Title: First … and last
Last modified: September 14, 2026

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# First … and last

 *  [imbwaldo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imbwaldo/)
 * (@imbwaldo)
 * [2 days, 20 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-and-last/)
 * Went out on a limb with Elementor 4. I had to really sell my company on the idea
   of building websites quickly and handily with this tool. Sure, it was going to
   be a major update and there’d be some bumps along the way. Well ….
 * I’ve seen a lot of new software, but I’ve never experienced a major release so
   shot-through with significant bugs—not annoying little minor issues, but serious
   problems that never should’ve been inflicted on actual users in production environments.
   And the folks at Elementor said version 4 was ready for production environments.
 * I’ve lost too much time, suffered too many headaches, and had to offer too many
   explanations to my superiors for all the delays Elementor 4 has caused. The site
   I’m working on is nearly complete, but there’s technical debt to be paid: I will
   likely have to return to it to upgrade elements I had to downgrade to v3 in order
   to get them functioning properly. Basic things, like using the Featured Image
   as a background image in blog page headers. (Seriously—it’s a known issue a user
   documented in GitHub back in June. There’s still no indication that the development
   team is addressing it.) It’s my first Elementor site … and it’ll be my last. 
   Future sites will be built with Bricks and/or Gutenberg, and my goal is to rebuild
   the Elementor site before I have to renew my Elementor One subscription.

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 *  Plugin Support [Rica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricav/)
 * (@ricav)
 * [2 days, 8 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-and-last/#post-19020229)
 * Hi there,
 * Thank you for taking the time to express your perspective on this.
 * We recognize that investment decisions require careful consideration, and we 
   appreciate you sharing your viewpoint.
 * We genuinely appreciate you taking the time to provide this feedback.
 * Warm regards,
 *  Thread Starter [imbwaldo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imbwaldo/)
 * (@imbwaldo)
 * [1 day, 21 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-and-last/#post-19020846)
 * Thank **you**, Rica.
 * To be fair, despite the unfortunate premature release of V4, Elementor does some
   really great things, and V4 brings exciting features to the table. That’s why
   I jumped on board. The support team provides outstanding service—they’re amazing.
   I’m really hoping I’ll be able to change my mind when the time comes! 🙂

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