The Elementor editor won’t load, only shows a gray area, or crashes with \u201cAllowed memory size exhausted\u201d? In most cases, the PHP memory limit is too low. In this article, you’ll learn what’s behind it, how to check the current value and how to increase it.<\/p>\n
The memory limit defines the maximum amount of memory a single PHP script may use. Every page request in WordPress is such a script. If it needs more memory than allowed, PHP aborts \u2013 and you see an error or a blank page.<\/p>\n
By default, WordPress itself only sets 40 MB for the frontend (constant The quickest way is right inside WordPress:<\/p>\n There are three common ways. Which one works for you depends on your hosting.<\/p>\n If your hosting uses Plesk, this is the easiest and cleanest way:<\/p>\n Open the Important: WordPress can only request as much memory as the server allows. If the server’s limit is lower, this setting has no effect \u2013 then you need option A or C.<\/p>\n With some web hosts, you can create your own The Open Elementor \u2192 System Info<\/em> again and check the value. Then reload the editor. If it still doesn’t run smoothly, take a look at the other causes of a slow Elementor<\/a>.<\/p>\n Especially with cheap shared hosting plans, the memory limit is often capped at 128 or 256 MB. Then your only option is to switch plans or providers.<\/p>\nWP_MEMORY_LIMIT<\/code>). That’s far too little for page builders like Elementor. For Elementor Pro, you should plan for at least 512 MB.<\/strong> More headroom doesn’t hurt: the more plugins you use and the more complex your pages, the more memory the editor needs.<\/p>\nStep 1: Check the current value<\/h2>\n
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Step 2: Increase the memory limit<\/h2>\n
Option A: In Plesk (recommended)<\/h3>\n
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memory_limit<\/code> value to 512M<\/code> or higher.<\/li>\nOption B: In wp-config.php<\/h3>\n
wp-config.php<\/code> file in the root directory of your WordPress installation and add the following above<\/strong> the line \/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. *\/<\/code>:<\/p>\ndefine( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '512M' );\ndefine( 'WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT', '512M' );<\/code><\/pre>\nOption C: In php.ini or .user.ini<\/h3>\n
php.ini<\/code> or .user.ini<\/code> in the root directory:<\/p>\nmemory_limit = 512M<\/code><\/pre>\n.htaccess<\/code> method that used to be recommended often only works on Apache servers with mod_php. On NGINX servers, the file is ignored.<\/p>\nStep 3: Check the result<\/h2>\n
If your web host doesn’t allow a higher limit<\/h2>\n