Element Node is unclaimed —

Element Node

The CMS AI agents build, you edit like Elementor·elementnode.cloud

Element Node is an open-source visual CMS built for the AI era: coding agents like Claude Code and Codex can build and update entire sites, while users and their clients keep polishing them in a familiar Elementor-style visual editor. It is self-hosted on Next.js and MySQL, ships with 51 widgets, built-in AI editing and SEO tools, and is designed with a minimal, PHP-free attack surface for better performance and security than plugin-based CMS platforms.

What it's for

Building entire websites with AI coding agents like Claude Code or CodexVisually editing AI-generated or manually built pages with a drag-and-drop editorManaging multiple client sites and licenses as an agencyRestyling or migrating an existing site with an AI agentRunning forms, popups, and multilingual content without pluginsSelf-hosting a CMS on a VPS, Plesk, or Docker

Features 20

3-panel visual drag-and-drop editor (widgets, canvas, properties)
51 widgets (core, Pro, and theme/blog widgets) with TypeScript schemas
AI assistant that edits the widget tree via structured, undoable operations
API keys with granular, revocable scopes and JSON import/export for site migration
Custom post types with fields, taxonomies, and archives
Deploy on Plesk, VPS, or Docker as a standalone Next.js app
Form manager with submissions archive and spam honeypot
Multi-user roles: Admin, Editor, Author, Viewer
Multilingual header/footer per language without translation plugins
Native GDPR cookie banner with consent-gated third-party embeds
Official AI skill for Claude Code and Codex to build conforming pages
One-click AI-generated SEO title, description, and focus keyword
One-click updates with automatic database backup and fail-safe rollback
Password-protected and coming-soon site modes with automatic noindex
Persistent revisions and undo across sessions
Popup builder with time/scroll/exit triggers and display conditions
Redirect manager (301/302) with hit counters
Responsive preview with per-breakpoint visual overrides
Security hardening: no PHP, no wp-admin, no XML-RPC, JWT sessions, CSP headers
Server-side rendering on Next.js with image optimization via sharp

At a glance

free tieropen sourceself-hostableAPI

TypeWeb app

DeploymentSelf-hosted

PlatformsWeb, Linux

LanguagesEnglish, Italian

Forfreelancers, agencies, developers using AI coding agents

CompanyThe Canary Web

Integrations

CursorAnthropic ClaudeGemini CLIBrevoGitHubWindsurfCodexClaude Code

Complianceself-reported

GDPR

Resources

Docs

Pricing

Prices are stated in EUR. Paid plans can be billed monthly or yearly (yearly billing gives roughly 2 months free). All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee. The built-in AI feature requires the user's own Anthropic API key, billed directly by Anthropic and typically costing $5–15/month, separate from Element Node's own pricing.

FreeFree

Self-hosted open-source core, downloaded from GitHub.

Open-source CMS, self-installable on Plesk or any VPS; core widgets and theme builder included, forever

Essential€5/mo

€5/mo billed monthly, or €4.08/mo (€49/year) billed annually.

For 1 site

Advanced€7/mo

€7/mo billed monthly, or €5.75/mo (€69/year) billed annually. Marked 'Most popular'.

For 1 site

Expert€12.42/mo · billed annually

€12.42/mo billed annually at €149/year; for freelancers with multiple projects.

Up to 10 sites with one license key

Agency€49/mo

€49/mo billed monthly, or €41.58/mo (€499/year) billed annually.

Up to 100 sites; 100 client licenses included