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title: "Hosting System Requirements for The Plus Addons for Elementor"
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# Hosting System Requirements for The Plus Addons for Elementor

## 

- The Plus Addons for Elementor requires PHP 7.4 or higher, WordPress 6.0 or higher, and the free Elementor plugin, with the latest version recommended.
- The Plus Addons for Elementor lists max_execution_time at 300 seconds, memory_limit at 512M or higher, max_input_vars at 300, and MySQL 5.6 or MariaDB 10.0 or greater.
- WordPress Tools > Site Health > Info > Server shows live PHP version, memory limit, and max execution time, while max_input_vars may require a hosting provider support chat or a control panel page such as cPanel MultiPHP INI Editor or Plesk PHP Settings.

Make sure your server meets the system requirements of The Plus Addons for Elementor to experience its full potential smoothly. These are minimums - a busier or WooCommerce-heavy site should run comfortably above them, not right at the edge.

## System Requirements

- **PHP Version:** 7.4 or higher.- **WordPress:** 6.0 or higher.- **Elementor:** the free Elementor plugin, latest version recommended.- **max_execution_time:** 300 seconds.- **memory_limit:** 512M or higher. In most cases this is enough if you're using a handful of widgets from The Plus Addons for Elementor, but if you run a dynamic WooCommerce site with multiple add-ons, keep it at 1024M.- **max_input_vars:** 300.- **MySQL:** 5.6 or greater, or **MariaDB** 10.0 or greater.

## How to Check Your Current Values

Most hosts expose this from the WordPress admin without needing FTP or a support ticket:

- Go to **Tools > Site Health > Info > Server** in your WordPress dashboard - it lists your live PHP version, memory limit, and max execution time.- For **max_input_vars** specifically, Site Health doesn't show it on every host - ask your hosting provider's support chat, or check your control panel's PHP configuration page (cPanel: MultiPHP INI Editor; Plesk: PHP Settings).

## Raising a Limit If Your Host Is Below These Values

Most managed WordPress hosts (Kinsta, WP Engine, Cloudways, SiteGround's GrowBig+ plans) already meet or exceed every value above by default. If yours doesn't, the fastest fix is usually your host's own PHP settings panel rather than editing files yourself - but if you have file access, these all work on most shared/VPS hosts:

- Add to your theme's `functions.php` or a must-use plugin: `@ini_set('memory_limit','512M');` and `@ini_set('max_execution_time','300');` - works only if your host allows runtime overrides (many restrict this).- Add to `wp-config.php`, near the top: `define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '512M');`- Add to a `.htaccess` or `php.ini` file in your site root, if your host is Apache-based: `php_value memory_limit 512M` and `php_value max_execution_time 300`

If none of these take effect after a save, your host has locked PHP configuration at the server level - contact their support and ask them to raise it directly; this is a normal, common request and every mainstream host can do it.