mode, safe
   SVG uploads, custom CSS classes and attributes on every element.
 * **“Test connection” buttons** for every integration, so you know your keys work.

#### ♿ Accessible and translated

 * The editor, dashboard and all templates are tested for **WCAG 2.2 AA**. You can
   build pages with only a keyboard or a screen reader.
 * Every word can be translated on translate.wordpress.org, and right-to-left (RTL)
   languages are fully supported.

#### 🔒 Safe and private

 * No tracking, no ads, no data sent to us.
 * Forms have spam protection, rate limits and server-side checks. IP addresses 
   are anonymised.
 * All saved content is cleaned for safety, for every user.

#### 🧱 No lock-in

A plain copy of every page is saved in the normal WordPress content. If you ever
turn the plugin off, your text, images and layout stay readable.

### External services

Akram works without any external service. The services below are only contacted 
when you turn on or use the feature that needs them. Nothing is sent to the plugin’s
authors, and there is no tracking or telemetry.

**Google Fonts** (fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com)
 The default fonts (Bricolage
Grotesque and Figtree) are included in the plugin and need no external service. 
When you pick a different Google font, your server downloads that font’s files from
Google once (no visitor data is sent) and serves them from your own site, so visitors
never contact Google. Only if you turn on “Load fonts from Google’s servers” (Settings
Performance, off by default) do visitors’ browsers load fonts from Google, which
then receives their IP address and browser details. In the editor and the Design
System screen, font previews load from Google for logged-in builders. Turn off “
Load Google Fonts” to stop all Google Fonts requests. Terms: https://policies.google.
com/terms — Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

**Google reCAPTCHA v3** (www.google.com/recaptcha)
 Used only when you select reCAPTCHA
in Settings  Integrations and turn on CAPTCHA in a form. The visitor’s browser loads
Google’s script on pages with that form; when the form is submitted, your server
sends the CAPTCHA token and the visitor’s IP address to Google to verify it. Terms:
https://policies.google.com/terms — Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

**Cloudflare Turnstile** (challenges.cloudflare.com)
 Used only when you select 
Turnstile in Settings  Integrations and turn on CAPTCHA in a form. The visitor’s
browser loads Cloudflare’s script on pages with that form; on submission your server
sends the token and the visitor’s IP address to Cloudflare to verify it. Terms: 
https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/ — Privacy: https://www.cloudflare.com/
turnstile-privacy-policy/

**Mailchimp** (*.api.mailchimp.com)
 Used only when you add a Mailchimp API key 
and turn on “Add to Mailchimp list” in a form. On submission your server sends the
visitor’s email address and name to your Mailchimp audience. “Test connection” lists
your audiences. Terms: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/ — Privacy: https://www.
intuit.com/privacy/statement/

**AI assistant (WordPress AI Client)**
 Akram does not connect to any AI service
itself. When a builder uses the AI assistant, the request text and the selected 
text or page title are passed to the WordPress AI Client (WordPress 7.0 or later),
which sends them to the AI provider the site owner connected to WordPress, under
that provider’s terms. Visitors’ data is never sent.

**Instagram API (Meta)** (graph.instagram.com)
 Used only when you add an Instagram
access token and a Social Feed widget shows Instagram. Your server fetches your 
recent posts (cached for 3 hours) and refreshes the token weekly. Visitors’ browsers
load the post images from Instagram’s CDN. Terms: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870—
Privacy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy

**YouTube and RSS/Atom feeds**
 Used only when a Social Feed widget shows a YouTube
channel or a feed URL you enter. Your server fetches the feed (cached for 3 hours);
visitors’ browsers load the thumbnails from the feed’s host. YouTube: Terms https://
www.youtube.com/t/terms — Privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy

**Google Places API** (places.googleapis.com)
 Used only when you add a Google Places
API key and use the Google Reviews widget. Your server sends the Place ID and your
key to Google and caches the reviews for 12 hours. Reviewer photos load from Google.
Terms: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms — Privacy: https://policies.
google.com/privacy

**Open-Meteo** (api.open-meteo.com)
 Used only on pages with a Weather widget. The
visitor’s browser requests the forecast for the coordinates you set; Open-Meteo 
receives the visitor’s IP address. No key or account is needed. Terms: https://open-
meteo.com/en/terms

**Video and map embeds** (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap)

Videos show a preview and load the provider’s player only after the visitor clicks(
or, when set to autoplay, once the video is visible). Maps load the provider’s map
when they scroll into view; turn on “Load after click (privacy)” to load them only
after a click, and the Cookie Consent widget can hold them back until visitors accept.
The provider then receives the visitor’s IP address and browser details. YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/t/terms — Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/terms, https://vimeo.
com/privacy — Dailymotion: https://legal.dailymotion.com/en/terms-of-use/, https://
legal.dailymotion.com/en/privacy-policy/ — Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/
help/terms_maps/ — OpenStreetMap: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use,
https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy

**Spotify and SoundCloud** (open.spotify.com, w.soundcloud.com)
 Used only when 
an Audio widget is given a Spotify or SoundCloud link. The visitor’s browser loads
the provider’s embedded player on that page, and the provider receives the visitor’s
IP address and browser details. Spotify: Terms https://www.spotify.com/legal/end-
user-agreement/ — Privacy https://www.spotify.com/legal/privacy-policy/ — SoundCloud:
Terms https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use — Privacy https://soundcloud.com/pages/
privacy

**Your own URLs**
 A form webhook sends each submission (field values and page URL)
to the URL you enter. A Lottie widget loads the animation file from the URL you 
enter. Payment buttons link visitors to the PayPal or Stripe checkout you configure(
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/legalhub/home — Stripe: https://stripe.com/legal).

### Source code and build

Akram is open source. The complete, human-readable source of every compiled file
is included in this plugin, together with the build scripts, so you can study, change
and rebuild it.

Every compiled file is included twice: a readable build and a minified copy next
to it with the same name plus `.min` (for example `assets/build/m/countdown.js` 
and `assets/build/m/countdown.min.js`). Sites load the minified copies. Set `SCRIPT_DEBUG`
to true in wp-config.php to load the readable builds instead.

Compiled files and their source:

 * `assets/build/editor.js` and `assets/build/editor.css` (and their `.min` copies):
   the visual editor, built from `src/editor/` (entry point `src/editor/main.jsx`),`
   src/engine/` and `src/library/`.
 * `assets/build/admin.js` and `assets/build/admin.css` (and their `.min` copies):
   the dashboard, built from `src/admin/` (entry point `src/admin/main.jsx`), `src/
   engine/` and `src/library/`.
 * `assets/build/m/*.js` (and their `.min` copies): one small front-end script per
   interactive widget, built from the file of the same name in `src/frontend/` (
   for example `src/frontend/countdown.js` becomes `assets/build/m/countdown.js`).
   Each one also contains the shared helpers from `src/frontend/_core.js` (and `
   src/frontend/_calc.js` for forms); comments in the readable build show which 
   source file each part comes from.
 * `assets/build/global-default.css` (and its `.min` copy), `assets/build/css-schema.
   json` and `assets/build/strings.json`: generated from the render engine in `src/
   engine/` (default design system styles, the style data used by the server-side
   stylesheet builder `includes/Css.php`, and the translatable strings).
 * `assets/icons/lucide.json` and `assets/icons/brands.json`: icon data generated
   from the lucide-static and simple-icons packages by `bin/build-icons.mjs`. The
   icon subsets in `src/engine/core-icons.js` and `src/editor/ui-icons.js` are generated
   the same way, by `bin/build-icons.mjs` and `bin/build.mjs`.
 * `assets/vendor/lottie_light.js` and `assets/vendor/lottie_light.min.js`: the 
   Lottie player, copied unmodified from the lottie-web package by `bin/build.mjs`(
   see Third-party libraries).

The files in `assets/css/` and `assets/js/` are not compiled. They are loaded exactly
as they are written.

How to build:

 1. Install Node.js 20 or later.
 2. In the plugin folder, run `npm ci` to install the build tools listed in `package.
    json` (esbuild, Preact and the libraries below).
 3. Run `npm run build`. It runs `bin/build.mjs`, which compiles `src/` into `assets/
    build/`. Use `npm run watch` while you work.

### Third-party libraries

All bundled code is GPL-compatible. Full license texts are in THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.
txt.

 * Preact 10 (MIT), compiled into the editor and dashboard: https://github.com/preactjs/
   preact
 * qrcode-generator (MIT), compiled into the render engine (QR Code widget): https://
   github.com/kazuhikoarase/qrcode-generator
 * lottie-web 5.12.2, light build (MIT), included unmodified as `assets/vendor/lottie_light.
   js` (readable) and `assets/vendor/lottie_light.min.js` (Lottie widget). Source:
   https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web
 * Lucide icons (ISC): https://github.com/lucide-icons/lucide
 * Simple Icons (CC0 1.0; brand names and logos are trademarks of their owners):
   https://github.com/simple-icons/simple-icons
 * Fonts: Instrument Sans, Bricolage Grotesque and Figtree (SIL Open Font License
   1.1).

## Screenshots

[⌊The visual editor: drag widgets onto the page and edit text right on the canvas.⌉⌊
The visual editor: drag widgets onto the page and edit text right on the canvas.⌉[

The visual editor: drag widgets onto the page and edit text right on the canvas.

[⌊127 widgets, all free, grouped and searchable.⌉⌊127 widgets, all free, grouped
and searchable.⌉[

127 widgets, all free, grouped and searchable.

[⌊Design for desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile, each with its own settings.⌉⌊Design
for desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile, each with its own settings.⌉[

Design for desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile, each with its own settings.

[⌊The dashboard: start from one of 12 ready-made website kits.⌉⌊The dashboard: start
from one of 12 ready-made website kits.⌉[

The dashboard: start from one of 12 ready-made website kits.

[⌊Theme builder: design your header, footer, posts, archives and 404 page.⌉⌊Theme
builder: design your header, footer, posts, archives and 404 page.⌉[

Theme builder: design your header, footer, posts, archives and 404 page.

[⌊Popups with smart triggers: exit intent, scroll, click, time and more.⌉⌊Popups
with smart triggers: exit intent, scroll, click, time and more.⌉[

Popups with smart triggers: exit intent, scroll, click, time and more.

[⌊Forms with 25 field types and a built-in submissions inbox.⌉⌊Forms with 25 field
types and a built-in submissions inbox.⌉[

Forms with 25 field types and a built-in submissions inbox.

[⌊Design system: set your colors and fonts once and use them everywhere.⌉⌊Design
system: set your colors and fonts once and use them everywhere.⌉[

Design system: set your colors and fonts once and use them everywhere.

[⌊A page made with an Akram website kit, as your visitors see it.⌉⌊A page made with
an Akram website kit, as your visitors see it.⌉[

A page made with an Akram website kit, as your visitors see it.

[⌊Light editor theme and the layers panel.⌉⌊Light editor theme and the layers panel
.⌉[

Light editor theme and the layers panel.

## Installation

 1. In your WordPress dashboard go to **Plugins  Add New**, search for **Akram**, then
    click **Install** and **Activate**.
 2. You will see the Akram dashboard. Pick a website kit, or open any page and click**
    Edit with Akram**.
 3. Design your header and footer under **Akram  Theme Builder**.

## FAQ

### Is Akram free?

Yes. Everything in this plugin is free to use, with no time limits, sign-up or locked
features.

### Do I need to know how to code?

No. Everything is drag & drop and point-and-click.

### Will it slow down my site?

No. Akram is built for speed. Pages are prepared when you save, and each page loads
only the small scripts its widgets need.

### Does it work with my theme?

Yes. Akram works with any theme. It is tested with Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, GeneratePress,
Kadence and Hello. Choose the “Akram Full Width” layout to keep your theme’s header
and footer, or design your own with the theme builder.

### Does it work with WooCommerce?

Yes. There are 17 WooCommerce widgets, including product grids, AJAX filters, wishlist,
quick view, compare, mini cart and single product parts.

### Can I import my Elementor pages?

Yes. Go to **Akram  Tools  Migrate from Elementor** and convert one page or all 
of them. Your Elementor data is kept, so you can go back if you want.

### What happens if I deactivate the plugin?

Your pages keep their content. A plain copy with its styles is stored in each page’s
normal content. Dynamic parts such as post lists, menus and forms need the plugin
to work.

### Can my clients edit their pages safely?

Yes. Add their role under **Settings  Roles  Content-only editors**. They can change
text and images but cannot break the layout or design.

### Can two people edit the same page?

Yes. Akram has real-time co-editing. Everyone sees each other’s selection, changes
are merged automatically and each person has their own undo.

### Is my form data private?

Yes. Submissions are stored in your own database. IP addresses are anonymised, and
you can delete old submissions automatically after a number of days.

### Does it work on multisite?

Yes. You can activate it on the whole network or on single sites. Each site keeps
its own settings and data.

### Is it translated?

Akram is fully translatable. Translations are delivered through translate.wordpress.
org, where anyone can help, and right-to-left languages are fully supported.

### Do I need an AI key?

No. The AI assistant is optional and uses the AI provider connected to WordPress
itself (WordPress 7.0 or later). Everything else works without it.

### Can I add my own CSS, JavaScript or PHP?

No. For your safety, the builder does not accept custom code. Every style is set
with visual controls. You can give elements your own CSS classes and style them 
in WordPress (Appearance  Customize  Additional CSS, or the Site Editor). To add
tracking codes, use a dedicated analytics plugin.

### What data does Akram store, and which cookies does it set?

 * Form submissions are stored in your WordPress database (Akram  Submissions) and
   can be exported or deleted there, or removed automatically after a number of 
   days (Settings  Advanced).
 * Cookies: `nx_vid`, `nx_visits` and `nx_sess` are set only when a page uses visit-
   based display rules (A/B test variant, number of visits, new vs. returning visitor).`
   nx_consent` stores the visitor’s answer to the Cookie Consent widget. `nx_unlock_*`
   remembers that a visitor unlocked password-protected content. `nx_age` remembers
   an age confirmation. None of these are used for tracking across sites.
 * The plugin itself sends no data anywhere unless you use one of the services listed
   under External services.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Akram Website Builder – Drag & Drop Page Builder” is open source software. The 
following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Akram ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whalebuilder/)

[Translate “Akram Website Builder – Drag & Drop Page Builder” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/akram)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/akram/), check out 
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/akram/), or subscribe to 
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/akram/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/akram/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release: visual drag & drop editor with 127 widgets, theme builder (header,
   footer, single, archive, search, 404, loop items), popups, forms with submissions,
   a site-wide design system and 12 page kits.
 * Pages are saved as pre-rendered HTML and load only the CSS and JavaScript their
   widgets use.
 * Real-time co-editing with field-level merging and personal undo; presence and
   hand-over for teams.
 * WooCommerce widgets, display conditions, dynamic content, mega menus and maintenance
   mode.
 * Import of Elementor pages.
 * Integrations: Mailchimp, webhooks, reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, Instagram, Google Reviews
   and weather, each with “Test connection”; an optional AI writing assistant through
   the WordPress AI Client.
 * White label, role manager, element manager and site kit export/import.
 * Fully translatable, with RTL support; WCAG 2.2 AA tested editor, dashboard and
   page kits.
 * Works with any theme; tested with Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, GeneratePress, Kadence
   and Hello, on single sites and multisite, PHP 7.4 to 8.4, MySQL, MariaDB and 
   SQLite.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **8 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
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   [page builder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page-builder/)[theme builder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/theme-builder/)
   [website builder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/website-builder/)
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