{"id":38852,"date":"2023-08-27T09:22:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T06:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help-center-reorg.site.strattic.io\/?p=38852"},"modified":"2023-09-11T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:02:28","slug":"using-sections-and-containers-on-the-same-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/using-sections-and-containers-on-the-same-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Using sections and containers on the same site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Containers are the main layout tool when building web pages with Elementor. However, there are creators who have made pages using sections or who want to use themes that include sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, you have three choices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Convert the existing sections into containers. 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