Title: Elementor\Element_Section::handle_control_position Last modified: December 5, 2023 --- # Elementor\Element_Section::handle_control_position * Resolved [shehroz9922](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shehroz9922/) * (@shehroz9922) * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/) * **Elementor\Element_Section::handle_control_position: Cannot add a control outside of a section (use `start_controls_section`).** I am facing This ISsue After Update in Elementor kindly help me Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [nwsjane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nwsjane/) * (@nwsjane) * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17253933) * Same here – 3 of our client sites got this error when we update them * [adamapps](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamapps/) * (@adamapps) * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17254142) * Seems to have issues with 3.18.0. You can revert to 3.17.3 from Tools -> Version Control. That will fix the issue until they release a new update. * [llcarlstein](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llcarlstein/) * (@llcarlstein) * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17262593) * Same here – Elementor\Element_Section::handle_control_position: Cannot add a control outside of a section (use `start_controls_section`). Any soluitons yet? * [TjeieN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjeien/) * (@tjeien) * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17281682) * Same here, and Elementor keeps updating itself to the newest version even when I have turned it back 3 versions ago (the only one that works is 3.17.2) by using Tools -> Version Control and turning it back to the functioning version. After a few hours, it’s back to the newest Elementor version and yes, I have of course turned off auto-update. Please advise as my client needs his booking form Metform Pro to be functioning 24 hours. I´m using the latest version of the Metform plugin. Thank you. 🙏🏻 * [dnacreativeagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnacreativeagency/) * (@dnacreativeagency) * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17282630) * It’s a plugin conflict. By deactivating “Met Form Pro” I solved the problem! * [maxqdesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxqdesigns/) * (@maxqdesigns) * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17307696) * Same issue, updated MetForm Pro to fix it. * [Joel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joelsm/) * (@joelsm) * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17318227) * Hello, * We’re glad to hear the issue has been solved! * Thank you for using Elementor! Have an amazing day/evening. Kind Regards, * [12345mark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/12345mark/) * (@12345mark) * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17376436) * Hello, is there no root-cause solution to this issue? Rolling back component versions or deactivating plug-ins does not seem to be a viable long-term resolution. Thanks. * [jrgendler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrgendler/) * (@jrgendler) * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17383007) * Thank you to [maxqdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxqdesigns/) — updating metform Pro solved the issue completely for me. So the solution wasn’t rolling back the plugin, it was shelling out $80 for a lifetime metform pro update– well worth it to fix this issue! (We have some lengthy forms that metform does beautifully; if you are not using metform pro much, maybe using a different form builder is the way to go.) * [hamdan7282](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hamdan7282/) * (@hamdan7282) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17680637) * Thanks [@dnacreativeagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnacreativeagency/) * [lillieschaden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lillieschaden/) * (@lillieschaden) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementorelement_sectionhandle_control_position/#post-17971043) * Have you overcome that problem yet? Visit [uno online](https://uno-online.io) now to get the answer for yourself. Wish you soon overcome the problem, always succeed in your work. 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