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Fixing the Endless Loading Issue in Elementor Header & Footer Builder

27 threads Sep 16, 2025 Plugin → Ultimate addons for elementor

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If you've landed here, you're likely facing a frustrating and common problem: you click "Edit with Elementor" on your header or footer template, but all you see is the Elementor logo and an endless loading animation. This issue can completely halt your website editing workflow.

Based on extensive community reports, this is a widespread problem that often occurs after a WordPress, Elementor, or Header & Footer Builder plugin update. The good news is that the solution is often simple and quick to implement.

Why Does This Happen?

The most common cause for the Elementor editor failing to load for headers and footers is a conflict with your site's permalink structure. Permalinks are the permanent URLs to your pages and posts. Occasionally, after an update, the connection between the custom post types used by the Header & Footer Builder plugin and WordPress's rewrite rules can break. This prevents the editor from properly accessing the template, resulting in an infinite load.

Other potential causes include conflicts with other plugins (especially security or caching plugins) or a temporary glitch that requires refreshing your site's assets.

How to Fix the Endless Loading Problem

Follow these troubleshooting steps in order. The first solution resolves the issue for the vast majority of users.

1. Refresh Your WordPress Permalinks (The Most Common Fix)

This is the number one recommended solution by the 'Ultimate Addons for Elementor' team and has proven successful for countless users.

  1. From your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Settings > Permalinks.
  2. Simply click the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page without making any changes.
  3. This action flushes or refreshes the rewrite rules that WordPress uses to generate URLs.
  4. Clear your browser cache and then try to edit your header or footer again.

2. Check for Plugin Conflicts

If refreshing permalinks doesn't work, a conflict with another plugin might be the culprit.

  1. Deactivate all plugins except for Elementor and Elementor Header & Footer Builder.
  2. Try to edit your header or footer. If it works, you know another plugin is causing the issue.
  3. Reactivate your plugins one by one, testing the editor after each activation, to identify the conflicting plugin.
  4. Common conflict sources include security plugins (like Wordfence) and caching plugins. Check their settings or consult their documentation for excluding the Elementor editor.

3. Regenerate Elementor CSS & Data

Elementor stores generated CSS and data that can sometimes become outdated.

  1. Go to Elementor > Tools in your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Under the General tab, click the "Regenerate CSS" button.
  3. Next, switch to the "Replace URL" tab and click both "Update Site Address (URL)" buttons.
  4. Clear your server and browser cache before testing again.

4. Roll Back to a Previous Plugin Version (Temporary Workaround)

Some users have reported that a specific update to the Header & Footer Builder plugin introduced this bug. If the above steps fail and you need an immediate fix, you can temporarily roll back to a previous, stable version of the plugin using a rollback plugin like "WP Rollback." Community members have noted that version 1.6.37 was stable for them. Remember, this is a temporary measure until a permanent fix is released in an update.

When to Seek Further Help

If none of these solutions work, the issue might be more complex. Be prepared to provide more information, such as your WordPress, PHP, and plugin versions, and any error messages visible in your browser's console (right-click > Inspect > Console). You can find help from the wider community on the WordPress support forums.

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