# CMS

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## [How to change the source of the Content](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-the-source-of-the-content/56324)

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**Author:** [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-the-source-of-the-content/56324 "2026-05-26T16:23:37Z")

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Hi, I just purchased the Studio version of the CMS and started to play around with it. Now I made a mistake at the initial setup. I have chosen as a Source of my Content the server root “/”. How can I change that to a fo…

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## [A few days in... Anyone using CMS V2 AI?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-few-days-in-anyone-using-cms-v2-ai/56258)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-few-days-in-anyone-using-cms-v2-ai/56258 "2026-05-26T11:09:42Z")

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Any new users? What do you think? :thinking: Useful? Using it much? What other advanced features beyond solo are you using ? Thanx Mike

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## [Thank You Ben Dan Different Dan for your hard work! And Tom :)](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-ben-dan-different-dan-for-your-hard-work-and-tom/56283)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-ben-dan-different-dan-for-your-hard-work-and-tom/56283 "2026-05-25T14:33:20Z")

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Thank you for taking the time to go ‘full court press’ and help everyone with their issues… I’m sure we all really appreciate your support…

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## [Be Careful about republish all files in CMS V2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/be-careful-about-republish-all-files-in-cms-v2/56278)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/be-careful-about-republish-all-files-in-cms-v2/56278 "2026-05-23T08:53:01Z")

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To my limited understanding… it will take the elements version mark down files and overwrite your work you did online inside the dashboard… My markdown files were in the CMS folder on the server - get your final modifie…

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## [Perhaps a download option of .md file in dashboard?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/perhaps-a-download-option-of-md-file-in-dashboard/56274)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/perhaps-a-download-option-of-md-file-in-dashboard/56274 "2026-05-22T18:01:49Z")

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I went poking around the server, and could not find the modified .md files perhaps have a download option? For me - would like to have the most current version - after modification

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## [CMS Online Editor questions](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-editor-questions/56272)

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**Author:** [@Massimo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Massimo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-editor-questions/56272 "2026-05-22T15:03:53Z")

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I’ve never worked with the CMS before, so I’d like to know two things: With the CMS “Studio” license is it possible to create relationships between collections? Here’s what I mean… Suppose we have two collections: a…

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## [CMS Studio 2.0 Licensing and sub-domains](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-studio-2-0-licensing-and-sub-domains/56271)

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**Author:** [@logrunner](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/logrunner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-studio-2-0-licensing-and-sub-domains/56271 "2026-05-22T14:15:13Z")

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Assuming I setup a staging.mydomainname.com domain and then publish the CMS to it. If I then license the CMS for ‘staging.mydomainname.com’ (which is what I get offered in the CMS Studio setup), will that then also cover…

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## [Buttons are not visible in CMS2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/buttons-are-not-visible-in-cms2/56263)

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**Author:** [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/buttons-are-not-visible-in-cms2/56263 "2026-05-22T12:57:18Z")

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Problems on login page and in the program itself. Buttons are not visible until I hover the mouse over them.

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## [Elements CMS Online editor: array in the Markdown frontmatter](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-online-editor-array-in-the-markdown-frontmatter/56256)

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**Author:** [@JGWeiland](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/JGWeiland)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-online-editor-array-in-the-markdown-frontmatter/56256 "2026-05-22T07:12:29Z")

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Hi Ben and Dan first of all, congratulations on publishing the Online Editor, wonderful! I’d like to report a bug in the Elements CMS Online Editor (v2). Let me know if it’s not. When entering an image filename in the…

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## [CMS 2 skips initial account setup screen](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-2-skips-initial-account-setup-screen/56238)

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**Author:** [@RoyRivers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RoyRivers)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-2-skips-initial-account-setup-screen/56238 "2026-05-21T22:00:55Z")

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I just excitedly added the Online Editor (CMS 2) to a new empty php page on my site entitled “dashboard”. My cms folders are set up and the Collection component has been set. But, when I uploaded and viewed the dashboa…

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## [CMS without function](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-without-function/56235)

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**Author:** [@Blumik](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Blumik)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-without-function/56235 "2026-05-21T18:31:29Z")

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That’s nice; but unfortunately it doesn’t work at all as shown in the first video. I created a page “Edit” and then pulled in online editor and published. But unfortunately I only see a white page, what am I doing wrong…

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## [Getting Audio Podcast to work in CMS V2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/getting-audio-podcast-to-work-in-cms-v2/56253)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/getting-audio-podcast-to-work-in-cms-v2/56253 "2026-05-21T17:43:59Z")

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Took me awhile to get this - Hope it might help others

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## [Large website--Elements Native or Elements CMS?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/large-website-elements-native-or-elements-cms/56249)

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**Author:** [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/large-website-elements-native-or-elements-cms/56249 "2026-05-21T16:51:30Z")

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This is an open question for anyone who might have experience using Elements on a medium to large website. I am asking how this has worked for you. My parameters: The bulk of the content (300 pages) is 400–2000 words. …

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## [CMS 2.0 testing via ServBay prior to Production site upload](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-2-0-testing-via-servbay-prior-to-production-site-upload/56237)

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**Author:** [@logrunner](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/logrunner)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-2-0-testing-via-servbay-prior-to-production-site-upload/56237 "2026-05-21T16:44:41Z")

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If I purchase the CMS 2.0 Studio version to use on my website, I understand that the license covers me for that website domain and any sub-domains for that website. Does the CMS 2.0 Studio license also allow me to depl…

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## [CMS 2 and search SVG settings](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-2-and-search-svg-settings/56233)

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**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-2-and-search-svg-settings/56233 "2026-05-21T15:53:04Z")

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This is great, but I am struggling with the SVG component. I add the search and it searches just fine, but I cannot get the the search results to be a link to the relevant post, it just shows as a result and is not selec…

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## [Line Spaces in Markdown](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/line-spaces-in-markdown/56241)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/line-spaces-in-markdown/56241 "2026-05-21T02:18:10Z")

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Tired 10+ different methods CSS and HTML - spaces and returns etc How can I add more space between end of paragraph and header? Everything else is working for me - very happy :slight\_smile: just need some code or wo…

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## [Elements CMS Online Editor Pricing Announcement](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-online-editor-pricing-announcement/56143)

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**Author:** [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-online-editor-pricing-announcement/56143 "2026-05-20T19:28:01Z")

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Hi all, Pricing for the Online Editor has come up a lot since the v2 announcement, so I wanted to share where we’ve landed. It’s one-time pricing with lifetime updates, no subscription. Two plans, both per domain: Fre…

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## [Blog content on different pages](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blog-content-on-different-pages/56017)

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**Author:** [@binarydog](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/binarydog)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blog-content-on-different-pages/56017 "2026-05-08T19:09:55Z")

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Would it be possible to have the blog on one page and, on another page (of course, on the same website), the same blog but with, for example, a specific tag or a different filter? Or, on another page, the content of a s…

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## [Links to Blog Articles](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/links-to-blog-articles/55984)

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**Author:** [@binarydog](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/binarydog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/links-to-blog-articles/55984 "2026-05-07T18:26:31Z")

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Will it be possible to link to individual blog articles within a project, whether from static content or from other dynamic CMS content on the page? Perhaps via a unique article ID? EDIT: Links to a search tag or catego…

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## [CMS: Different dates in Markdown than in published posts](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-different-dates-in-markdown-than-in-published-posts/55810)

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**Author:** [@Netroamer13](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Netroamer13)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-different-dates-in-markdown-than-in-published-posts/55810 "2026-04-24T15:53:12Z")

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Just noticed a strange behaviour of the CMS: when publishing posts it dates the post one day earlier than indicated in the markdown file. See screenshots. Is this possibly a bug, or is there something wrong with my timez…

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## [Add CMS to existing site](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/add-cms-to-existing-site/55839)

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**Author:** [@vivek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vivek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/add-cms-to-existing-site/55839 "2026-04-22T19:23:29Z")

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I tried to use Microblog but migrating my current structure to this project seems more work. So, I tried to create the structure in my new project, a) I created the cms folder b) created author and posts c) Created a…

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## [Dynamic CMS Styling in Elements: Injecting Tags as CSS Classes via Twig](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dynamic-cms-styling-in-elements-injecting-tags-as-css-classes-via-twig/55815)

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**Author:** [@vivek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vivek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dynamic-cms-styling-in-elements-injecting-tags-as-css-classes-via-twig/55815 "2026-04-21T11:24:34Z")

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I am currently in the process of rebuilding my website, cycleruncode.club. My objective is to unify several disparate journals into a single CMS collection and use tags (e.g., cycle, run, code) to trigger discipline-spec…

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## [Blog Page Layout](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blog-page-layout/55720)

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**Author:** [@Soul](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Soul)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blog-page-layout/55720 "2026-04-15T07:40:35Z")

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I am trying to remake my Foundry Alloy Blog – as I had spent a good time making it the way I wanted it. In Elements I have recreated the page but running into issues to link the post correctly. I have 4 Collections Po…

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## [Strange behaviour of blog columns](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/strange-behaviour-of-blog-columns/55705)

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**Author:** [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/strange-behaviour-of-blog-columns/55705 "2026-04-14T13:41:09Z")

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Hi there, just recognised something regarding the blogs columns which looks strange. I can set in the collection the number of columns. In my below screenshot 4. So far so good. From the “lg” breakpoint upwards its 4 co…

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## [Video or WebM in the CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/video-or-webm-in-the-cms/55548)

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**Author:** [@ElementsMichael](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ElementsMichael)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/video-or-webm-in-the-cms/55548 "2026-04-06T22:06:46Z")

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Can I use a video or a WebM in the CMS as a cover? I would like to have animations on the overview of the articles.

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## [Displaying used tags in the cms](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/displaying-used-tags-in-the-cms/55546)

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**Author:** [@ElementsMichael](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ElementsMichael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/displaying-used-tags-in-the-cms/55546 "2026-04-05T20:33:40Z")

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hi. is it possible to display the tags in the articles on the landing page? I wanted to display tags below the autor by using {{item.tags}}but when entered, I get the text “ARRAY”

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## [Markdown for me not working tried many things - 2.2.2 update issue?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/markdown-for-me-not-working-tried-many-things-2-2-2-update-issue/55450)

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**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/markdown-for-me-not-working-tried-many-things-2-2-2-update-issue/55450 "2026-03-31T18:31:28Z")

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Tried both Markdown and HTML formatted .md files tried paste as plain text tried adding line breaks not working I tried to include here but article is too big

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## [Create a previous page button](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/create-a-previous-page-button/55323)

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**Author:** [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/create-a-previous-page-button/55323 "2026-03-25T11:31:10Z")

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I want to provide the readers of one of my blog posts with an easy possibility to navigate back to the blog page they started from. Of course they can use the previous button of the browser, but I want to create some kin…

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## [Text formatting in CMS Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-formatting-in-cms-elements/55307)

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**Author:** [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-formatting-in-cms-elements/55307 "2026-03-24T17:20:12Z")

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As I begin to understand how the CMS works, I don’t know why my text isn’t displaying the formatting from the .md file. When I use #, ##, ###, \*\*, etc., the text appears as plain text in my Elements “text” component, wh…

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## [CMS not working](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-not-working/55266)

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**Author:** [@Marcoen](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Marcoen)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-not-working/55266 "2026-03-24T13:09:16Z")

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I’m trying to create a blog via the cms feature. I got some help from AI bot Claude but it ended with a page with lots of text. Looks like this: “$p !== ‘’)); foreach (explode(‘/’, $relativePath) as $segment) { if ($seg…

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