An Elementor editor stuck on the loading screen is almost always caused by one of four things: too little PHP memory, an old PHP version, a conflict with another plugin or the theme, or a caching or optimisation plugin interfering with the editor's scripts. Elementor › System Info shows the first two; Elementor's Safe Mode tests the third; excluding the editor from optimisation fixes the fourth.
Work through these in order
- Memory. Elementor › System Info shows the WordPress memory limit. If it is low, ask your host to raise it, or add
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');to wp-config.php. - PHP version. System Info shows it too. Use a current PHP version your host supports and Elementor lists as compatible.
- Conflicts. In Elementor › Tools, enable Safe Mode, which loads the editor without other plugins and the theme. If it now loads, re-enable plugins one by one to find the culprit.
- Optimisation. Exclude the editor and wp-admin from JavaScript minifying, combining and delaying in your caching plugin, and turn off delayed script loading for logged-in users.
- Loader method. Elementor › Settings › Advanced has a "Switch Editor Loader Method" option for servers that block the default.
Look at the browser console
Press F12, open Console and reload the editor. Red errors naming another plugin's file point straight at the conflict. A 500 or 403 error on admin-ajax.php points at the server or a security rule.
When to ask for help
If none of this works, collect System Info and a console screenshot. AI Web Tools customers can send both on WhatsApp; others can contact their host first, since memory and server rules are on their side.
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