ECS - Ele Custom Skin for Elementor vs Spectra Legacy
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| Feature | ECS - Ele Custom Skin for Elementor v4.3.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Spectra Legacy v2.20.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 24, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | ECS - Ele Custom Skin for Elementor · Ele Custom Skin PRO ($) | Spectra Legacy · Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Pros | Modular tools for colour schemes and dark mode; Container layout and editorial text widgets; Modules can be turned on or off separately | Large free set of content blocks for the block editor; Popup builder and starter template library included in the free code; Styling blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms |
| Cons | Dynamic repeater and ACF data binding need the PRO edition; Requires PHP 8.0 or later | Receives security and compatibility fixes only, with no new features; AI and template features depend on a credit-based ZipWP service |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Colour scheme and default colours tab, Dark mode kit tab, Container layout module, Editorial text widget, JSON PowerEdit editor module, Colour wheel module, Admin page to switch modules on and off, Dynamic repeater from posts, terms, ACF or JSON ($) | Free content block library (post grid, FAQ, gallery, timeline and more), Popup builder with a spectra-popup post type, Styler blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms, Block template library fetched from a remote templates server, AI content generation through Zip AI (credit-based), Google reCAPTCHA keys for form blocks, Upgrade prompts for Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields ($) | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, ZipWP, Spectra credit server |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.zipwp.com, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net, metrics.brainstormforce.com |
| Blocks | — | 17 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |