Title: Warning: Undefined array key “widgetType” Last modified: June 29, 2026 --- # Warning: Undefined array key “widgetType” * [akedv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ak71/) * (@ak71) * [1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-undefined-array-key-widgettype/) * Hello, suddenly I get an critical error on a website, with debugging activated we get this error: * `Warning: Undefined array key "widgetType" in /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/ core/base/document.php on line 2079` * `Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get_default_args() on array in /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/managers/elements.php: 86 Stack trace: #0 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/core/base/document.php( 2081): Elementor\Elements_Manager->create_element_instance(Array) #1 [internal function]: Elementor\Core\Base\Document->{closure:Elementor\Core\Base\Document:: iterate_elements():2078}(Array, Array) #2 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/ includes/db.php(265): call_user_func(Object(Closure), Array, Array) #3 /htdocs/ wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/db.php(269): Elementor\DB->iterate_data( Array, Object(Closure), Array) #4 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ db.php(262): Elementor\DB->iterate_data(Array, Object(Closure), Array) #5 /htdocs/ wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/db.php(269): Elementor\DB->iterate_data( Array, Object(Closure), Array) #6 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ db.php(262): Elementor\DB->iterate_data(Array, Object(Closure), Array) #7 /htdocs/ wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/db.php(269): Elementor\DB->iterate_data( Array, Object(Closure), Array) #8 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ db.php(262): Elementor\DB->iterate_data(Array, Object(Closure), Array) #9 /htdocs/ wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/db.php(269): Elementor\DB->iterate_data( Array, Object(Closure), Array) #10 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/core/ base/document.php(2078): Elementor\DB->iterate_data(Array, Object(Closure)) # 11 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/core/base/document.php(1921): Elementor\ Core\Base\Document->iterate_elements(Array, Array, 'render') #12 /htdocs/wp-content/ plugins/elementor/includes/frontend.php(720): Elementor\Core\Base\Document->update_runtime_elements()# 13 /htdocs/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/frontend.php(691): Elementor\ Frontend->handle_page_assets(63) #14 /htdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(341): Elementor\Frontend->enqueue_styles('') #15 /htdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook. php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #16 /htdocs/wp-includes/plugin. php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #17 /htdocs/wp-includes/script-loader.php( 2329): do_action('wp_enqueue_scri…') #18 /htdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php( 341): wp_enqueue_scripts('') #19 /htdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #20 /htdocs/wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #21 /htdocs/wp-includes/general-template.php(3208): do_action('wp_head') #22 /htdocs/wp-content/themes/blocksy/header.php(21): wp_head()# 23 /htdocs/wp-includes/template.php(814): require_once('/www/htdocs/w01…') #24/ htdocs/wp-includes/template.php(749): load_template('/www/htdocs/w01…', true, Array) #25 /htdocs/wp-includes/general-template.php(48): locate_template(Array, true, true, Array) #26 /htdocs/wp-content/themes/blocksy/single.php(10): get_header()# 27 /htdocs/wp-includes/template.php(816): require('/www/htdocs/w01…') #28 /htdocs/ wp-includes/template.php(749): load_template('/www/htdocs/w01…', false, Array)# 29 /htdocs/wp-includes/general-template.php(206): locate_template(Array, true, false, Array) #30 /htdocs/wp-content/themes/blocksy/page.php(15): get_template_part(' single') #31 /htdocs/wp-includes/template-loader.php(132): include('/www/htdocs/ w01…') #32 /htdocs/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once('/www/htdocs/w01…') # 33 /htdocs/index.php(17): require('/www/htdocs/w01…') #34 {main} thrown in /htdocs/ wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/managers/elements.php on line 86` * I already tried deactivating all other plugins and switched to default 2025 theme but as soon as activating Elementor this error is back and breaks the whole website Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * Thread Starter [akedv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ak71/) * (@ak71) * [4 days, 21 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-undefined-array-key-widgettype/#post-18952980) * no idea how to get rid of this error? in that case we have to abandon elementor and switch to some other page builder fast! 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