# Elements CMS

**URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/elements-cms/64.md

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## [About the Elements CMS category](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/about-the-elements-cms-category/49523)

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**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/about-the-elements-cms-category/49523 "2025-08-07T09:24:42Z")

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Welcome to the Elements CMS category. Got questions about setting up a CMS in Elements? This is the place to ask :blush:

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## [\[BETA\] ShortCodes: Place Galleries, Tables or Any Other Elements Component Inside Your CMS Text](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/beta-shortcodes-place-galleries-tables-or-any-other-elements-component-inside-your-cms-text/57585)

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**Author:** [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/beta-shortcodes-place-galleries-tables-or-any-other-elements-component-inside-your-cms-text/57585 "2026-09-25T21:09:47Z")

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Dear Elements Weavers, As I’ve mentioned here a few times, I’m moving my WordPress travel blog 500places.com over to Elements. SkyCast and Table of Contents were the first components I built for it – each one extends El…

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## [Is there a video that shows how to set up a single field as editable from the online editor?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-video-that-shows-how-to-set-up-a-single-field-as-editable-from-the-online-editor/57655)

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**Author:** [@MartWaring](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MartWaring)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-video-that-shows-how-to-set-up-a-single-field-as-editable-from-the-online-editor/57655 "2026-09-21T12:10:13Z")

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I thought I would start simple with the CMS but it’s defeating me at the moment. I’ve added a CMS page with the online editor, logged on to that and created a single markdown file containing text and saved that but with …

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## [AI Page editing](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ai-page-editing/57646)

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**Author:** [@pfroelicher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pfroelicher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ai-page-editing/57646 "2026-09-17T23:20:45Z")

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So, I did not manage to connect RW Elements AI to Gemini, so I made an OpenAi account, created an API key. I had for a long time wanted to update my blog, categories as filters, and tags, and in the post page some back …

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## [Job: CMS of site](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/job-cms-of-site/57603)

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**Author:** [@pfroelicher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pfroelicher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/job-cms-of-site/57603 "2026-09-15T13:33:13Z")

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Hi I maintain embatek.com.br/news. Is somebody interested in helping me making this blog look better. PM please. Yours Pierre

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## [Clean fields CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/clean-fields-cms/57596)

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**Author:** [@pfroelicher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pfroelicher)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/clean-fields-cms/57596 "2026-09-15T13:30:59Z")

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HI, So I started the journey into online editing wrong. --- title: Como iniciar um negócio no ramo Cosmético image: https://embatek.com.br/resources/images/suamarca.png author: Pierre datePublished: '2022-09-01' catego…

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## [Pretty URL - when more than one per website](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pretty-url-when-more-than-one-per-website/57589)

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**Author:** [@RichardPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RichardPhoto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pretty-url-when-more-than-one-per-website/57589 "2026-09-15T09:06:50Z")

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I’m trying to set up pretty URLs for my website, but I can only get it to work partly. I suspect the problem is that I have set up three separate CMS sections on my website, one for a traditional blog, one for image gall…

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## [CMS Online Image upload questions](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-image-upload-questions/57595)

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**Author:** [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-image-upload-questions/57595 "2026-09-15T08:03:21Z")

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I need a better understanding regarding loading images from CMS online. First of all when I upload an image using the insert image icon at the top of the file page nothing shows up in the mark down file. (Should I be …

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## [Gemini 2.5 flas](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gemini-2-5-flas/57597)

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**Author:** [@pfroelicher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pfroelicher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gemini-2-5-flas/57597 "2026-09-14T19:36:31Z")

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Hi, i trie to use GEMINI which I have a subscription with our workgroup license or google. I made a created API key and all. But your interface lets me choose only Gemini -2.5, but this model is, it seems, not availabl…

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## [Server-managed CMS Markdown: how can I safely republish the Elements site?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/server-managed-cms-markdown-how-can-i-safely-republish-the-elements-site/57593)

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**Author:** [@mgoode](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mgoode)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/server-managed-cms-markdown-how-can-i-safely-republish-the-elements-site/57593 "2026-09-14T18:39:32Z")

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Hi Ben, Dan and everyone, I’m planning a restaurant website on DreamHost using Elements for the design and public presentation. Before starting development, I’d like to confirm the simplest supported way to manage CMS c…

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## [Suggestion: Include cms files and resources in the project package, not deep in the user library](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/suggestion-include-cms-files-and-resources-in-the-project-package-not-deep-in-the-user-library/57578)

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**Author:** [@DavidG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DavidG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/suggestion-include-cms-files-and-resources-in-the-project-package-not-deep-in-the-user-library/57578 "2026-09-12T15:55:42Z")

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I know syncing from desktop to online has its problems, but my life would be improved by having the cms files and resources being included in the project package file (which I keep in Dropbox). The current method makes i…

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## [Open Graph Title Not Working in Open Graph CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/open-graph-title-not-working-in-open-graph-cms/57567)

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**Author:** [@RichardPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RichardPhoto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/open-graph-title-not-working-in-open-graph-cms/57567 "2026-09-11T11:53:31Z")

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I’ve enabled Open Graph for the Item component for CMS. I’m getting the excerpt, image and link working correctly, but not the title (which is displaying as set in Page Settings). What am I getting wrong? Thanks.

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## [CMS Preview Next and New Random Buttons](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-preview-next-and-new-random-buttons/57396)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-preview-next-and-new-random-buttons/57396 "2026-09-10T18:14:17Z")

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Wanted a random button - added to default - you can turn it off in the inspector - just a fun way for a visitor to explore cms content Hope you like it :slight\_smile: -mike

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## [Help! Lost my body!](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-lost-my-body/57538)

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**Author:** [@RichardPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RichardPhoto)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-lost-my-body/57538 "2026-09-10T08:11:12Z")

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I’ve lost the body text of my CMS content. Everything else is there, but the body has gone, and there’s nothing to see, edit or create. The content is still there, as existing blog entries display correctly. I’m not …

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## [Links in CMS posts](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/links-in-cms-posts/57537)

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**Author:** [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/links-in-cms-posts/57537 "2026-09-09T09:51:54Z")

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A warning for everyone who uses the CMS for weblog posts. In case you decide to change your navigation of the website (p.e. move your weblog from position as top page to a position as subpage) be aware that as a result y…

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## [New Microblog - small bug](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-microblog-small-bug/57529)

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**Author:** [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-microblog-small-bug/57529 "2026-09-07T15:14:31Z")

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:beetle: Jenny’s image is not visible in the new Microblog sample. Perhaps not a big problem, but it shows how important it is to write the correct code. When I changed the capital J to j it works.

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## [Generate AI Markdown in 3.0.12](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/generate-ai-markdown-in-3-0-12/57525)

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**Author:** [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/generate-ai-markdown-in-3-0-12/57525 "2026-09-05T20:55:14Z")

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In the Project Settings. Any more info? @dan

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## [CMS Issues](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-issues/57514)

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**Author:** [@RobertJames](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RobertJames)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-issues/57514 "2026-09-04T19:13:09Z")

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I am trying to use the built-in cms. My customer just wants a micro blog for each department to be able to post in their particular section. My problem is that I just can’t get it to work. I have looked at the videos and…

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## [CMS Banner Pictures](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-banner-pictures/57508)

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**Author:** [@pfroelicher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pfroelicher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-banner-pictures/57508 "2026-09-04T08:07:38Z")

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Hi, I just started to move my 20 blog entry site to the online editor. Tried to go with the free version, because we do not grow the blog to much, we are manufacturing. Is, in the free version, a banner picture possibl…

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## [CMS Audio with Links - now on Github](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-audio-with-links-now-on-github/57456)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-audio-with-links-now-on-github/57456 "2026-08-27T14:16:18Z")

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Collapsable bottom for links option Please save the link and future update will occur on GitHub Release 2.4 August 27, 2026

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## [CMS Previous Next Random Buttons now on GitHub](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-previous-next-random-buttons-now-on-github/57439)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-previous-next-random-buttons-now-on-github/57439 "2026-08-25T15:33:04Z")

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Save the link - the software will be updated on Github from now on… Version 2.18 on August 25, 2026

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## [Elements Microblog sample - bug 🐞](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-microblog-sample-bug/57341)

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**Author:** [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-microblog-sample-bug/57341 "2026-08-24T11:48:45Z")

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I have installed the Elements Microblog sample and CMS Pro Online. Jonny has two post. Shouldn’t there be a link on his name ”By Jonny Appleseed” to his bio for more info about him? @dan have a look at the ”authors” an…

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## [Previous/next post buttons in Elements CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354)

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**Author:** [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354 "2026-08-21T08:49:21Z")

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Can anyone tell me if it is possible to create previous and next post buttons for Elements CMS? There doesn’t seem to be a component making that possible for simple minds like my own.

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## [Partial Success with Search](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/partial-success-with-search/57390)

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**Author:** [@RichardPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RichardPhoto)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/partial-success-with-search/57390 "2026-08-20T17:47:26Z")

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Hi everyone! My Elements journey is continuing, and I’m still impressed by what I can do. But I’ve run into a problem with CMS search. Here’s a screenshot of what I was wanting diplayed in the results: It’s display…

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## [CMS not registering image in Markdown, showing broken link](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-not-registering-image-in-markdown-showing-broken-link/57388)

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**Author:** [@meonmac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/meonmac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-not-registering-image-in-markdown-showing-broken-link/57388 "2026-08-20T08:50:16Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m having trouble getting a second image field (author\_image) from my Markdown frontmatter to display in Elements CMS. My main post thumbnail works fine, but the author image shows a blue question mark. M…

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## [CMS Next Previous Button Devpack Freebie :) Enjoy](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-next-previous-button-devpack-freebie-enjoy/57372)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-next-previous-button-devpack-freebie-enjoy/57372 "2026-08-19T12:26:25Z")

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Coming again Soon - Mobile Formatting Issue I’ve wanted this thought others might like it too Live at WindyTown.com

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## [When I try to add content or resources folder I get error message - why?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/when-i-try-to-add-content-or-resources-folder-i-get-error-message-why/57382)

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**Author:** [@RichardPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RichardPhoto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/when-i-try-to-add-content-or-resources-folder-i-get-error-message-why/57382 "2026-08-18T19:55:45Z")

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Hi, I’m slowly moving my classic site over to Elements - for the most part, it has been seamless, and as I’ve got to grips with it, I’m seeing what amazing things it can do. I’ve run into a problem with CMS that I’m no…

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## [What version of Elements do I need to be on to use CMS Pro?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-version-of-elements-do-i-need-to-be-on-to-use-cms-pro/57370)

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**Author:** [@Jamie1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jamie1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-version-of-elements-do-i-need-to-be-on-to-use-cms-pro/57370 "2026-08-17T10:54:44Z")

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I’m thinking of getting Elements CMS Pro soon but I’m currently on Elements 2.4.4 What version do I need to be on for it to work? I want to try out the integration with Claude.

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## [CMS Pro Online Image Resize?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-pro-online-image-resize/57362)

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**Author:** [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-pro-online-image-resize/57362 "2026-08-17T07:15:11Z")

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When I upload photos online to CMS Resources Images, they are not resized or compressed. The Image Handling is on (see screenshot). Do I need to do some more settings? @dan On my Mac, I will use Squash instead and turn…

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## [CMS online editor](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-editor/57361)

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**Author:** [@ttang](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ttang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-editor/57361 "2026-08-16T18:18:31Z")

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CMS online editor is great, but i would like to know if there is a roadmap for enhancement. e.g. more formatting options of the MD files. Thanks

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