This is a circular Reusable Element

[jones.joshua.d]

I have started running into this error more often and am not sure how to troubleshoot it.

Can someone point to a resource that explains core aspects of reusable elements and how they become circular?

I’m sure once I have my aha moment I will stop creating circular elements or immediately identify.

[ntabs]

Hey @jones.joshua.d could you elaborate more on “circular”?

As for the core aspects of reusable elements, it’s basically an element that you could freely edit like a different page and “reuse” it to your different pages.

Here’s a good thread about Reusable elements by one of the best bubblers out there, Peter of Amlie Solutions

A guide to advanced use of reusables

A recent thread about the Bubble editor becoming sluggish over time spawned another discussion: reusable elements can speed up the editing of complex pages significantly, but as it was rightly pointed out, they can also make the editing of an app a lot more complicated. Having worked on some very large one-page apps, I’ve become a reusable group proponent by necessity. It’s a fact of life at the current stage Bubble is in, that as the number of elements and workflows increases, the editor become…

[jones.joshua.d]

@ntabs I am not sure how to elaborate other than sharing the text appearing on my preview page (just below the header). The text reads “This is a circular Reusable Element… Reusable Elements cannot contain themselves (or other Reusable Elements that contain them).” and it overlays the other elements.
Thanks for sharing that article, beneficial guidance.
I have decided to simplify my site structure and will likely move away from using reusable elements altogether - I’ll have so few pages each page and elements will be custom enough.
Thanks for your input!

[adamhholmes]

As the error message says, a reusable element can’t contain itself, or other reusable elements that contain them)…

So if you’re seeing that error message, then one of those two things must apply in your case.