WPBakery page builder, one of the pillars of the WordPress ecosystem. 5 million active installations, intuitive drag-and-drop, deep integration with themes. But its real power isn't in the core.

It's in the add-ons. The official WPBakery catalog has over 250 addons: some add dozens of design elements, others turn the builder into an animation studio, still others save hours with templates. We selected 12 extensions that actually work in 2026: alive, updated, compatible with current WordPress.

There are no "just pretty" plugins on this list. Each addon solves a specific task, from quickly copying blocks between sites to cinematic hero sections. Free and premium, in one list, no fluff.

💡 Quick overview:

• Find out which addon provides 50+ elements for WPBakery and updates in 2026
• Compare free sets from the WordPress.org catalog: Classic Addons, WC Builder, Card Elements
• Choose a premium solution for sliders, grids and templates, the table at the beginning will help
• Watch a video overview of addons and templates for WPBakery from an expert

Comparison table: all 12 addons in 30 seconds

1. Ultimate Addons for WPBakery

🔗 Ultimate Addons on CodeCanyon

If you need one addon that will cover maximum needs, Ultimate Addons from Brainstorm Force is the first thing to look at. At the time of writing, the plugin has sold over 54,000 copies and continues to be actively updated: version 3.21.4 was released in March 2026.

Inside are more than 50 premium elements that you wouldn't be ashamed to put on a commercial site. Flip Box with flip animation, advanced buttons with gradients and hover effects, timeline for company history, unlimited icon set, Google Maps, parallax backgrounds and sections, info boxes and tables. Each element is deeply customizable, without writing CSS.

Pros:

• Regular updates and premium support from Brainstorm Force
• 50+ elements with fine-tuning of each
• Compatibility with most premium themes

Cons:

• No free version: only one-time purchase on CodeCanyon
• Excessive for simple business card sites

Price: one-time license on CodeCanyon, budget price segment.

🔗 Plugin page on CodeCanyon

2. Templatera, official template manager

🔗 Templatera on WPBakery.com

Templatera is an official addon from the WPBakery team, and it solves exactly one task: template management. You create a block, header, footer, CTA section, product card, save it as a template and reuse it on any pages. One change in the template instantly spreads across the entire site.

Without Templatera you copy blocks manually. With it you assemble pages from ready-made bricks, like a constructor. For sites with repeating sections, landing pages, catalogs, portfolios, this saves hours per month. The addon minimally loads the site and doesn't add new design elements: only template logic, without bloat.

Pros:

• Official development by WPBakery, full compatibility with the core
• Instant template updates on all pages
• Minimal site load

Cons:

• Only template management, doesn't add new design elements
• Premium: included in WPBakery Studio

Price: part of WPBakery Studio, mid-price segment.

🔗 Templatera on WPBakery site

3. Slider Revolution

🔗 Slider Revolution, official site

Slider Revolution needs no introduction: 400,000+ sales on CodeCanyon, integration with WPBakery out of the box. But calling it a "slider" means underestimating it. This is a visual builder of animated sections with support for parallax, video backgrounds, layers and kinetic typography.

In the context of WPBakery, Slider Revolution covers scenarios that cannot be done with standard builder elements: hero sections with cinematic animation, sliders with smooth transitions between scenes, interactive product presentations. Editing is visual, drag-and-drop. Inside: 200+ ready-made templates for different niches, from restaurants to portfolios.

Pros:

• Essentially a second builder inside WPBakery for animation and sliders
• 200+ ready-made templates for different niches
• Regular updates and huge community

Cons:

• Learning curve: interface is overloaded with settings
• Heavy for simple sites: loads scripts and styles
• Premium license

Price: one-time license, budget price segment.

🔗 Slider Revolution site

4. Essential Grid

🔗 Essential Grid, official site

Essential Grid is a premium grid and gallery plugin that integrates with WPBakery as a native element. Any content type, blog posts, WooCommerce products, portfolios, videos from YouTube and Vimeo, images from Instagram, is laid out in a responsive grid with filtering and pagination.

The plugin offers dozens of ready-made skins: Masonry, Grid, Justified, carousel. Built-in skin builder lets you assemble your own design without CSS. For WPBakery this is a critically important addon: standard builder tools don't give such level of control over grid content output. Filtering, AJAX pagination and lightbox, out of the box.

Pros:

• 30+ preset skins and visual builder
• Filtering, AJAX pagination, lightbox out of the box
• Works with any post type: custom, WooCommerce, media

Cons:

• Premium: one-time purchase
• Newcomers will need time to master

Price: one-time license, budget price segment.

🔗 Essential Grid site

5. LayerSlider

🔗 LayerSlider, official site

LayerSlider is another premium segment veteran with tight integration into WPBakery. Unlike Slider Revolution, it focuses on parallax effects, layered animation and smooth transitions between scenes. Ideal for landing pages where "cinematic" picture is important.

Inside: visual editor with timeline, 200+ ready-made templates, video background support, Google Fonts, responsive layout. A separate plus is the built-in popup generator. LayerSlider can create pop-up windows with entrance animation, which for WPBakery users also covers the need for a separate popup plugin. The project has been actively developing since 2012 and is not going to stop.

Pros:

• Best parallax animation among competitors
• Built-in Popup builder
• Project has been actively developing since 2012

Cons:

• Fewer templates "out of the box" than Slider Revolution
• Premium

Price: one-time license, budget price segment.

🔗 LayerSlider site

6. Classic Addons, WPBakery Page Builder

🔗 Classic Addons on WordPress.org

Classic Addons is one of the most popular free sets for WPBakery in the WordPress.org catalog. 3,000+ active installations, tested up to WordPress 7.0, version 4.1 was released in June 2026. Inside 24+ functional elements: advanced buttons, carousels, tabs, accordions, timers, pricing tables and post grids.

The plugin author, webcodingplace, actively supports the project. Elements are optimized for fast loading: each can be enabled or disabled in settings, so as not to load extra scripts. Good starter set for those who want to extend WPBakery without investment. Element design is neat, although specific site style may require refinement.

Pros:

• 24+ elements, actively updated: version 4.1 from June 2026
• 3,000+ active installations, community-tested
• Free, without Premium upsell

Cons:

• Fewer elements than premium alternatives
• Element design requires refinement for specific site style

Price: free.

🔗 Classic Addons in WordPress.org catalog

7. WC Builder, WooCommerce Page Builder for WPBakery

🔗 WC Builder on WordPress.org

WC Builder from HasThemes is a specialized set of WooCommerce shortcodes for WPBakery. If you're building an online store and using WPBakery as a page builder, this addon closes the main pain point: customizing product cards, catalog grids, category showcases and checkout pages without PHP.

The plugin has 1,000+ active installations and is tested on WordPress 6.9.4. Shortcodes are embedded as native WPBakery elements and configured through the standard panel: colors, fonts, number of columns, filters. Version 1.2.1 was released in December 2025, the plugin is stable and doesn't conflict with themes.

Pros:

• Full set of WooCommerce widgets for WPBakery
• Clean integration, no conflicts with themes
• Free, 1,000+ installations

Cons:

• Useless without WooCommerce
• Fewer universal elements than Classic Addons

Price: free.

🔗 WC Builder in WordPress.org catalog

8. WPBakery Clipboard, official template buffer

🔗 WPBakery Clipboard on WPBakery.com

WPBakery Clipboard is another official addon from the WPBakery team. It solves the problem of transferring content between pages and sites: selected a block on one page, copied to buffer, pasted on another. Copying entire sections, rows and individual elements with preservation of all design settings is supported.

For developers and agencies this is an indispensable tool. Assembled a library of ready-made blocks on a test site, transferred to production without export, import and JSON dances. The buffer works in WPBakery cloud, so blocks are accessible from any site linked to the account. Copying in one click, without version management.

Pros:

• Official WPBakery addon, deep integration with builder core
• Cloud buffer: blocks accessible between sites
• One-click copying

Cons:

• Requires WPBakery account (free)
• Only copy and paste, no version management

Price: free addon in WPBakery ecosystem.

🔗 WPBakery Clipboard on WPBakery site

9. Advanced Ads for WPBakery

🔗 Advanced Ads for WPBakery on WordPress.org

Content monetization through WPBakery stops being a pain. Advanced Ads for WPBakery combines the popular Advanced Ads plugin, free, 100,000+ installations, with page builder. After activation, three new elements appear in the editor: Ad for individual ad, Group for rotator and Placement for auto-insert position.

Google AdSense, Google Ad Manager, Amazon, Taboola, display banners and any other ad networks are supported. Display conditions are configured flexibly: device, geo, browser width, language. Automatic insertion into content works by paragraphs, set it and forget it. Version 2.0.0 was released in March 2025, the plugin was tested up to WP 6.7.

Pros:

• Free, built on proven Advanced Ads engine
• Flexible display conditions: device, geo, browser width, language
• Automatic insertion into content by paragraphs

Cons:

• Requires installing two plugins: Advanced Ads plus addon
• Tested up to WP 6.7, on newest versions possible nuances

Price: free.

🔗 Advanced Ads for WPBakery in WordPress.org catalog

10. Image Hover Effects

🔗 Image Hover Effects on WordPress.org

Highly specialized but extremely useful addon. Adds more than 80 hover effects on images: captions, circles, squares, CSS3 transitions, shadows and transformations. Built on iHover library, supports four animation directions and links on each hover element. Version 5.6 was released in July 2025.

For WPBakery this closes a common pain point: standard builder tools give only basic image settings, and hover effects have to be written manually through Custom CSS. With this addon, choosing an effect in one click from a dropdown list. The plugin is lightweight and doesn't affect loading speed.

Pros:

• 80+ effects requiring no code
• Lightweight, doesn't affect loading speed
• Free

Cons:

• Only hover effects, for full gallery need another plugin
• Some effects look outdated

Price: free.

🔗 Image Hover Effects in WordPress.org catalog

11. YouTube Channel Addon for WPBakery

🔗 YouTube Channel Addon on WPBakery.com

YouTube Channel Addon is an official WPBakery addon for embedding YouTube channels directly on site pages. Adds "YouTube Channel with Carousel" element: video feed with carousel, preview clips and customizable grid. Ideal for video blogs, portfolios, video testimonial pages and media sections.

Settings allow you to set the number of videos per row, carousel style, button colors and preview size. Integration is native: addon works as a standard WPBakery element without additional plugins. Designed strictly for YouTube channels, for Vimeo or individual clips will need another tool.

Pros:

• Official addon, full compatibility with WPBakery
• Video carousel from YouTube without third-party plugins
• Free

Cons:

• Only YouTube channels, not universal video player
• Fewer settings than specialized YouTube plugins

Price: free addon in WPBakery ecosystem.

🔗 YouTube Channel Addon on WPBakery site

12. Card Elements for WPBakery

🔗 Card Elements on WordPress.org

Card Elements from Techeshta is a fresh and lightweight addon that adds stylish card elements to WPBakery. 500+ active installations, tested on WordPress 6.9.4, version 1.0.9 was released in April 2026. Suitable for portfolios, presenting services, team cards, displaying products in non-standard design.

Cards are configured through standard WPBakery panel: icons, images, headings, descriptions, link buttons. Design is modern, with shadows and rounded corners, without needing to write CSS. Community is still small, but plugin is updated and deserves attention.

Pros:

• Modern card design out of the box
• Simple configuration through WPBakery panel
• Free, version 1.0.9 from April 2026

Cons:

• 500+ installations, small community
• Only card elements, not universal set

Price: free.

🔗 Card Elements in WordPress.org catalog

⁉️🤔 Frequently asked questions

Should I install all 12 addons at once?

No, and we don't recommend doing so. Each extra plugin is additional scripts and potential conflict. Choose 2-3 addons for a specific task: for example, Ultimate Addons for a wide set of elements plus Classic Addons for free coverage and Templatera for templates. Add the rest as real need arises.

Are free addons from WordPress.org safe?

Addons from the official WordPress.org catalog undergo manual moderation before publication and automatic vulnerability scanning. However, always check the last update date and number of active installations. A plugin not updated for more than a year or having fewer than 100 installations is a reason to look for an alternative. From our list, all free addons are active and updated: Classic Addons received version 4.1 in June 2026, Card Elements, 1.0.9 in April 2026.

How do WPBakery addons differ from regular WordPress plugins?

A regular plugin adds functionality at the entire site level. An addon for WPBakery is an extension specifically of the page builder: it adds new block elements to the WPBakery interface that you drag onto the page like native ones. Without installed WPBakery the addon doesn't work.

Can I use addons from different developers together?

Yes, in most cases. WPBakery is built on standard WordPress API, and conscientious developers follow it. Conflicts happen rarely and are usually related to CSS class or function name collisions. Before installing on production site, test the bundle on staging environment, this is the golden rule that saves nerves.

Which addon to take if budget is minimal?

Assemble a stack from three free ones: Classic Addons with 24+ universal elements, WC Builder if there's WooCommerce, and Image Hover Effects for visual effects. This is enough for most typical pages. Add sliders and premium grids later when a specific task appears.

Do these addons work with Gutenberg?

WPBakery and Gutenberg are two different builders, and the addons from this list are intended specifically for WPBakery Page Builder. If your site is transitioning to Gutenberg, these extensions won't be useful. But for projects where WPBakery is the main layout tool, each addon above closes a real need.

What to install in 2026: final breakdown

Get Ultimate Addons if you need one powerful combine with premium support. Combine Classic Addons, WC Builder and Image Hover Effects if budget is zero and you want maximum features. Add Slider Revolution or LayerSlider for animated hero sections, Essential Grid for beautiful content grids, Templatera when scaling templates to dozens of pages.

The main rule we learned from experience: don't install an addon "just in case". Each plugin on the list above solves a specific task. Start with one pain point and expand the set as real needs arise. This way the site is faster and the wallet is intact.