# RapidWeaver Elements **URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/43.md?page=17 [Latest](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/categories.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Not a bug but a potential minor issue](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/nicht-ein-bug-aber-ein-potenzielles-problemchen/57116)
**Author:** [@romacasa](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/romacasa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/nicht-ein-bug-aber-ein-potenzielles-problemchen/57116 "2026-07-25T13:34:17Z")
Hello everyone, Imagine you're creating a CMS website for a client. On the homepage, you link a CMS item to an MD file, for example, welcome.md. There, the client can write something new—as long as… --- ## [A real blog and I got tags to work](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-real-blog-and-i-got-tags-to-work/57105)
**Author:** [@chrisecurtis](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/chrisecurtis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-real-blog-and-i-got-tags-to-work/57105 "2026-07-25T09:18:35Z")
I imported my existing Hugo blog, which was built from md files with yaml front matter, into a new site I built with Elements and CMS. It took a lot of power renaming, search and replace and some old-fashioned tedious ed… --- ## [Tabs: activate a tab with javascript](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tabs-activate-a-tab-with-javascript/57097)
**Author:** [@Lcs](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Lcs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tabs-activate-a-tab-with-javascript/57097 "2026-07-25T08:19:50Z")
How can I activate or make a tab the default one using javascript? I had a html zone The browser can’t find the tabName element by Id Thank’s for ideas --- ## [Elements Forgets Icon | Icon + Text Setting?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-forgets-icon-icon-text-setting/50181)
**Author:** [@logrunner](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/logrunner)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-forgets-icon-icon-text-setting/50181 "2026-07-24T19:57:17Z")
If I right click on any of the icons in the image above, I can select Icon and Text and then the text is displayed. Having set the option, if I save the project, close Elements and then re-open the project, Elements “f… --- ## [Button Link forgetting setting in Beta 3.0.1?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/button-link-forgetting-setting-in-beta-3-0-1/57018)
**Author:** [@logrunner](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/logrunner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/button-link-forgetting-setting-in-beta-3-0-1/57018 "2026-07-24T19:54:20Z")
I am following the video in this thread here: How to offer viewing or download a PDF etc If I set the button link as follows: save the project and preview in safari, the button works fine and I can download the PDF. … --- ## [CMS Studio Licence](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-studio-licence/56696)
**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-studio-licence/56696 "2026-07-24T19:06:21Z")
I am confused! I have Elements Plus, I want to use the AI tools but my subscription says i need Studio Plan. If I go to manage my subscriptions there is no option for Studio! Only the option to upgrade to Pro. What am I… --- ## [What's system for e-commerce in Elements exclued Ecwid?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/whats-system-for-e-commerce-in-elements-exclued-ecwid/57102)
**Author:** [@BOULIC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/BOULIC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/whats-system-for-e-commerce-in-elements-exclued-ecwid/57102 "2026-07-24T15:59:14Z")
What is the best e-commerce platform for Elements, other than Ecwid? I’ve seen that there’s Cartloom, but it’s still a hassle to integrate. I’m still looking for a module that integrates directly with Elements. --- ## [Looking for feedback on updated site](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/looking-for-feedback-on-updated-site/57078)
**Author:** [@vivek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vivek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/looking-for-feedback-on-updated-site/57078 "2026-07-24T10:41:58Z")
Hi all, I have just published a rebuilt site with Elements, and I would really appreciate a review from people who know the tool well. Live site: https://cycleruncode.club/ What I would love eyes on Honest, practica… --- ## [Table of sontent "sticky"?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/table-of-sontent-sticky/57101)
**Author:** [@ariehn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ariehn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/table-of-sontent-sticky/57101 "2026-07-24T05:58:51Z")
Hello, I’ve just bought the new Table of Contents component and would like to use it as shown on the component’s example page – in other words, with the Table of Contents fixed on the left-hand side. Unfortunately, I can… --- ## [Feature request: import from Markdown with expanded frontmatter](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/feature-request-import-from-markdown-with-expanded-frontmatter/57096)
**Author:** [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/feature-request-import-from-markdown-with-expanded-frontmatter/57096 "2026-07-23T20:35:45Z")
Feature request: import from Markdown with expanded frontmatter Right now the Markdown component renders content, but it doesn’t read anything from YAML frontmatter. Other CMS platforms use frontmatter to build schema a… --- ## [Theme Studio and Font Names Disappearing](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/theme-studio-and-font-names-disappearing/57100)
**Author:** [@IdahoSAM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/IdahoSAM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/theme-studio-and-font-names-disappearing/57100 "2026-07-23T18:31:45Z")
My font selections in the Theme Studio disappear every few months (or when I notice), not showing up in the right side panel as being selected. I am using Google Fonts. I re-select them, and they stick around for awhil… --- ## [3.0.2 CMS disappeared? Very Strange](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/3-0-2-cms-disappeared-very-strange/57087)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/3-0-2-cms-disappeared-very-strange/57087 "2026-07-23T14:01:55Z")
Deleted custom HTML Tired Every Option in settings elementsapp://downloadDocument/pO2fRR74i7Yv @dan Won’t preview - blank… --- ## [Contact form on Ionos server](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-on-ionos-server/57086)
**Author:** [@tonywilks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tonywilks)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/contact-form-on-ionos-server/57086 "2026-07-23T07:37:34Z")
Hi, I switched to elements from rapid weaver and finished re-making my websites a couple of months ago. Everything was working perfectly and now my contact forms seem to have stopped working. I’m not sure how recently … --- ## [SiteSketch / wireframing tool](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitesketch-wireframing-tool/57062)
**Author:** [@CyberFredje](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/CyberFredje)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitesketch-wireframing-tool/57062 "2026-07-23T07:26:05Z")
Hi all, This might be off-topic, but feel free to move or delete it :slight\_smile: I am curious how everyone here handles the very first client meeting, before a single page gets built in Elements. My own process used… --- ## [\[NEW\] Table of Contents: Every heading, one click away](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-table-of-contents-every-heading-one-click-away/57088)
**Author:** [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/new-table-of-contents-every-heading-one-click-away/57088 "2026-07-23T06:47:16Z")
Dear Elements Weavers, I’m excited to introduce Table of Contents – a new component that turns any long page in Rapidweaver Elements into something readers can navigate at a glance. The idea is simple: give your text c… --- ## [SFTP publishing settings](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sftp-publishing-settings/57080)
**Author:** [@LEZ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LEZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sftp-publishing-settings/57080 "2026-07-22T13:55:49Z")
How do I revert to the current non beta version? I’m trying to SFTP using Elements and I keep getting a connection failed error. If I use the exact same parameters in Transmit it works… Thanks. --- ## [Confusion about nested elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/confusion-about-nested-elements/56855)
**Author:** [@binarydog](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/binarydog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/confusion-about-nested-elements/56855 "2026-07-22T12:29:56Z")
I’m starting my first major project with Elements and have been reading and watching the manual, videos, and examples for a while now to see how things are done. I’m a bit confused by something in the Voyager II example… --- ## [Tooltip Modal or something else?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tooltip-modal-or-something-else/57079)
**Author:** [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tooltip-modal-or-something-else/57079 "2026-07-22T00:49:39Z")
Have you ever used tooltips or modals for hover effects? I am trying to decide on the best practice for revealing definitions. The intent is to allow a visitor to hover and read the short definition. Inside of that dialo… --- ## [Elements 3 Beta](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-3-beta/57077)
**Author:** [@ajenks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ajenks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-3-beta/57077 "2026-07-22T00:01:50Z")
How’s Elements 3 beta treating everyone. I haven’t updated mine yet. --- ## [What's the deal with Gallery Pro thumbnails?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-gallery-pro-thumbnails/57058)
**Author:** [@TomM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TomM)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-gallery-pro-thumbnails/57058 "2026-07-21T20:56:26Z")
Gallery pro page, masonry or grid layout, The cell phone test size in elements truncates the captions. How to fix? Thanks. --- ## [How do I embed a Vimeo video that was filmed in portrait orientation correctly?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-embed-a-vimeo-video-that-was-filmed-in-portrait-orientation-correctly/57055)
**Author:** [@JGWeiland](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/JGWeiland)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-embed-a-vimeo-video-that-was-filmed-in-portrait-orientation-correctly/57055 "2026-07-21T18:45:55Z")
Hi guys. I am trying to place a vertical video from video inside the video component. I can adjust the aspect ratio inside the video component, but no matter what I try, the video does not fill the Frame and appears tiny… --- ## [Tags and Search](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tags-and-search/57075)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tags-and-search/57075 "2026-07-21T17:01:38Z")
Would like to make the table input data into the search and bring back results… So a user would click on ‘Blues’ in the table and search would return those songs I’m an experimenter - and I try a gazillion ways - until… --- ## [Bilingual Website Help Needed for Newbie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/bilingual-website-help-needed-for-newbie/57063)
**Author:** [@roxyms](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/roxyms)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/bilingual-website-help-needed-for-newbie/57063 "2026-07-21T16:49:22Z")
I have just started using Elements and I have a one page site taken from a 3 page template. I added two links and turned off two additional pages that existed. By law here, I need to add an additional language site, whic… --- ## [Elements Form: Capture IP address on Submit?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-form-capture-ip-address-on-submit/57073)
**Author:** [@randerson27](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/randerson27)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-form-capture-ip-address-on-submit/57073 "2026-07-21T14:49:55Z")
Hi all. Is there a way to capture the IP address of the person or bot submitting a form? I am trying to determine the source of unwanted solicitations I am receiving. (“Hey there. I can improve your SEO score … contact m… --- ## [Sticky menu text states](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sticky-menu-text-states/56719)
**Author:** [@Rich2020](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rich2020)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sticky-menu-text-states/56719 "2026-07-21T11:19:57Z")
I’ve placed some of my pages in folders. The inspector (for the sticky menu) allows me to apply colours for the page titles in an ACTIVE, and a DEFAULT state. This is working as expected, but the ACTIVE state is not dis… --- ## [Search CMS - kinda works - can't get it to post page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/search-cms-kinda-works-cant-get-it-to-post-page/57069)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/search-cms-kinda-works-cant-get-it-to-post-page/57069 "2026-07-20T23:03:38Z")
got the search at 1000 z-index any ideas? Thanx -Mike --- ## [CMS {{audio}} - Stuck - Options?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-audio-stuck-options/57066)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-audio-stuck-options/57066 "2026-07-20T18:47:12Z")
I’m able to add title and author - and since these are all the same cd cover I can enter that - where I’m stuck is {{audio}} no place to enter the item… Anyone have an idea? I need some sort of CMS audio player that le… --- ## [SSH Keys](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ssh-keys/57060)
**Author:** [@Nucifraga](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Nucifraga)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ssh-keys/57060 "2026-07-20T18:37:05Z")
I’ve been using Rapidweaver Classic for some years (10) to create a Natural History Photograph website https://puffinuspuffinus.suckedslant.uk Up to now I’ve only ever had to use FTP with an ISP Password. But it looks li… --- ## [A great e-commerce solution for Elements websites](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-great-e-commerce-solution-for-elements-websites/57052)
**Author:** [@Jeffinn](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jeffinn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-great-e-commerce-solution-for-elements-websites/57052 "2026-07-20T12:17:53Z")
Just. quick shout out to those of you looking to add a shopping cart to your Elements website. I took the time to purchase and install Vibracart Pro from Vibralogix this weekend and can highly recommend it as a great sol… --- ## [Future Feature request](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/future-feature-request/57061)
**Author:** [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/future-feature-request/57061 "2026-07-20T12:01:27Z")
@dan is there any way the components bar sections can be “closed” and “opened” like an accordion whne not in use? As more and more components get added there are sections I dont want to use for a project but may for anot… [Previous page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/43.md?page=16) [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/43.md?page=18)