Title: Granular Controls For Elementor
Author: NoreWP
Published: <strong>January 11, 2018</strong>
Last modified: March 29, 2018

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# Granular Controls For Elementor

 By [NoreWP](https://profiles.wordpress.org/norewp/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/granular-controls-for-elementor.1.0.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/granular-controls-for-elementor/)

## Description

WARNING: Semi breaking change in v1.0.2 – setting options have been added to switch
Parallax & Particles on/off. With this update you’ll need to turn these on via the
settings page!

Granular Controls for Elementor brings additional controls to the ever popular Elementor
Page Builder plugin.

This plugin gives you the options to set the Accordion’s first tab to closed on 
page load, select a custom editor skin, set a specific section/column to appear 
after a certain time (Delayed content),
 schedule a section/column to be displayed
during a given date period by setting the start and end date, plus much more to 
come.

Featuring David Beckwith’s (@diggeddy) Elementor UI hack:

#### Features

 * Keep all accordions closed on page load.
 * Turn off Elementor dashboard widget
 * Apply a preset color skin to the editor panel
 * Apply the Elementor UI hack #2 as seen in the video above.
 * Set any Section or Column to appear after a certain time – Delayed Content
 * Schedule visibility of any Section or column for a given time period (Days & 
   Hours) – Scheduled Content
 * Parallax option for sections. Additional controls added.
 * Particles option for sections.
 * Elementor Library Templates as the Admin Dashboard Welcome Notice Page.
 * Draggable Editor Bar with 1 click exit to Dashboard + a View Live Page button
   that opens in a new tab.
 * Exit Point can now be set to the Dashboard, the current page/post/library edit
   screen, the pages list, posts list or library list.
 * Exit Point button text can now be changed to custom text.

#### Be a contributor

If you would like to become a contributer, suggest features and/or report bugs please
visit our [Granular Controls for Elementor](https://github.com/norewp/granular-controls-elementor)
repository on GitHub to let us know.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install the
    plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
 3. Visit Elementor > Granular Controls to access the settings – other settings are
    accessible via the Editor and set on per page/section/column basis.

## FAQ

  Installation Instructions

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install the
    plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
 3. Visit Elementor > Granular Controls to access the settings – other settings are
    accessible via the Editor and set on per page/section/column basis.

  I’ve switched Particles on and they overlay my content, how can I fix this?

To resolve this any widgets placed in the section will need a higher z-index – Go
to the Advanced tab of each widget and set the z-index to 1 & save

  I can no longer see the controls for Parallax and/or Particles, Why?

In order to avoid scripts being loaded on sites that are not using these options
a setting control has been added where they can be switched on and off as needed–
See Elementor > Granular Controls > Editor Options.

  I do not see the Exit Bar in the Editor, how do I get access to it?

You can enable or disable the bar via the settings page – Visit Elementor > Granular
Controls > Editor Options to activate it.

  When I turn on the Admin Dashboard Page I loose my admin widgets too, what’s wrong?

As the admin page is being modified this may happen on some sites but the widgets
are not lost – simply click on the screen options and turn them on again.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[abandoned = useless](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/abandoned-useless/)󠁿

 [nadworks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nadworks/) February 17, 2021

Sadly no longer supported.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[It does not work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-does-not-work-85/)󠁿

 [César](https://profiles.wordpress.org/easytomake/) June 8, 2020

It does not work, but tks! I don’t understand what are they looking for, Elementor
people… ummmm

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### 󠀁[Useful but abandoned](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useful-but-abandoned/)󠁿

 [patbell101](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patbell101/) July 18, 2019

Still some useful things here but some no longer work such as scheduled content.
Others such as parallax superceded by Elementor updates. Pity its not supported 
anymore

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[works great to close accordions’ first tab on load](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-to-close-accordions-first-tab-on-load/)󠁿

 [FGU Nord / Lars](https://profiles.wordpress.org/medieskolen/) May 19, 2019

Works great to set all Elementor’s accordions’ first tab to be closed on page load.(
I have no clue why that possibility isn’t possible directly in Elementor) /Lars,
Copenhagen WP 5.2

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Plugin abandoned, move on…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unique-enhancements-for-elementor/)󠁿

 [David Decker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daveshine/) March 12, 2019

I am sorry to take back my original rating, but I have no choice. It’s sad that 
the original developer obviously had abandoned this plugin, for whatever reason.
Please don’t install anymore.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[plugin not supported anymore](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-supported-anymore-2/)󠁿

 [caionog](https://profiles.wordpress.org/caionog/) August 11, 2018

author abandoned and doesnt answer people

 [ Read all 26 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/granular-controls-for-elementor/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Granular Controls For Elementor” is open source software. The following people 
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ NoreWP ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/norewp/)
 *   [ David ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/diggeddy/)

“Granular Controls For Elementor” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you 
to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Granular Controls For Elementor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.5

 * NEW: Added option to set custom text for the live view button.
 * NEW: Added option to exit to main site for the Exit Strategy button.
 * TWEAK: Both text fields for the Exit & Live view fields can be left empty to 
   only show the Icons.
 * TWEAK: CSS adjustments to accommodate the above changes.
 * TWEAK: Adjusted color contrast on the Typography popover to make texts more legible.
 * TWEAK: Adjusted Publish button color for the new Conditional Popup introduced
   in Elementor v2.
 * TWEAKS: Minor code and CSS tweaks for better visibility on certain elements.

#### 1.0.4

 * TWEAK: Changed plugin textdoman to match the plugin slug in order to resolve 
   the WordPress/GlotPress translation issue.
 * NEW: Added option to change the name of the Exit Point button to reflect the 
   choice made for the exit point.
 * FIX: Safari issue with the Editor Bar not showing.
 * TWEAKS: CSS adjustments on editor skins for better focus & visibility.

#### 1.0.3

 * TWEAK: Editor Bar now remembers the last dragged to position
 * TWEAK: Changed Editor Bar’s snapMode and containment to be inside the preview
   iframe – this avoids the bar being dragged out of the window and/or over the 
   side panel.
 * TWEAK: Added additional exit points + option to set the target of the exit i.
   e same or new tab.
 * TWEAK: Parallax now has additional controls.
 * Minor code adjustments and tweaks

#### 1.0.2

 * NEW: Added option to enable a custom Editor Bar that includes the Exit to Dashboard
   button as well as the View the live page. The bar is draggable and therefore 
   can be moved anywhere on the screen.
 * TWEAK: Escalated capability so that only administrators have access to the settings
   page.
 * TWEAK: Added settings options to turn on/off the Parallax & Particles in order
   to avoid loading the scripts when these are not being used.
 * TWEAKS: Minor adjustments to CSS rules in the skin files as well as some code
   clean up

#### 1.0.1

 * NEW: Added Parallax option to Sections – Editor > Section > Style > Background&
   switch parallax on.
 * NEW: Added Particles option to Sections – Editor > Section > Style > Background–
   switch particles on & configure as needed.
 * NEW: Added option to select an Elementor Library Template as the Admin Dashboard
   Welcome page – Elementor > Granular Controls > Advanced & configure the options.
   Initial implementation!

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.5**
 *  Last updated **8 years ago**
 *  Active installations **20,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.9.29**
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/),
   [French (Canada)](https://fr-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/),
   [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/),
   and [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor)
 * Tags
 * [Custom Controls](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-controls/)[elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elementor/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/granular-controls-for-elementor/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.2 out of 5 stars.

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 *  [  4 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/granular-controls-for-elementor/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ NoreWP ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/norewp/)
 *   [ David ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/diggeddy/)

## Support

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