WordPress · api · fg-0101

WordPress REST returns stripped content for Elementor pages

post_content lacks the HTML visible on the page

Verified 2026-09-15 · Confirmed by 0 builders · Trust 50/100

Cause

Elementor stores the real layout in post meta _elementor_data as a JSON string with escaped slashes. post_content is a stripped copy.

Fix

Read and write _elementor_data as an opaque string: back it up, make a targeted substring replacement on the exact stored form, validate that it still parses, and write it back. Then clear the Elementor and page caches.

Apply

GET /wp-json/wp/v2/pages/<id>?context=edit&_fields=id,meta (requires _elementor_data registered for REST); replace "url":"\/old\/" with "url":"\/new\/"

Affects: Elementor Pro, July to September 2026

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