Plugin conflicts are one main reason preventing the Elementor screen from loading.
Therefore, we must deactivate all active plugins (except Elementor) to see if the problem was solved and if it can now load.
Here are the steps to fix the Elementor stuck screen (not loading).
- Elementor safe mode
Enable Elementor safe mode. You can do so by navigating to Elementor -> Tools and changing the safe mode to Enable.
- Deactivate all plugins
Go to the Plugins page, check all the plugins (except Elementor), and bulk deactivate them.
- Switch to the default theme.
Navigate to the Themes page (Appearance -> Themes) and switch to the default theme.
- Test Elementor
Reload the Elementor editor screen to ensure it’s working and you can edit your page.
- Troubleshooting
Change back to your desired theme and ensure Elementor is still loading. If it is, the theme should not cause Elementor to become stuck.
- Activate plugins individually
Back to the Plugins screen, activate each plugin individually while loading Elementor after each activation.
- Find the faulty plugin.
Once the Elementor screen got stuck after activating a specific plugin, you found the problematic plugin.
- Update the plugin
Then, update the faulty plugin or find an alternative.
Other fixing solutions can include clearing your browser’s cache and increasing the PHP memory limit and execution time.
Modifying the PHP server configuration is more for advanced and experienced users and shouldn’t be approached by all.
It’s best to hire us to configure the server for you or contact your hosting company.
Elementor Scree Is Stuck – Frequently Asked Questions
This usually happens due to plugin conflicts, theme issues, server resource limits, or JavaScript errors. Turning off conflicting plugins and increasing server resources often helps.
To turn on the Elementor safe mode, go to WordPress Dashboard > Elementor > Tools > Safe Mode.
Updates can sometimes cause incompatibility issues with themes or plugins. Try deactivating conflicting plugins, updating them individually, and regenerating CSS files (Elementor > Tools > Regenerate CSS).
Yes. Old cache files can prevent Elementor from loading correctly. Try clearing your browser cache and cookies, turning off any browser extensions that might interfere, and using an incognito window.
Cloudflare’s Rocket Loader, Wordfence, and some firewall rules can block Elementor’s scripts. Please disable Cloudflare’s Rocket Loader and temporarily turn off firewall/security plugins.
Open the Developer Console (F12 > Console tab in Chrome). Look for red error messages. Then, turn off any conflicting scripts or plugins causing the issue.