Have you been hearing all the buzz about AI image generation and wondering how you can leverage this new technology on your own WordPress site? Well, look no further. Elementor AI is an exciting new feature of the Elementor plugin that makes it super simple for anyone to create custom AI-generated images.
In just a few clicks, you can generate unique images from text prompts, upload your own images to be recreated in different styles, or even turn photos into art. The possibilities are endless!
Over the course of this post, we are going to walk you through everything you need to know to get started with Elementor AI. We’ll explore how to install and activate the plugin, discover all the different ways you can generate new images, and even look at some examples to spark your creativity. By the end of this guide, you’ll be well on your way to enhancing your WordPress site with the power of AI. Let’s dive in!
What is Elementor AI, and How Does it Work?
Elementor AI is an artificial intelligence and machine learning feature that is a part of the Elementor plugin for WordPress and lets you create custom images for your posts and pages, among other things. It uses a neural network trained on millions of images to generate unique pictures based on keywords and phrases you provide.
All Elementor users have access to Elementor AI; all you need is an account with Elementor and an Elementor plugin that has been upgraded to version 3.13 or above. This is the case even for users with an Elementor Pro subscription.
Elementor AI is an effortless way to enhance your content with eye-catching images that are generated in seconds. Give it a try — you’ll be creating custom photos with the power of AI in no time!
The Benefits of Using AI Image Generation
Using AI image generation with Elementor AI has some major benefits for your WordPress site.
- Save time: Generating custom images with AI is fast. In just a few clicks, you can create multiple images tailored to your needs. No more spending hours searching stock photo sites or manually editing images.
- Unique and original: The AI-generated images are completely unique. You’ll never have to worry about using the same stock images as your competitors or images that don’t quite match your brand.
- Customized for your needs: You have full control over the images Elementor AI generates. Choose the image category, style, colors, and subjects, and keep generating new images until you find one that is perfect for your post or page.
- SEO boost: Using a variety of high-quality, relevant images on your site helps improve your search engine optimization or SEO. The AI images can be optimized for your target keywords to give your rankings an extra boost.
- Save money: Most stock photo subscriptions and high-quality stock images can cost a small fortune. With Elementor AI, you get access to thousands of unique AI-generated images for an affordable monthly fee.
Using Elementor AI image generation is an easy way to save time, boost your content marketing, and improve your WordPress site — all at an affordable cost. The benefits of using AI for your images are picture-perfect!
Features of Elementor AI
Image Generation
Artificial Intelligence has been trained on massive datasets of images, which allows it to understand visual concepts and generate new images from scratch. AI can generate images for all sections of your site such as background images, image boxes, CTA widgets, and more.
Text Generation
With Elementor, you can easily generate text and tweak the tone of voice to suit your target audience.
Translate Content
If you’re looking to expand your website’s reach, you can quickly translate your content into any language from within the Editor.
Fix Grammar
Don’t worry about spelling or grammar errors, let AI fix them for you while still keeping your message intact.
Generative Fill
Need to modify an image? Simply describe what additional content you want to add to it, or extend it beyond its original size to fit other aspect ratios using this feature.
Image Generation Using Examples
If you’re looking for new images that fit your website’s look and feel, you can use any image as a reference to generate similar variations.
Create and Insert Custom CSS
For those with coding experience, you can create custom CSS code for your website’s special designs or styling effects. Additionally, you can insert custom code for site-wide uses like Google Analytics or FB Pixel tracking. (These features are only available for Elementor Pro users)
HTML Generation
If you need to add HTML code to your website, Elementor can generate it with AI assistance for any purpose, including adding a slider.
The possibilities are endless. Elementor AI gives you the power to do so much. Whether you want product images for an eCommerce store or add HTML to your site, Elementor AI can handle everything with ease.
Enabling Elementor AI on Your WordPress Site
To enable Elementor AI on your WordPress site, you’ll need to install and activate the Elementor plugin.
Install the Elementor Plugin
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- Search for “Elementor” and install the plugin.
- Activate the plugin.
Open a Page to Customize
- Open any post or page in the WordPress editor.
- Click on the “Edit with Elementor” icon.
Now that we have Elementor active and the page that we want to customize open, let us go ahead and see how to use Elementor AI to generate custom images. Keep in mind, even though AI offers a plethora of features, we will be sticking to AI image generation for the course of the article.
Generating AI Images with Elementor AI
In Elementor, you have two options for generating images. The first one makes use of an image widget. The second one is on any widget’s background. We will go through the process below.
Method 1: Using an Image Widget
To add images to your website using Elementor, there are two easy methods you can follow. The first method involves a simple drag-and-drop of the image widget onto your canvas. Once you’ve done that, click on the three-star icon that says Create with AI next to the image widget to open up a pop-up.
In the first box, write your prompt, and if you want to add more content, click the Enhance icon located in the bottom-right corner of the box. This will generate content based on the few words you’ve written.
Once you’ve added your prompt, you can change the image style and aspect ratio to your liking. Then, click the Generate Images button to see the images generated by Elementor AI.
Hover over the image you like, and click the Use Image option to insert it onto your web page. You can also make minor edits to the image before and after inserting it.
Method 2: Using a Background Image
The second method involves adding images to the background of a widget. To do this, drag and drop any widget onto your canvas, like the Spacer widget.
Once you’ve added the widget, select the entire widget area by clicking on the six-dotted icon. Then, go to the Style tab and click the Classic icon. An image section will open up, and you can click the Create with AI icon to generate any type of image you need.
The rest of the process is similar to method one, with the only difference being the Image type should be set to “Background”. Both methods are simple and can help you quickly add high-quality images to your website using Elementor.
Customizing Images with Elementor AI
In the previous section we covered the process of generating images using Elementor AI, now let us go through the process of editing an image using AI.
With this process, you can edit and customize images already created using AI or edit images uploaded from your system files.
Start by uploading the image you wish to customize. Once the image is uploaded, go ahead and click the three-star icon that says Edit with AI. This will open a pop-up with 4 options:
Expand Image: Using this feature, you may expand an image by adding custom images around the borders of the image using a text prompt.
Process: Use the slider to increase or decrease the original image size and write a prompt containing the elements you want to add in order to expand the image.
Generative Fill: You may give details about the components you wish to include in your image using the Generative Fill function.
Process: Use the brush to indicate the region in your image where an element should be added, then provide a brief description of the element in the description section.
Resize: This feature is very simple to use. It allows you to resize the image without losing out on resolution.
Process: Just drag the slider in order to make the image larger or smaller.
Variations: Use any of the Elementor AI-created images as a reference image or any already existing image on your website to add variation to it. The outcome may also be based on a combination of text and visual references.
Process: Go ahead and use the slider to base the variations on the original image, text prompt, or a combination of both. Next, provide an image type, image style, and aspect ratio.
That’s the basic process for enabling and using Elementor AI on your WordPress website. With the power of AI, you’ll be creating custom images in no time!
Tips for Creating High-Quality AI Images
Use High-quality Source Images
Artificial Intelligence can only generate images as good as the data it’s trained on. Use the highest-resolution source images you can find to get the best results. Stock photo sites like Unsplash, Pexels, and Death to Stock Photo have lots of free high-quality options.
Choose the Right Model
Elementor AI offers four models for generating images in different styles — Long Exposure, Landscape, Portrait, and Macro. Select the model that matches the type of image you want to generate. The Portrait model works great for generating human faces, while the landscape model excels at generating outdoor scenery.
Generate Multiple Images
Don’t stop at just one image. Generate 5-10 images and then pick your favorite. Minor changes to the input settings can produce varied results. Generating multiple images gives you more options to choose from and increases the chance of getting an image you really like.
Touch Up the Results
While Elementor AI can produce great results on its own, you may want to do some light editing to the generated images. You can crop, adjust color, add filters, and more right within Elementor. Or export the image and edit it in your favorite photo editing software. A few minor tweaks can help the image look even more natural and seamless on your site.
If you’re not much of a reader and prefer visual learning, check out our video on the same topic — How to Generate AI Images with Elementor AI for Your WordPress Site?
Keep in mind that Elementor AI is currently in its Beta stage and maybe a little buggy. Future updates will remove all these bugs.
Conclusion
So there you have it, a quick guide to getting started with Elementor AI to create unique AI-generated images for your WordPress site. The possibilities are endless once you start playing around with all the options and really put this powerful AI tool to use.
Whether you want to boost your blog posts, product pages or just make your site more visually engaging, Elementor AI has you covered. The best part is that you don’t need any design experience to create eye-catching images — just your imagination!
We hope this post has helped you create images for your WordPress website using Elementor AI!
