# Elements in layout disappear after moving to a new section/column

**URL:** <https://community.weweb.io/t/elements-in-layout-disappear-after-moving-to-a-new-section-column/10354>\
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**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/elements-in-layout-disappear-after-moving-to-a-new-section-column/10354 "2024-08-20T19:17:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![metalsteve81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@metalsteve81](https://community.weweb.io/u/metalsteve81)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/elements-in-layout-disappear-after-moving-to-a-new-section-column/10354/1 "2024-08-20T19:17:43Z")

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This usually happens with forms  
When I move the form to a new section or column the parts of the form that should be visible in the layout tree disappear.

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/a/a49440a08e561b958244df451fe5bd27d89d43df.png)

im not sure whats going on but one of my forms was massive and took me a couple days to rebuild. I thought I did something wrong but now it happened with a login form too I think maybe there might be an issue?

Refreshing the page / data does not work. when it happens I lose my undo history.

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**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://community.weweb.io/u/ryan)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/elements-in-layout-disappear-after-moving-to-a-new-section-column/10354/3 "2024-09-07T23:24:44Z")

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I get this issue a lot. what i do as a quick fix is to create a copy of the element right under it and delete the orginal. With the new copy you should be able to see the all the sub-elements.

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**Author:** ![metalsteve81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@metalsteve81](https://community.weweb.io/u/metalsteve81)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/elements-in-layout-disappear-after-moving-to-a-new-section-column/10354/4 "2024-09-11T04:37:48Z")

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Ive tried that, It doesnt work for me ☹