Fixing Page-Specific Errors in Avada Builder Caused by Yoast SEO Conflicts

Error Overview


While editing a specific WordPress page with Avada Builder and Avada theme, some users see the dreaded message: This error often stems from a conflict between the Avada theme and the Yoast SEO plugin—typically triggered only on certain pages. The issue was reproducible only in the staging environment and on a page with the Avada text element.

What Caused It

  • A custom provider filter page had been deleted and restored from stage
  • The frontend displayed fine, but editing in Avada Builder crashed the backend
  • The error occurred only on one specific page (not site-wide) in the WordPress admin panel

Diagnosis & Discovery

  • Disabling Yoast resolved the issue—confirming a plugin conflict
  • Since Yoast SEO plugin couldn’t be removed globally, a page-specific solution was needed
  • The error occurred only when editing a post with a certain ID in the WordPress admin

Smart Workaround


To avoid disabling Yoast across the WordPress site, we built a lightweight PHP snippet to temporarily deactivate it only when editing that specific post:

php

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if (is_admin() && isset($_GET[‘post’]) && $_GET[‘post’] == 204 && $_GET[‘action’] === ‘edit’) {
add_filter(‘option_active_plugins’, function ($plugins) {
$yoast = ‘wordpress-seo/wp-seo.php’;
if (($key = array_search($yoast, $plugins)) !== false) {
unset($plugins[$key]);
}
return $plugins;
}, 1);
}

This allowed the Avada Builder to load cleanly—without compromising Yoast SEO functionality site-wide.

Final Fix & Result

  • Avada Builder now works smoothly on the affected page
  • Yoast remains active and configured for the rest of the site
  • Caching was cleared (theme, plugin, server) to complete the patch
  • No SEO settings were lost or reset

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