# WordPress page builder plugin complaints: what 97 bad reviews say > 97 one- and two-star WordPress.org reviews of 12 WordPress page builder plugins: top complaints, reply rates, worst-hit plugins and quotes. Canonical: https://revunda.xyz/apps/wordpress-plugin-complaints/page-builders-blocks/ Language: en Last updated: 2026-10-25 97 one- and two-star WordPress.org reviews (81 one-star) of the 12 most-installed plugins in the Page builders & blocks category, posted 26 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2026. Combined: 19,700,000+ active installs. **30.9%**Bugs & errors **74.2%**got a developer reply (all plugins: 70.2%) **4.9**bad reviews per million installs (all plugins: 3.5) ## What users complain about in WordPress page builder plugins | Complaint | Share | Reviews | All plugins | |---|---|---|---| | Bugs & errors | 30.9% | 30 | 32.5% | | Slows the site or heavy | 21.6% | 21 | 8.8% | | Slow or no support | 21.6% | 21 | 18% | | Hard to use or set up | 18.6% | 18 | 9.3% | | Charges, renewals & refunds | 16.5% | 16 | 11.1% | | Broke after an update | 16.5% | 16 | 8.5% | | Upsell, paywall & pushy Pro version | 12.4% | 12 | 14.9% | | AI features or AI support | 8.2% | 8 | 6.1% | | Crashed or took down the site | 6.2% | 6 | 5.4% | | Missing features & limits | 4.1% | 4 | 5.9% | | Ads, nags & admin clutter | 4.1% | 4 | 4.5% | | Called it a scam or misleading | 4.1% | 4 | 8% | | Conflicts with other plugins or themes | 2.1% | 2 | 1.9% | A review can match several themes; 23.7% match none. “All plugins” = 578 low-star reviews of 138 plugins in 12 categories. ## What is different about this category Compared with all 138 plugins in the study, page builder plugin reviews mention **slows the site or heavy** 2.5× as often (21.6% vs 8.8%); **hard to use or set up** 2× as often (18.6% vs 9.3%); **broke after an update** 1.9× as often (16.5% vs 8.5%). ## WordPress page builder plugins by number of bad reviews | Plugin | 1–2★ | Top complaint (5+ reviews) | Replied | Installs | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Elementor](https://revunda.xyz/apps/wordpress-plugin-1-star-reviews/elementor/) | 77 | Bugs & errors 31.2% | 83.1% | 10,000,000+ | | Spectra Legacy | 7 | Bugs & errors 28.6% | 42.9% | 1,000,000+ | | Website Builder by SeedProd | 5 | Upsell, paywall & pushy Pro version 20% | 20% | 600,000+ | | ElementsKit Elementor Addons | 2 | – | 50% | 1,000,000+ | | Kadence Blocks | 2 | – | 100% | 600,000+ | | Kirki | 2 | – | 0% | 500,000+ | | Essential Addons for Elementor | 1 | – | 100% | 1,000,000+ | | Premium Addons for Elementor | 1 | – | 0% | 600,000+ | | Ultimate Addons for Elementor | 0 | – | – | 2,000,000+ | | Starter Templates | 0 | – | – | 1,000,000+ | | Breadcrumb NavXT | 0 | – | – | 800,000+ | | Royal Addons for Elementor | 0 | – | – | 600,000+ | ## In users’ words > “… After a recent update my website broke completely (error with containers) and after more than a month I’m still waiting for support to fix it.” > > WordPress.org review, Jul 2026 > “… It’s so slow. It use to have really great speed and I love the page building UX, it is amazing.” > > WordPress.org review, Sep 2026 > “… Yoast support has informed us that the issue needs to be resolved from your end.” > > WordPress.org review, Oct 2026 > “… For something that is presented as a modern, plug-and-play integration, the setup and troubleshooting experience was surprisingly difficult!” > > WordPress.org review, Oct 2026 > “… Future sites will be built with Bricks and/or Gutenberg, and my goal is to rebuild the Elementor site before I have to renew my Elementor One subscription.” > > WordPress.org review, Sep 2026 ## Do WordPress page builder developers reply to bad reviews? 74.2% of these low-star reviews got a reply from the author or support team, median 4.5 days after the review (all plugins: 70.2%, median 1 day). ## What to fix first (our reading of the data) 1. **Bugs & errors** (30.9% of reviews): Reply to each bug review with the version that fixes it, and test against the most popular themes and PHP versions. 2. **Slows the site or heavy** (21.6% of reviews): Load assets only on pages that use the plugin. 3. **Slow or no support** (21.6% of reviews): Answer forum threads within a day or two; plugins in this study that replied fast had fewer repeat complaints. ## This breakdown for your plugin Your plugin’s low-star reviews by theme, with quotes and reply rate. 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In 97 one- and two-star WordPress.org reviews of 12 WordPress page builder plugins (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026), the top complaints were bugs & errors (30.9%), slows the site or heavy (21.6%), slow or no support (21.6%). ### Do WordPress page builder plugin developers reply to bad reviews? 74.2% of these low-star reviews got a reply from the author or support team, median 4.5 days after the review (all plugins: 70.2%, median 1 day). ### Which WordPress page builder plugin had the most bad reviews? Elementor, with 77 one- and two-star reviews in the 12 months to Oct 2026. ### How many bad reviews do page builder plugins get per million installs? 4.9 low-star reviews per million active installs over 12 months, against 3.5 across all 138 plugins in the study. --- Source: Revunda (https://revunda.xyz). Markdown copy of https://revunda.xyz/apps/wordpress-plugin-complaints/page-builders-blocks/ for AI assistants; the HTML page is canonical.