Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder

66 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

Around 3,000 active installs is a modest footprint, well below the top alternative at 20,000 installs, suggesting limited but real adoption.

Update Freshness

25/25

A maintenance score of 100 reflects that the plugin was updated on 2026-06-03, very recently relative to the data snapshot.

User Rating

3/15

A perfect 100 rating is meaningless because it comes from a single review, so there is no reliable signal of user satisfaction.

Support Health

8/15

With zero support threads opened and zero resolved, there is no evidence the developer responds to user issues, even if no one has asked yet.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility scores 100 because the plugin declares support for WordPress 7.0, the latest tested version, and only requires WordPress 3.5.

Scores higher than 17% of indexed plugins

About

A collection of beautiful and elegant UI addons that extend WPBakery Page Builder with 24 ready-to-use content elements.

Active Installs 3k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-09-18 3:32am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.0.3+

Tested Up To 7.1.1

Security History

3 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 High 1 Medium

Most recent: January 3, 2025

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What It Does

Classic Addons adds 24 or more custom content elements to the WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer), letting users drop things like image grids, buttons, and content blocks into pages without writing shortcodes. It extends WPBakery's backend editor with extra widgets for layouts that the base plugin does not include. Essentially it is a bundled kit of WPBakery addons meant to save users from installing multiple single-purpose plugins.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for small business owners, freelancers, and agencies who already use WPBakery and want a quick bundle of common design elements without juggling several add-on plugins. It fits the listed use cases like corporate sites, portfolios, and real estate listings where standard content modules are enough. Users on a tight budget who want a one-stop addon pack for WPBakery will get the most from it.

Who Should Skip It

If you have already moved to Gutenberg, Elementor, or Bricks, this plugin is useless because it only works inside WPBakery. Developers building complex custom layouts should also skip it, since these bundled addons are shallow compared to purpose-built solutions.

The Bottom Line

Classic Addons is a decent but unproven WPBakery companion with a thin rating history and no support track record, so the strong maintenance and compatibility scores carry more weight than the popularity and ratings signals. It is fine for a low-stakes site that wants a quick addon pack, but anyone relying on responsive developer support should look at the higher-scoring alternatives. Overall Quality Score: 66.07/100.

Pick this instead if you run a hosting business and need WPBakery elements that integrate with WHMCS, something Classic Addons does not cover.

WPBakery Page Builder Addons by Livemesh 73/100

Choose Livemesh's bundle if you want a more mature addon pack with around 20,000 installs and a longer track record.

WC Builder – WooCommerce Page Builder for WPBakery 71/100

Go with WC Builder if your site is a WooCommerce store and you need deep product, cart, and checkout layout control.

Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder 67/100

Pick this focused plugin if you only need rich hover effects and do not want the weight of a 24-plus element bundle.

All in One Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 60/100

Consider this competitor if you want a competing bundle, though its lower 59.87 score suggests weaker maintenance or compatibility.