Elementor and ACF Not Allowing Page to Save; _elementor_page_settings

  • Elementor and ACF both are updated to the most recent versions. Elementor 3.27.3 and ACF Pro 6.3.12. My page is using repeater fields and after making changes to the fields, when hitting save I get the following error: “Updating failed. Could not update the meta value of _elementor_page_settings in database.”

    I’ve tried deactivating plugins and also rolling back ACF to no avail. I also tried changing themes and that didn’t work either. I had thought this was addressed but it seems to still be a problem (https://github.com/elementor/elementor/issues/29970).

    System Report: https://pastebin.com/4hZSBVgC

    • This topic was modified 3 weeks, 6 days ago by jeremyherbwd.

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  • Plugin Support vipul78

    (@vipulelementor)

    I see that you are having issues with this setup. This error was actually recently fixed as you have also mentioned but I am checking this further with the team to verify if the issue still persists.

    Just to verify:

    The issue shows up with ACF Pro + Elementor and you are specifically using repeater fields and then the Gutenberg editor does not saves and shows the error at the top, is that correct?

    Thread Starter jeremyherbwd

    (@jeremyherbwd)

    Yes, that is correct.

    Travis

    (@lizardslair)

    FWIW there is an active thread on GitHub as well:
    https://github.com/elementor/elementor/issues/30160

    Plugin Support Milos

    (@miloss84)

    Hi there,

    Thank you for contacting us.

    I understand that you receive the error “Updating failed. Could not update the meta value of _elementor_page_settings in database”

    I want to inform you that this behavior is related to a known issue that has already been reported to our development team.

    The issue has already been added to the system Backlog and it is being reviewed and investigated further by our developers.

    Though we don’t have any ETA, you can keep an eye on the Changelog to know when it’s released: Changelog of Elementor.

    As a workaround we suggest rolling back to version 3.26.5. You can follow this guide:

    We apologize for any frustration or professional setback you may have suffered.

    We are continuously working on extending the Elementor’s functionality and providing solutions for the currently known bugs and issues.

    Your patience and understanding are truly appreciated!

    Kindly let me know if you have further questions.

    removing this from the Elementor Child theme fixes it for me.

    add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'hello_elementor_child_enqueue_scripts', 20 )

    function remove_hello_elementor_description_meta_tag() {
    remove_action( 'wp_head', 'hello_elementor_add_description_meta_tag' );
    }
    add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'remove_hello_elementor_description_meta_tag' );
    • This reply was modified 3 weeks, 2 days ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Formatting

    I’m facing the same issue.

    Removing the code that @innovative4082 mentioned did not help.

    Reverting back to 3.26.5 version did help and it fixed the issue. It seems this version is stable.

    Hopefully this gets fixed soon in the latest version as well.

    wailtail

    (@wailtail)

    Same issue here on 2/12/2025

    Updating failed. Could not update the meta value of _elementor_page_settings in database.

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