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Elementor: Failed to render Flex Container

The editor tries to load a Flexbox Container element, but rendering stops and an error appears. The failure originates from a missing or broken container component. PHP or JavaScript aborts while building the container markup. The abort leaves a blank area in the editor and on the live page.

Typical triggers include disabled Flexbox Container feature, outdated Elementor version, PHP memory exhaustion, corrupted container assets, or a plugin that interferes with the container render hook. Server security modules may block the AJAX request that supplies container data, resulting in a malformed response.

When the error occurs, console logs show Uncaught Error: Elementor: Failed to render Flex Container. PHP error logs reveal fatal errors or memory limits reached during container processing. The system info panel often marks the Flexbox Container status as disabled.

Symptoms

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Blank area in editor
White space appears where a container should be, tooltip shows warning.
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Console error
Browser console displays Uncaught Error for Flex Container.
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Missing sections on front‑end
Layout collapses, elements shift to top of page.

Common Causes

Feature disabled
Flexbox Container experiment is set to inactive in Elementor settings.
Out‑of‑date Elementor
Core or Pro version predates Container API, causing incompatibility.
PHP memory limit
Large page builds exceed allocated memory, script aborts.
Plugin conflict
Another plugin registers a render hook that returns WP_Error.
Server security block
ModSecurity or similar module blocks admin‑ajax request for container rendering.
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