Move Element is a WordPress ability from The Plus Addons for Elementor — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
Install Free Plugin →Move Element
WriteMoves an existing Elementor element to a new parent container or position on the same page.
Requires the The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin (which registers under the 'tpae' ability category) on WordPress 6.9+, with Elementor active. Every ability requires the current user to have the 'edit_posts' capability (and 'edit_post' for the specific post being modified); abilities that create or edit content also verify Elementor and, where relevant, the target The Plus widget are available. A subset of abilities (theme templates, template conditions, dynamic tags, popups, and some custom-code abilities) only register when Elementor Pro is active, and many widget abilities load only in the free plugin when the Pro add-on is inactive.
What it does
This ability finds the element by element_id, removes it from its current location in the page's element tree, then re-inserts it either at the top level (when target_parent_id is empty) or inside the given target_parent_id container at the requested position. It saves the updated page data and returns a success flag. It returns a WP_Error if the element or target parent cannot be found, or if removal/insertion fails.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Move element xyz789 on page 42 into container def456 at position 0."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| post_id | integer | Yes | Elementor page/post ID. |
| element_id | string | Yes | The ID of the element to move. |
| target_parent_id | string | Yes | The container ID to move the element into. Empty string moves it to the top level. |
| position | integer | Yes | Insert position within the target parent. Use -1 to append. Defaults to -1. |
Returns
An object with a success boolean indicating whether the move completed.
Permission
Requires the current user to have the 'edit_posts' capability, and if a post_id is supplied, also 'edit_post' capability for that specific post.
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Add Custom CSS
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Add Custom JavaScript
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