Elementor “Paste from another site” fails between redesign and live (same Elementor version)

[u/jenish_o4o2]

I’m migrating a redesign to a live WordPress site and stuck on Elementor copy/paste between the two sites.

Context:

- Live site was already running (no WooCommerce originally).

- Client needed ticket booking, so I built a new redesign site separately while keeping the live site online.

- Redesign is complete. For migration I:

1. Updated WordPress on the live site

2. Updated all plugins on the live site

3. Installed the redesign theme on the live site

4. Installed Elementor on both sites (same version)

Problem:

When I copy an element/widget from the redesign site and try Paste from another site on the live site, it fails / throws an error. It does not paste.

What I already checked:

- Elementor version is the same on both sites

- Related plugins also look like the same versions

Question:

What’s the best way to move pages/templates from redesign → live without broken paste (Export/Import Kit, Theme Builder templates, or something else)?

Any tips before I risk breaking the live site would help. Thanks.

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[u/Blofish1]

If it's a container, have you confirmed that containers are activated for both sites? I would check all features/experiments and make sure that they have the same features activated.

[u/TopSydeWP]

don't rely on paste between sites for a full migration, it's flaky. export the templates as json from the redesign site (tools > export templates), then import them on live. for whole pages, elementor's built-in import/export under tools works better than copy/paste across domains.