Elementor is a powerful tool for building WordPress websites, but its dashboard can sometimes feel cluttered with upsell ads and prompts for premium features.

In this guide, I’ll show you how to remove most Elementor upsells, allowing you to enjoy a cleaner, more focused interface. You can follow along the guide and add the code to your custom theme or you can skip the guide and download the handy plugin on Github instead.

Before we dive in, it’s worth mentioning that the simplest way to remove Elementor upsells is by purchasing and installing Elementor Pro (affiliate link). This is what I recommend, however, not everyone needs the extra features, or may not be ready to commit to the ongoing cost.

This guide may be controversial, but here’s my perspective: while I fully understand the need to generate revenue, I believe that when you create a free GPL product, users should have the freedom to modify it as they see fit.

Again, I strongly recommend you purchase Elementor Pro to access tons of awesome features and support from the developers. Have a look at the Elementor Free vs Pro article on their site to see what you would be missing out on!

If you’re not ready to upgrade to the pro version and prefer sticking with the free one, keep reading to learn how to remove the upsells for a cleaner user interface.

TL;DR Skip to the final code & plugin

WPEX_Remove_Elementor_Upsells PHP Class

Let’s start by creating our PHP class which will hold all the code necessary to remove Elementor upsells. This will keep everything tidy and structured. At the top of the class, we’ll include a check to ensure that if you upgrade to Elementor Pro, nothing gets removed or affected.

Here is our starter class:

/**
 * Remove Elementor Upsells.
 */
class WPEX_Remove_Elementor_Upsells {

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 */
	public function __construct() {
		if ( did_action( 'elementor/loaded' ) ) {
			$this->register_actions();
		} else {
			add_action( 'elementor/loaded', [ $this, 'register_actions' ] );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Register our main class actions.
	 */
	public function register_actions(): void {
		if ( is_callable( 'Elementor\Utils::has_pro' ) && Elementor\Utils::has_pro() ) {
			return; // bail early if we are using Elementor Pro.
		}

		// We will do things here...
	}
	
}

new WPEX_Remove_Elementor_Upsells;

In the remainder of this tutorial, we’ll be adding new code within this class. It’s important to follow along closely, as skipping any section could cause you to miss essential code. Alternatively, you can skip ahead to the end and copy the complete final version of the class.

Remove “Useless” Admin Panels & Links

Elementor registers various admin pages that don’t actually do anything besides display a landing page to upgrade to the pro version. We are going to first remove the following useless pages:

• Submissions
• Custom Fonts
• Custom Icons
• Custom Code
• Add-ons (Bonus)

We’ll start out by updating our register_actions method to look like this:

/**
 * Register our main class actions.
 */
public function register_actions(): void {
	if ( is_callable( 'Elementor\Utils::has_pro' ) && Elementor\Utils::has_pro() ) {
		return; // bail early if we are using Elementor Pro.
	}

	add_action( 'elementor/admin/menu/after_register', [ $this, 'remove_admin_pages' ], PHP_INT_MAX, 2 );
}

Then we’ll add a new method named remove_admin_pages to the class which will look like this:

/**
 * Remove admin pages.
 */
public function remove_admin_pages( $menu_manager, $hooks ): void {
	$pages_to_remove = [];
	$subpages_to_remove = [];
	if ( is_callable( [ $menu_manager, 'get_all' ] ) ) {
		foreach ( (array) $menu_manager->get_all() as $item_slug => $item ) {
			if ( isset( $hooks[ $item_slug ] )
				&& is_object( $item )
				&& ( is_subclass_of( $item, 'Elementor\Modules\Promotions\AdminMenuItems\Base_Promotion_Item' )
					|| is_subclass_of( $item, 'Elementor\Modules\Promotions\AdminMenuItems\Base_Promotion_Template' )
				)
			) {
				$parent_slug = is_callable( [ $item, 'get_parent_slug' ] ) ? $item->get_parent_slug() : '';
				if ( ! empty( $parent_slug ) ) {
					$subpages_to_remove[] = [ $parent_slug, $item_slug ];
				} else {
					$pages_to_remove[] = $hooks[ $item_slug ];
				}
			}
		}
	}
	foreach ( $pages_to_remove as $menu_slug ) {
		remove_menu_page( $menu_slug );
	}
	foreach ( $subpages_to_remove as $subpage ) {
		remove_submenu_page( $subpage[0], $subpage[1] );
	}
}

This code hooks takes advantage of a handy hook in the Elementor plugin so we can dynamically get a list of promotional admin pages and remove them.

Remove the Add-ons Page

You may find the Add-ons panel useful as it’s a way to locate plugins compatible with Elementor that provide additional functionality. However, most of these are premium add-ons (aka ads) and if you aren’t buying Elementor Pro, you will likely not be buying anything from this page either.

To remove the add-ons page we’ll update the previous method to have an extra check like so:

/**
 * Remove admin pages.
 */
public function remove_admin_pages( $menu_manager, $hooks ): void {
	$pages_to_remove = [];
	$subpages_to_remove = [];
	if ( is_callable( [ $menu_manager, 'get_all' ] ) ) {
		foreach ( (array) $menu_manager->get_all() as $item_slug => $item ) {
			if ( isset( $hooks[ $item_slug ] )
				&& is_object( $item )
				&& ( is_subclass_of( $item, 'Elementor\Modules\Promotions\AdminMenuItems\Base_Promotion_Item' )
					|| is_subclass_of( $item, 'Elementor\Modules\Promotions\AdminMenuItems\Base_Promotion_Template' )
					|| 'elementor-apps' === $item_slug
				)
			) {
				$parent_slug = is_callable( [ $item, 'get_parent_slug' ] ) ? $item->get_parent_slug() : '';
				if ( ! empty( $parent_slug ) ) {
					$subpages_to_remove[] = [ $parent_slug, $item_slug ];
				} else {
					$pages_to_remove[] = $hooks[ $item_slug ];
				}
			}
		}
	}
	foreach ( $pages_to_remove as $menu_slug ) {
		remove_menu_page( $menu_slug );
	}
	foreach ( $subpages_to_remove as $subpage ) {
		remove_submenu_page( $subpage[0], $subpage[1] );
	}
}

All we did was add || 'elementor-apps' === $item_slug to the the if statement.

Remove Add-ons link From Admin Bar

If you removed the Add-ons page you’ll also want to remove the link in the Elementor top bar. Otherwise, if someone clicks on the link it will take them to a WordPress error page with the warning “Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page.”.

To keep things simple what we’ll do is add a little custom CSS in the WP admin that hides the link using the modern :has() selector.

Let’s add a new action to the register_actions method like such:

add_action( 'elementor/admin_top_bar/before_enqueue_scripts', [ $this, 'admin_top_bar_css' ] );

Then add the new add_css_to_elementor_admin method to the bottom of the class:

/**
 * Add inline CSS to modify the Elementor admin top bar.
 */
public function admin_top_bar_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-admin-top-bar',
		'.e-admin-top-bar__bar-button:has(.eicon-integration){display:none!important;}'
	);
}

This code leverages the fact that Elementor assigns specific font icons to each top bar link, allowing us to target the button directly based on its icon.

Tracking Referrals Violates the WordPress Plugin Guidelines

As of the time this article was published, Elementor is using cloaked links on their Add-ons page. So when you hover on a premium add-on “Let’s go” button you will see a target URL that looks something like this:

https://go.elementor.com/{product-slug}/

When you click and go to this link it may redirect you to a referral link. Which may be a violation of the following plugin guideline. As noted in this section:

Advertising within the WordPress dashboard should be avoided, as it is generally ineffective…Remember: tracking referrals via those ads is not permitted.

To be fair, Elementor does a decent job at disclosing how their Add-ons page works on their own site. But to be fully compliant with the WordPress guidelines (from my understanding) they should be linking to pages on their site, not adding cloaked links directly in the WP admin.

Bonus: Remove the Get Help Link

If you would also like to remove the Get Help link you can go back to our remove_admin_pages method and add the following at the bottom:

remove_submenu_page( 'elementor', 'go_knowledge_base_site' );

Remove the Sidebar Pink Upgrade Button

Next we’ll remove the pink upgrade button that displays in the admin sidebar under the Elementor parent menu item. This is technically an admin page (when visited it uses a redirection to go to their website) so it can also be removed using remove_submenu_page.

Add the following code inside (at the bottom) of the remove_admin_pages method.

remove_submenu_page( 'elementor', 'go_elementor_pro' );

Remove the “Upgrade Now” Link in the Admin Bar

The “Upgrade Now” link at the top of Elementor pages is the least intrusive upsell and, in my opinion, is done in a fairly classy way. While I personally think it’s perfectly acceptable, this guide is all about helping you remove as many upsells as possible, so I’ll show you how to get rid of it.

If you are following along and you decided to hide the add-ons page then you’ve already added the admin_top_bar_css method to your class. We’ll be updating this method to also hide the upgrade now button. If not, please scroll up and follow the steps in this section.

This is what your updated admin_top_bar_css method should look like:

public function admin_top_bar_css(): void {
	$target_icon_classes = [
		'.eicon-integration', // Add-ons
		'.eicon-upgrade-crown', // Upgrade now
	];
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-admin-top-bar',
		'.e-admin-top-bar__bar-button:has(' . implode( ',', $target_icon_classes ) . '){display:none!important;}'
	);
}

Remove the Theme Builder

As a free user you won’t have access to the Theme Builder. Which is awesome by the way, and fully supported in our Total theme. In my opinion, Theme Builder is the primary reason you should purchase the Pro version. It will allow you to truly create a custom website.

As you probably guessed, this is also a “dummy” admin page like the pink upgrade button we removed earlier. To remove we’ll go back to our remove_admin_pages method and add the following at the bottom:

if ( ! isset( $_GET['page'] ) || 'elementor-app' !== $_GET['page'] ) {
    remove_submenu_page( 'edit.php?post_type=elementor_library', 'elementor-app' );
}

We add an extra check for the the page query parameter, otherwise, the Kit Library will stop working.

Remove the Theme Builder Admin-Bar Link

Elementor also adds the Theme Builder link to the user admin bar when logged in and viewing the frontend of your site. Which, again, if you click the link you are taken to a useless page where you can’t do anything as a free user.

To remove this link we’ll first need to add a new action to our register_actions method:

add_filter( 'elementor/frontend/admin_bar/settings', [ $this, 'modify_admin_bar' ], PHP_INT_MAX );

Then we’ll add a new modify_admin_bar method to the bottom of our class:

/**
 * Modify the admin bar links.
 */
public function modify_admin_bar( $admin_bar_config ) {
	if ( isset( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'] )
		&& is_array( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'] )
	) {
		foreach ( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'] as $k => $item ) {
			if ( isset( $item['id'] ) && 'elementor_app_site_editor' === $item['id'] ) {
				unset( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'][ $k ] );
				break;
			}
		}
	}
	return $admin_bar_config;
}

Remove the Theme Builder Elementor Bar Link

Elementor also adds a Theme Builder link to the dropdown menu that appears when you click the logo in the builder’s admin bar. Unfortunately, this dropdown is generated with JavaScript (when the logo is clicked), and the way it’s built makes removing items from it a bit tricky. It’s possible, but the code involved would add bloat and could introduce potential issues.

If you want to dig into it yourself, check out the file at:
elementor/assets/js/packages/editor-app-bar/editor-app-bar.min.js

The only methods I can think of to remove the link would be to either override the window.elementorV2 object or use a MutationObserver to detect and filter out the element when it’s created. Both options feel like overkill to me.

Remove Promo Widgets

Elementor also includes all the premium widgets in the widget selector, which I understand as a way to show users what they’re missing. However, it can be quite frustrating when searching for items, especially if you’re using an add-on plugin that registers widgets with similar names.

We’re not technically “removing” the widgets, so we won’t free up any memory. However, we can hide them using CSS to clean up and slim down the sidebar.

Let’s add a new action to our register_actions method:

add_action( 'elementor/editor/after_enqueue_styles', [ $this, 'editor_css' ] );

Then we’ll add the following method to the bottom of our class:

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements{display:none!important;}'
	);
}

Remove the Editor Sidebar Banner

In order to remove the banner from the sidebar in the Elementor widget we’ll use CSS as well. We’ll simply update the previous snippet to include a few more elements like such:

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky{display:none!important;}'
	);
}

Remove the Editor Sidebar Globals Tab

The Elementor sidebar also has a tab for “Globals” which is a Pro feature so it’s completely useless. We can further clean up the sidebar by removing this tab. Again, we’ll be using CSS to hide the tab since there is no available filter to remove via PHP.

Here is the updated editor_css method to remove the globals tab and remove the active border color on the widgets tab, since there is only one tab now it will look better this way.

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global]{display:none!important;}.elementor-panel .elementor-panel-navigation .elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=categories].elementor-active{border-color:transparent;}'
	);
}

Remove the Promo Link from the Structure Window

Elementor has a structure popup you can use to view all the widgets on the page to easily move them around or select one. They’ve also added a promo notice at the bottom of this window that links to their site to get all the promo widgets.

To remove this we’ll simply add the #elementor-navigator__footer__promotion selector to the list of selectors from the previous snippet. Here is the updated editor_css method:

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global],#elementor-navigator__footer__promotion{display:none!important;}'
	);
}

Remove the Editor Notice Bar

When you first open the Elementor editor, you’ll notice a sticky notice bar at the bottom of the page. Because, of course, there can never be too many upsells, right? While you can click the “X” to close it, this won’t stop it from reappearing later (14 days later).

Let’s go back to our editor_css method and update it to include the e-notice-bar classname. Here is the updated method.

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global],#elementor-navigator__footer__promotion,.e-notice-bar{display:none!important;}'
	);
}

Remove the Dynamic Content Button

Dynamic Tags are a cool function in Elementor (similar to dynamic variables in Total) but it’s only available for Pro users. There is no point in seeing the button if you can’t actually use it.

To remove the dynamic content button we’ll update the editor_css method like such:

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global],#elementor-navigator__footer__promotion,.e-notice-bar,.elementor-control-dynamic-switcher{display:none!important;}.elementor-control-type-wysiwyg .tmce-active .switch-html{border-inline-end:0;}'
	);
}

Hide Locked Widget Settings

Elementor also adds some widget settings that aren’t actually usable in the free version. These settings show a little lock next to them and if you click on the field it opens a popover banner. Since we can’t use these in the free version let’s hide them as well.

Here is the updated editor_css method:

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global],#elementor-navigator__footer__promotion,.e-notice-bar,.elementor-control-dynamic-switcher,.elementor-control:has([class*="promotion__lock-wrapper"]){display:none!important;}.elementor-control-type-wysiwyg .tmce-active .switch-html{border-inline-end:0;}'
	);
}

Remove the Advanced > Custom CSS Section

The container widget, along with possibly other widgets (I didn’t check all of them), includes a Custom CSS section under the Advanced tab. We can hide this section using CSS as well.

Here is the updated editor_css method:

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global],#elementor-navigator__footer__promotion,.e-notice-bar,.elementor-control-dynamic-switcher,.elementor-control:has([class*="promotion__lock-wrapper"]),.elementor-control-section_custom_css_pro{display:none!important;}.elementor-control-type-wysiwyg .tmce-active .switch-html{border-inline-end:0;}'
	);
}

Remove the Advanced > Attributes Section

All widgets have an Attributes section located in the Advanced tab. This is a really awesome function in Elementor Pro (another reason you really should purchase it) but again, if you are using the free version you will simply see a banner to purchase Pro. We’ll also use CSS to hide this section.

Here is the updated editor_css method:

/**
 * Hide elements in the editor.
 */
public function editor_css(): void {
	wp_add_inline_style(
		'elementor-editor',
		'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global],#elementor-navigator__footer__promotion,.e-notice-bar,.elementor-control-dynamic-switcher,.elementor-control:has([class*="promotion__lock-wrapper"]),.elementor-control-section_custom_css_pro,elementor-control-section_custom_attributes_pro{display:none!important;}.elementor-control-type-wysiwyg .tmce-active .switch-html{border-inline-end:0;}'
	);
}

Remove Admin Dashboard Widget

I’m sure many of you, like me, don’t spend much time on the WordPress “Dashboard” page. However, this is the default page you’re redirected to when you log into WordPress. Elementor adds a custom widget to the dashboard that displays a feed from their blog—and of course, more upsell links!

Add the following to the register_actions method:

add_action( 'wp_dashboard_setup', [ $this, 'remove_dashboard_widget' ], PHP_INT_MAX );

Then add the following method to the bottom of the class:

/**
 * Remove dashboard widget.
 */
public function remove_dashboard_widget(): void {
	remove_meta_box( 'e-dashboard-overview', 'dashboard', 'normal' );
}

Bonus: Remove the “Enable Elementor AI functionality” User Field

Elementor adds a field to the user edit page that allows enabling Elementor AI. Since the AI features are free, it generally makes sense to keep this field. However, if you’re working on a client site or simply don’t want to use the feature yourself, you may want to hide it.

Removing the field with WordPress’ core remove_action is tricky because Elementor wraps its class methods inside anonymous functions, likely to make unhooking more difficult. While it’s technically possible to write a function that loops through the global $wp_filter array to remove it, that approach is inefficient. Pure CSS alone won’t work either, because it leaves the heading (<h2>) visible.

The most practical solution is to insert a small JavaScript snippet on the user profile page that hides the field, like this:

// Hide Elementor AI user option
function hide_elementor_ai_user_option() {
	?>
	<script>
	document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
		const aiRow = document.querySelector('tr:has(input[name="elementor_enable_ai"])');
		if (aiRow) {
			const prev = aiRow.previousElementSibling;
			if (prev && prev.matches('tr')) prev.style.display = 'none';
			aiRow.style.display = 'none';
		}
	});
	</script>
	<?php
}
add_action( 'admin_head-user-edit.php', 'hide_elementor_ai_user_option' );
add_action( 'admin_head-profile.php', 'hide_elementor_ai_user_option' );

Note, we only hide the field because if you remove it entirely, Elementor will save the setting as enabled whenever the profile page is saved.

Additionally, because the option is enabled by default we should hook into a couple other filters to set the setting to disabled by default and to prevent the field from saving:

// Disable elementor user AI option
add_filter( 'get_user_option_elementor_enable_ai', function() {
	return 0;
} );

// Prevent Elementor user AI option from saving
add_filter( 'update_user_metadata', function( $null, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ) {
    if ( 'elementor_enable_ai' === $meta_key ) {
        return true;
    }
    return $null;
}, 10, 4 );

This code is NOT included in the final snippet and plugin!

Final Code & Plugin

If you followed along you should now have a class that looks like this:

/**
 * Remove Elementor Upsells.
 */
class WPEX_Remove_Elementor_Upsells {

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 */
	public function __construct() {
		if ( did_action( 'elementor/loaded' ) ) {
			$this->register_actions();
		} else {
			add_action( 'elementor/loaded', [ $this, 'register_actions' ] );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Register our main class actions.
	 */
	public function register_actions(): void {
		if ( is_callable( 'Elementor\Utils::has_pro' ) && Elementor\Utils::has_pro() ) {
			return; // bail early if we are using Elementor Pro.
		}

		add_action( 'elementor/admin/menu/after_register', [ $this, 'remove_admin_pages' ], PHP_INT_MAX, 2 );
		add_action( 'elementor/admin_top_bar/before_enqueue_scripts', [ $this, 'admin_top_bar_css' ] );
		add_filter( 'elementor/frontend/admin_bar/settings', [ $this, 'modify_admin_bar' ], PHP_INT_MAX );
		add_action( 'elementor/editor/after_enqueue_styles', [ $this, 'editor_css' ] );
		add_action( 'wp_dashboard_setup', [ $this, 'remove_dashboard_widget' ], PHP_INT_MAX );
	}

	/**
	 * Remove admin pages.
	 */
	public function remove_admin_pages( $menu_manager, $hooks ): void {
		$pages_to_remove = [];
		$subpages_to_remove = [];
		if ( is_callable( [ $menu_manager, 'get_all' ] ) ) {
			foreach ( (array) $menu_manager->get_all() as $item_slug => $item ) {
				if ( isset( $hooks[ $item_slug ] )
					&& is_object( $item )
					&& ( is_subclass_of( $item, 'Elementor\Modules\Promotions\AdminMenuItems\Base_Promotion_Item' )
						|| is_subclass_of( $item, 'Elementor\Modules\Promotions\AdminMenuItems\Base_Promotion_Template' )
						|| 'elementor-apps' === $item_slug
					)
				) {
					$parent_slug = is_callable( [ $item, 'get_parent_slug' ] ) ? $item->get_parent_slug() : '';
					if ( ! empty( $parent_slug ) ) {
						$subpages_to_remove[] = [ $parent_slug, $item_slug ];
					} else {
						$pages_to_remove[] = $hooks[ $item_slug ];
					}
				}
			}
		}
		foreach ( $pages_to_remove as $menu_slug ) {
			remove_menu_page( $menu_slug );
		}
		foreach ( $subpages_to_remove as $subpage ) {
			remove_submenu_page( $subpage[0], $subpage[1] );
		}
		remove_submenu_page( 'elementor', 'go_knowledge_base_site' );
		remove_submenu_page( 'elementor', 'go_elementor_pro' );
		if ( ! isset( $_GET['page'] ) || 'elementor-app' !== $_GET['page'] ) {
			remove_submenu_page( 'edit.php?post_type=elementor_library', 'elementor-app' );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Add inline CSS to modify the Elementor admin top bar.
	 */
	public function admin_top_bar_css(): void {
		$target_icon_classes = [
			'.eicon-integration', // Add-ons
			'.eicon-upgrade-crown', // Upgrade now
		];
		wp_add_inline_style(
			'elementor-admin-top-bar',
			'.e-admin-top-bar__bar-button:has(' . implode( ',', $target_icon_classes ) . '){display:none!important;}'
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Modify the admin bar links.
	 */
	public function modify_admin_bar( $admin_bar_config ) {
		if ( isset( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'] )
			&& is_array( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'] )
		) {
			foreach ( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'] as $k => $item ) {
				if ( isset( $item['id'] ) && 'elementor_app_site_editor' === $item['id'] ) {
					unset( $admin_bar_config['elementor_edit_page']['children'][ $k ] );
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		return $admin_bar_config;
	}

	/**
	 * Hide elements in the editor.
	 */
	public function editor_css(): void {
		wp_add_inline_style(
			'elementor-editor',
			'.elementor-element-wrapper.elementor-element--promotion,#elementor-panel-category-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements,#elementor-panel-category-theme-elements-single,#elementor-panel-category-woocommerce-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements,#elementor-panel-get-pro-elements-sticky,.elementor-panel-navigation-tab[data-tab=global],#elementor-navigator__footer__promotion,.e-notice-bar,.elementor-control-dynamic-switcher,.elementor-control:has([class*="promotion__lock-wrapper"]),.elementor-control-section_custom_css_pro{display:none!important;}.elementor-control-type-wysiwyg .tmce-active .switch-html{border-inline-end:0;}'
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Remove dashboard widget.
	 */
	public function remove_dashboard_widget(): void {
		remove_meta_box( 'e-dashboard-overview', 'dashboard', 'normal' );
	}

}

new WPEX_Remove_Elementor_Upsells;

You can copy and paste this code into your custom WordPress parent or child theme functions.php file or include it via it’s own file (recommended).

Alternatively, I added the code into a handy plugin that you can download from Github and install on your site. I won’t be uploading this plugin to the WordPress repository, so if it ever needs updating you will need to manually patch it.

Should You Remove Elementor Upsells?

Now that you’ve seen how to remove many of Elementor’s upsell prompts, the choice is up to you: keep them as a reminder or remove them for a streamlined dashboard experience.

If it’s within your budget, you should head over and purchase Elementor Pro. Even if you don’t need any of the premium features, if you use Elementor at all, it’s good to give back to the developers and help support the product.

If I missed anything or if you run into any issues with the code, simply open a new issue on the GitHub repo (link above). I’ll make sure it gets addressed as quickly as possible!