Elementor 404 Errors: The WordPress Setting Most Users Miss
You’ve built a beautiful WordPress site with Elementor but suddenly visitors land on a 404 error page that shouldn’t exist. Links break, pages vanish, and traffic quietly bleeds away. Even worse? Most site owners assume it’s an Elementor bug, a hosting issue, or “one of those WordPress things” they’ll fix later. Every 404 error sends the wrong signal to users and search engines. Visitors lose trust. Google lowers your rankings. Leads drop. Sales stall. And while you’re tweaking layouts or reinstalling plugins, the real cause sits untouched in your WordPress dashboard—ignored by most users because it looks too simple to matter. The fix often comes down to one overlooked WordPress setting that directly affects how Elementor pages are served. Once you understand how this setting works—and how Elementor relies on it—you can eliminate most unexplained 404 errors in minutes, restore lost pages instantly, and keep your site running smoothly without touching a singl...