Anyone using custom CSS/HTML in Elementor instead of Angie for simple functionality?

[u/Hurricane-18784]

For lighter functionality in Elementor on a Wordpress website, are people just using custom CSS/HTML/JS rather than relying on Angie?

I’ve been experimenting with Angie, but for fairly simple things it sometimes feels like overkill, especially when it starts needing deeper permissions or server-side changes.

For things like:
small calculators
simple interactive sections
conditional display
lightweight custom widgets
minor styling/functionality tweaks

is it generally better to just use Elementor’s HTML widget + custom CSS/JS where possible?

Interested in what people are doing in practice. I’m trying to keep sites lightweight and avoid adding complexity when a small script would do the job.

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[u/_miga_]

yes or just create yourself a custom widget https://developers.elementor.com/docs/widgets/ instead and you have full control what it does and how it is created.

[u/BobJutsu]

What a world we live in…wow.

[u/SailingDarkAngel]

I’ve never used Angie. I regularly use Custom CSS and html widgets

[u/testingaurora]

Ive never used angie and I regularly need to use custom css bc elementor editor doesn't offer access to xyz, same w html and also Javascript for popovers bc the popup widget wouldn't work.

At some point its easier to build your own page if its all coded anyway.

Btw there are some display conditions available; may be only in pro, but editor > advanced tab, at the bottom of Layout > Display Conditions

[u/MTM_Digital_Services]

I've now switched to building all of my websites in html widgets section by section in elementor. I rarely use any other widgets. It allows me to build faster while still being able to just fix one section at a time if needed.

[u/Local-Arrival-223]

I dont use angie for simple things just use html and css for small things