{"id":19037745,"date":"2026-10-06T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/elementor-causes-critical-error-get_default_args-on-array-elements-php-line\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:26:02","slug":"elementor-causes-critical-error-get_default_args-on-array-elements-php-line","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/elementor-causes-critical-error-get_default_args-on-array-elements-php-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementor causes Critical Error \u2013 get_default_args() on array, elements.php line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, I need help with a Critical Error caused when Elementor is activated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My hosting provider checked the PHP error log and found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHP Warning: Undefined array key &#8220;widgetType&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get_default_args() on array in \/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/includes\/managers\/elements.php on line 88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I have tested:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Elementor has been updated to version 4.3.4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When Elementor is disabled, the website loads, but the layout is broken because the pages were built with Elementor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When Elementor is activated, the website immediately shows a Critical Error.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The same problem persists after updating Elementor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other plugins have been disabled during troubleshooting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Server environment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>LiteSpeed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP 8.1.34<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP memory limit: 512M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to repair this safely without losing my existing Elementor page designs\/data. Could this error be caused by invalid or corrupted Elementor element data (for example, an element missing \u201cwidgetType\u201d)? What is the safest way to identify and repair the affected data?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-19037745","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/19037745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/19037745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19037745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}