Title: Cannot Duplicate Elementor Items Last modified: May 28, 2021 --- # Cannot Duplicate Elementor Items * Resolved [upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/) * (@upclickdigital) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/) * Hi there! * I just wanted to report an issue with Yoast Duplicate Post that impacts Elementor items (Posts, Templates, Pages, etc… But primarily the templates). * It does not seem to properly duplicate templates, and when duplicating a template, it changes the item type to single post, which in turn breaks the template. * Would love for Yoast Duplicate Post to have an integration that works, with Elemtor. * Let me know if that all makes sense. Happy to provide additional context if needed. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [Priscilla Chapman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priscillamc/) * (@priscillamc) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-14496625) * Hi [@upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/), * We created a new Elementor template and found that the clone appeared under Templates and had the same post type as the original. * Could you give us more details about how to reproduce the problem or examples of what’s happening on your site? That will help us investigate the issue. * Are you using the latest version of the free Elementor or do you also have Elementor Pro installed? * Thread Starter [upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/) * (@upclickdigital) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-14503974) * Hi Priscilla! * I just created duplicated a saved template by going to Elementor>Templates, then duplicating a Section template, and when duplicated it was the Page type, and am unable to change that. * Latest versions of all plugins, WP Core, etc. * Elementor Elementor Pro Yoast Duplicate Post * Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/) * (@mikes41720) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-14505023) * Hey [@upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/) * So we created a test site with WordPress 5.7.2, and the latest versions of Elementor and Yoast Duplicate Post as the only 2 plugins enabled. * We then went to Settings > Duplicate Post > Permissions > Enable for these post types and ensured that ‘My templates’ was selected and saved the changes. * Then we went to Templates > Saved templates and created a new Elementor template and made sure that the template type was set to ‘section’, added a bit of content, and then published it. * Then we tried to use the ‘clone’ feature for that section template, and we do see that the type changed to ‘page’ for the draft that was cloned, instead of retaining the ‘section’ type. Please see – [https://snipboard.io/yiAXBm.jpg](https://snipboard.io/yiAXBm.jpg) * Are we understanding the steps to reproduce this issue correctly? * If so, thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. * **We apologize** for the trouble you are currently experiencing with our plugin. Luckily, a so-called “bug report” (a description of the issue, so we can fix it) is filed already. * **What’s next?** Our product team will assess the severity of this problem in relation to other open bug reports and new features. Based on their assessment, the bug report will be given a priority level. Our developers work on the highest priority issues first. Unfortunately, this means we cannot give you an estimate of when they’ll start working on your report. * If you have any further information that may affect the prioritization or help our development team solve this bug, please feel invited to reply to this forum topic. - This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/). * Thread Starter [upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/) * (@upclickdigital) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-14508599) * Hi Michael, * Excuse the short reply, but yes those are the exact steps to replicate the problem. 🙂 - This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by [upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/). * Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/) * (@mikes41720) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-14518614) * Hi, * Thanks for confirming! We’ve already added this forum thread to our internal reported issue. * While we don’t have an exact timeframe on when this will be fixed, it is already logged and on our radar. Please do check for updates to the Yoast Duplicate Post plugin and check the changelog for future fixes and enhancements. * Thanks! * Thread Starter [upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/) * (@upclickdigital) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-14518616) * Thanks so much, I really appreciate your time and help with this. * [Priscilla Chapman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priscillamc/) * (@priscillamc) * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-14522112) * Hi [@upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/), * Since we’re now tracking this issue internally, we’re going to mark this topic as resolved. * In the meantime, you’re welcome to reply to this topic if you have any other questions. * [andycrossley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andycrossley/) * (@andycrossley) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-15100331) * Not the original poster, but struggling with the same issue of Cloned Elementor templates turning into Pages instead of sections. * I see this topic is now 5 months old. * Is there any update on resolving this issue? * Thank you * Thread Starter [upclickdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upclickdigital/) * (@upclickdigital) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-15100340) * Would love an update here as well, in reply to [@andycrossley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andycrossley/) * [Tamal S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tamalsen/) * (@tamalsen) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-15169588) * Hi, I am facing this same issue and I’d love to have an update on this topic. Thanks! [@priscillamc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priscillamc/) * [petersiguren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petersiguren/) * (@petersiguren) * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-15243203) * Hello, Same issue! any developments? [@priscillamc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priscillamc/) Cheers * Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/) * (@mikes41720) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-duplicate-elementor-items/#post-15435962) * Hi all, * The issue is still open in our internal repository regarding this issue where cloning a template resulted in a change from the template type of ‘section’ to‘ page’. * We don’t have an estimate as to when this would be addressed, but I’ll try following up with our developers on this topic. Thank you for your patience. 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