Free and Pro Features

This matrix describes the current 2.4 behavior. A check means the feature is implemented by the named edition—not merely that the underlying SCF/ACF field type exists.

Row sources and widgets

Feature	Free	Pro
Top-level Repeater as a Loop Grid row source	✓	✓
Current post or queried-object rows	✓	✓
ACF/SCF Options Page rows	✓	✓
Aggregate rows from a Loop widget source query	✓	✓
Multiple repeater-powered Loop widgets on one page		✓
Loop Carousel		✓
Nested Repeater paths		✓
Repeater nested through Group or Flexible Content		✓
Flexible Content layout-to-template mapping		✓
Per-layout row schema and editor preview		✓
Relationship/Post Object query source		✓
Deep Relationship/Post Object paths through structural fields		✓
Row-scoped Relationship/Post Object query inside an active mapped row		✓

Editor diagnostics

Feature	Free	Pro
Opt-in, editor-only Context Inspector	✓	✓
Provider, object context, row source, row count, and representative-row metadata	✓	✓
Stable paths and Flexible Content template mappings		✓
Relationship/Post Object path and resolved-post count		✓
Row-query, filter, pagination, and signed-refresh status		✓

The inspector is disabled by default, returns metadata rather than field values, and adds no markup to Elementor's preview canvas or the frontend. See Context Inspector.

Free supports multiple Loop Item templates, but only one repeater-powered Loop Grid on a rendered page. Pro removes that page-level limitation and keeps each widget's context independent.

Dynamic data

Feature	Free	Pro
Repeater Text tag for Text and Textarea subfields	✓	✓
Repeater Image tag	✓	✓
Original source-post title tag	✓	✓
Extended text-compatible field types		✓
File and Gallery tags		✓
URL, Color, and Icon tags		✓
Link Title and Link Target tags		✓

The Pro URL tag can convert supported subfields—including Relationship, Post Object, Taxonomy, Link, Image, and File values—into a URL suitable for Elementor link controls. This is different from the Relationship Query, and there is no separate “ACF Repeater Relationship” dynamic tag.

See Dynamic Tags and Field Types for the exact compatibility matrix.

Presentation and interaction

Feature	Free	Pro
User-designed Elementor Loop Item markup	✓	✓
Lightbox that clones the selected Loop Item		✓
Optional previous/next lightbox navigation		✓
Lightbox-only or grid-only element visibility		✓
Lightbox width, height, overlay, padding, and control styles		✓
Taxonomy filter: dropdown, checkbox, or navigation		✓
Elementor Pro Taxonomy Filter integration		✓
Filter deep links and custom URL parameter		✓
Search across selected scalar row fields		✓
Stable text, number, and date sorting		✓
Number/date minimum and maximum filters		✓
Flexible Content layout filtering		✓
Isolated optional row-control URL state		✓
Repeater-aware Elementor display condition		✓
Repeater values as Elementor Form choices		✓

The plugin does not inject a visual card, badge, or open button into each Loop Item. Lightbox opening is attached to the rendered item, while normal interactive links and controls inside the item remain usable.

Context choices

Context	Free	Pro
Automatic	✓	✓
Current Post	✓	✓
Queried Object	✓	✓
ACF Options	✓	✓
Current User		✓
Explicit ACF Object ID		✓

Explicit object IDs can target posts, users, taxonomies, or options using the syntax accepted by SCF/ACF. Learn how resolution works in Contexts.

Compatibility notes

• Classic Elementor Loop Grid and Loop Carousel widgets are supported.
• Elementor Atomic Elements are not currently supported.
• Existing top-level Repeater configurations continue to work in 2.4.
• Pro features require the paid build and an active license where Freemius requires one.