Ariel Klikstein
Creator Of Sticklight
Israel
Summary
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RockstarAriel Klikstein is a seasoned technology founder and front-end-focused engineer with 13 years of experience building products and teams from Israel. As Co-founder and CTO of Elementor since 2016, he helped grow one of the most widely used WordPress page builders, contributing hands-on UI improvements that refine visual polish and usability. He previously co-founded Pojo.me and Aryo Digital, demonstrating a consistent track record of turning design-driven ideas into shipping web products. More recently he launched Sticklight, continuing to blend product vision with code leadership. Ariel’s contributions show a particular eye for front-end UX details—adding typography controls, text-shadow settings and theme refinements that improve developer and user experience alike. He combines entrepreneurial grit with pragmatic engineering, prioritizing pixel-perfect interfaces at scale.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (7)
html10
css10
wp-theme10
elementor10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
wordpress-themes10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
elementor/hello-theme
Mar 2018 - Oct 2022
A plain-vanilla theme, best suited for building your site using Elementor plugin. This theme resets the environment and prepares it for smooth operation of Elementor.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:93 reviews, 73 commits, 122 PRs in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Ariel primarily contributed to the theme's user interface by adding and modifying HTML elements and CSS styles. They implemented changes to the theme's header, archive, search, and 404 pages to include specific classes and structure. Further, the user added styling to improve the theme's appearance and ensured compatibility with Elementor.
elementorcto
elementor/elementor
May 2016 - Jan 2023
The most advanced frontend drag & drop page builder. Create high-end, pixel perfect websites at record speeds. Any theme, any page, any design.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:795 reviews, 1366 commits, 1274 PRs in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Ariel made several updates focusing on improving the user interface of the Elementor page builder. Specifically, the user added labels for typo controls, removed border-radius from buttons and implemented a text shadow setting. These changes suggest a focus on refining the visual appearance and user experience of the UI elements within the Elementor platform.
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