# RapidWeaver Elements

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## [Please Consider Reviewing My Site](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/please-consider-reviewing-my-site/52824)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/please-consider-reviewing-my-site/52824 "2025-11-27T18:36:47Z")

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I changed the menu to left side from a static top menu. Because my menu is so wide, it takes ½ the content away. On larger pages, after sufficient space, I go full width on content… should I leave the menu as it is…

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## [Odd message when saving](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/odd-message-when-saving/52830)

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**Author:** [@jazzvibe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jazzvibe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/odd-message-when-saving/52830 "2025-11-27T17:18:30Z")

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I’ve been diving into Elements to rebuild my classic website. It’s been a big learning curve but I’m starting to see how things work and the potential for updating my site. I have had a few crashes and have now gotten t…

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## [Link Setting - Open in New Window Default Choice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-setting-open-in-new-window-default-choice/52828)

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**Author:** [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-setting-open-in-new-window-default-choice/52828 "2025-11-27T16:42:18Z")

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@dan Any chance for a preference setting to have the checkbox for Always Open in New Window in Link properties to always be checked by default. i.e. setting for whether it is always checked or always unchecked. Thanks…

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## [Collection Pagination destroys the editor preview](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/collection-pagination-destroys-the-editor-preview/52568)

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**Author:** [@Ulrich](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Ulrich)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/collection-pagination-destroys-the-editor-preview/52568 "2025-11-27T16:13:34Z")

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Could i change the width of the Collection Pagination Element? Collection Pagination is to wide for the Mobile Screen Width. without Collection Pagination with Collection Pagination

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## [Twig display date output in German format?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/twig-display-date-output-in-german-format/51613)

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**Author:** [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/twig-display-date-output-in-german-format/51613 "2025-11-27T15:50:51Z")

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@ben I’d like to use the following Twig syntax: {{ "now"|date\_modify("this friday")|date("j. F Y") }} However, the output shows the month name in English (“October”) instead of German (“Oktober”). Adjusting the syntax…

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## [Happy Thanksgiving from USA :)](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-from-usa/52823)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-from-usa/52823 "2025-11-27T12:30:25Z")

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Hope everyone - even if you don’t celebrate -has a good day ahead :slight\_smile:

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## [Related Items Question](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/related-items-question/52523)

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**Author:** [@Ulrich](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Ulrich)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/related-items-question/52523 "2025-11-27T07:59:18Z")

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After two sunny weeks of vacation in Tuscany, i’d like to implement related items and need some help. Three pieces of information: I’m using the latest version of Elements I’m using Pretty URLs I’m using IIS, not Apac…

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## [Tables civ](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tables-civ/49246)

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**Author:** [@SaturnWeb](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/SaturnWeb)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tables-civ/49246 "2025-11-27T02:18:48Z")

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Hello, I am trying out your Elements program and I have a specific stack that I use called table CSV. It’s where I take a spreadsheet and insert it into a stack and I get a table on my websites. I have one particular web…

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## [No blue dot for text size?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/no-blue-dot-for-text-size/52808)

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**Author:** [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/no-blue-dot-for-text-size/52808 "2025-11-26T21:16:33Z")

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No blue dot for text size (in Text Style) But there is in Text / General … however it doesn’t seem to do anything So why 2 text size settings .. and what’s the blue dot fix here ?

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## [Black Friday 50% off new full licenses of Sitelok & Vibracart Pro](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/black-friday-50-off-new-full-licenses-of-sitelok-vibracart-pro/52802)

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**Author:** [@vibralogix](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vibralogix)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/black-friday-50-off-new-full-licenses-of-sitelok-vibracart-pro/52802 "2025-11-26T20:37:09Z")

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Until the 1st December full price licenses of Sitelok and Vibracart Pro have 50% off. No coupon is needed. https://www.vibralogix.com/store.php There has never been a better time to create a member’s area with Sitelok.…

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## [Do we name the slug? or does elements automatically do it?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-we-name-the-slug-or-does-elements-automatically-do-it/52811)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-we-name-the-slug-or-does-elements-automatically-do-it/52811 "2025-11-26T19:30:24Z")

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The slug is a URL-friendly version of your title, typically formatted in lowercase with spaces and special characters replaced by hyphens. For your example, a slug would likely be generated as “earth-food” based on the t…

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## [Zoom image but not overlayed text?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/zoom-image-but-not-overlayed-text/52799)

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**Author:** [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/zoom-image-but-not-overlayed-text/52799 "2025-11-26T17:41:55Z")

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Is it possible to (hover) zoom in on a gridded image, whilst not zooming the overlayed text ? Please see here what I’m trying to recreate …

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## [Containing a hover transform to a grid space](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/containing-a-hover-transform-to-a-grid-space/52798)

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**Author:** [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/containing-a-hover-transform-to-a-grid-space/52798 "2025-11-26T15:21:54Z")

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Is there a way of containing an image (hover) transform to a grid space ? ie - the effect here is that the image is growing bigger on hover, such that it overlaps other images. What I’d like is for the image to be cont…

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## [No Undo in Text and Typography](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/no-undo-in-text-and-typography/52789)

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**Author:** [@tinrocket](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tinrocket)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/no-undo-in-text-and-typography/52789 "2025-11-26T14:30:33Z")

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Hello, I expected Elements to be sufficiently mature by version 1.5.x so I could start porting my Classic sites. Many enhancements have been made since the beta, and I was excited when Realmac’s video described the new …

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## [👉 50% OFF on our Play project](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/50-off-on-our-play-project/52746)

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**Author:** [@Massimo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Massimo)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/50-off-on-our-play-project/52746 "2025-11-26T13:04:07Z")

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:backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: 50% OFF on our Play project for Elements Use the code: BDAYS25 Offer valid until November 30 (UTC).

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## [Just Re - Upped during Black Friday Sale!](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/just-re-upped-during-black-friday-sale/52797)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/just-re-upped-during-black-friday-sale/52797 "2025-11-26T12:49:42Z")

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Thank you for this sale and opportunity to purchase :slight\_smile: Looking forward to another year of updates and improvements! Best to Realmac Software (Happy Thanksgiving) From Peoria IL :slight\_smile:

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## [Can I search within my ELEMENTS website?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-i-search-within-my-elements-website/52786)

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**Author:** [@kitmos](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/kitmos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-i-search-within-my-elements-website/52786 "2025-11-26T10:28:57Z")

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Can I search within my ELEMENTS website? I have some errant text in it but I can’t seem to find it to delete it

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## [Been Reading the Manual - Do all Tags Have to be Tags: \[ \]?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/been-reading-the-manual-do-all-tags-have-to-be-tags/52788)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/been-reading-the-manual-do-all-tags-have-to-be-tags/52788 "2025-11-26T09:35:55Z")

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Been Reading the Manual - Do all Tags Have to be Tags: \[ \]? What if I want three categories of tags? mood, genre, instrumentation?

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## [Previous Song - Random Song - Next Song Buttons](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-song-random-song-next-song-buttons/52778)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-song-random-song-next-song-buttons/52778 "2025-11-26T09:30:01Z")

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Previous Song - Random Song - Next Song Buttons How can I program this? {{item.number -1}} {{item.number random1-365}} {{item.number +1}} ???

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## [How to add a colour picker that can dynamically change parts of an image?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-add-a-colour-picker-that-can-dynamically-change-parts-of-an-image/52763)

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**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TEMPEST)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-add-a-colour-picker-that-can-dynamically-change-parts-of-an-image/52763 "2025-11-26T08:04:35Z")

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My previous question - about singularly selectable elements on a page driving a larger image of the selected element is the precursor to this problem. After selecting a (button?) with a thumbnail of an image, a larger i…

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## [Elements Dev Talk 04: Updates and New Features](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-dev-talk-04-updates-and-new-features/52774)

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**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-dev-talk-04-updates-and-new-features/52774 "2025-11-26T03:01:49Z")

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In this episode of DevTalk, Ben and I walk through the latest updates to Elements. We cover the new image slider improvements, fresh form component templates, and tweaks to the publishing setup. We also talk about recent…

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## [Hopeful for Tailwind 4](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hopeful-for-tailwind-4/51685)

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**Author:** [@Doobox](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Doobox)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hopeful-for-tailwind-4/51685 "2025-11-25T23:21:13Z")

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I’m hoping when Elements switches to tailwind 4, Tailwind will build in class mode as opposed to media mode. So we can have runtime toggle dark / light mode component / custom code in the browser. Unless I’m missing som…

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## [Sale of third-party components](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sale-of-third-party-components/52768)

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**Author:** [@Massimo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Massimo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sale-of-third-party-components/52768 "2025-11-25T15:27:43Z")

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I have three final-stage components that I’d like to list on the marketplace, but I don’t want to be late for when you open the store to sell third-party custom components. I’m not asking for a date when you plan to ope…

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## [Is this 'Theme Project' available somewhere?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-this-theme-project-available-somewhere/52766)

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**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TEMPEST)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-this-theme-project-available-somewhere/52766 "2025-11-25T14:44:48Z")

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Used here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npoc1vewTSw This looks really useful to setting up and testing out a new themes colours, so it would be great to be included in the ‘free projects’ list built into elements, bu…

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## [Making a new theme in Theme Studio](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/making-a-new-theme-in-theme-studio/46075)

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**Author:** [@Toastman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Toastman)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/making-a-new-theme-in-theme-studio/46075 "2025-11-25T14:38:30Z")

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Hello folks I searched for answers here and couldn’t find anything. Can we make a new theme from scratch instead of selecting on of the presets like Architect, Solar or System? All of the base settings are locked and I…

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## [Related Items - read the manual - how do I set it up?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/related-items-read-the-manual-how-do-i-set-it-up/52747)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/related-items-read-the-manual-how-do-i-set-it-up/52747 "2025-11-25T14:02:54Z")

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$related = $item-\>related() -\>byTags() -\>limit(5) -\>excludeSelf() -\>get(); // Or find by multiple criteria $related = $item-\>related() -\>by(\['genre', 'mood', 'instruments'\]) -\>in('blog') -\>li…

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## [When is Video background coming](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/when-is-video-background-coming/52769)

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**Author:** [@mike3107](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mike3107)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/when-is-video-background-coming/52769 "2025-11-25T13:11:13Z")

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I have just purchased Elements last week and have been watching the tutorial videos to get to grips with it, I still have a lot to learn, I have been following the progress since the begining and felt now was the time to…

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## [fleXon Design Library Update Version 1.6](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/flexon-design-library-update-version-1-6/52770)

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**Author:** [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/flexon-design-library-update-version-1-6/52770 "2025-11-25T12:48:06Z")

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Dear Elements Weavers, I’ve just finished the second November update. Four new sections are available and all the footers have been updated. They are now better optimised for dark mode so I recommend replacing your copi…

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## [Using Elements after subscription has ended](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748)

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**Author:** [@HGBM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/HGBM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748 "2025-11-25T11:14:53Z")

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Hello, I read this in the FAQs as an answer to the question: What happens if my subscription expires? Elements is yours to keep. You can continue to use it, you just won’t receive any new updates until you restart your…

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## [Does elements have something similar to this?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/does-elements-have-something-similar-to-this/52723)

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**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TEMPEST)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/does-elements-have-something-similar-to-this/52723 "2025-11-25T09:31:43Z")

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So blocs 6 has something called the ‘custom interactions manager’ which is excellently demoed in this video: It allows a user to create simple to complex interactions between web page elements without codi…

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