{"id":5033,"date":"2022-04-29T18:39:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T18:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5033"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:19:18","password":"","slug":"installing-kadence-elements","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/installing-kadence-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing and Creating Kadence Elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kadence Elements is a feature available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/theme-kit-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kadence Theme Kit Pro plugin<\/a>. This plugin extends the functionality of the free Kadence Theme.<br><br>To create a <strong>Hooked Element<\/strong>, you must first install, activate, and license the <em>Kadence Theme Kit Pro <\/em>plugin. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/kadence-theme-pro-addon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more<\/a>.) Once the <em>Theme Kit Pro plugin<\/em> is activated on the website, navigate to the <strong>Dashboard -&gt; Appearance -&gt; Kadence<\/strong> page and enable the <strong>Hooked<\/strong> <strong>Elements<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image5033_61fef5-6a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image5033_61fef5-6a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:700px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5033_61fef5-6a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5033_61fef5-6a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image5033_61fef5-6a figure{max-width:700px;}.kb-image5033_61fef5-6a .image-is-svg, .kb-image5033_61fef5-6a .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image5033_61fef5-6a .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5033_61fef5-6a\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Enabled Hooked Elements\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-12715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-2048x1461.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Enabled-Hooked-Elements-360x257.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once finished, either click the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Customize<\/span> button or manually navigate to the new <strong>Dashboard -&gt; Appearance -&gt; Kadence -&gt; Elements<\/strong> page. At the top of the page, click the <strong>Add New Element<\/strong> button to begin creating your first Element.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:500px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b figure{max-width:500px;}.kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b .image-is-svg, .kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5033_73fa2d-9b\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"1184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Add-New-Element.jpg\" alt=\"Add New Element\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-12716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Add-New-Element.jpg 1610w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Add-New-Element-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Add-New-Element-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Add-New-Element-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Add-New-Element-1536x1130.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Add-New-Element-360x265.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be prompted to select an <strong>Element<\/strong> <strong>Type<\/strong> when creating a new <em>Element<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image5033_1f1535-86 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5033_1f1535-86 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1715\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/04\/New-Element-Setup.jpeg\" alt=\"New Element Setup\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/04\/New-Element-Setup.jpeg 1715w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/04\/New-Element-Setup-300x129.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/04\/New-Element-Setup-1024x440.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/04\/New-Element-Setup-768x330.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/04\/New-Element-Setup-360x155.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/04\/New-Element-Setup-1536x660.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/the-four-types-of-kadence-elements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to learn about the <em>Four Kadence Element Types<\/em> and what each one can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kadence Elements is a feature available in the Kadence Theme Kit Pro plugin. This plugin extends the functionality of the free Kadence Theme. To create a Hooked Element, you must first install, activate, and license the Kadence Theme Kit Pro plugin. (Click here to learn more.) 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