# CMS **URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/elements-cms/64.md?page=5 [Latest](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/categories.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [Stupid Question - Want a Downloadable Button for Songs](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stupid-question-want-a-downloadable-button-for-songs/52753)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/stupid-question-want-a-downloadable-button-for-songs/52753 "2025-11-24T22:36:09Z")
This is opening a new window and playing the song - not downloading it to a person’s device --- ## [3 Audio Players - none working](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/3-audio-players-none-working/52735)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/3-audio-players-none-working/52735 "2025-11-24T21:19:24Z")
elementsapp://downloadDocument/QXmbA2MRCgC2 Html - not working Elements - can’t {{}} source audio Doobox - tired {{item.audio.mp3}} {{item.audio}} \
\ **Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-link-to-a-cms-item/52722 "2025-11-24T12:51:21Z")
elementsapp://downloadDocument/HX2yeJPaZ8xN main songs load not seeing individual items - not working - always shows first item --- ## [Markdown Files Appearing in the Sitemap](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/markdown-files-appearing-in-the-sitemap/52710)
**Author:** [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/markdown-files-appearing-in-the-sitemap/52710 "2025-11-23T20:23:00Z")
Hi @ben and @dan, as you already know, I work quite a lot with the Elements CMS. I’ve come across a very annoying bug related to Markdown files. When creating a Markdown file in the CMS, the checkbox “Include in sitem… --- ## [Blogging/CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blogging-cms/52607)
**Author:** [@uwinkler](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/uwinkler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blogging-cms/52607 "2025-11-20T15:02:16Z")
I´ve tried to create a blogging page in elements. It works, but it is a little bit complicated. My main problem is that the people I made the websites for they work with instagram and Facebook. And they want that their p… --- ## [Problem with publishing a blog post](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/problem-with-publishing-a-blog-post/52539)
**Author:** [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/problem-with-publishing-a-blog-post/52539 "2025-11-19T08:43:06Z")
I’m having an issue with publishing blog posts. The published post is on the web server, but it does not appear on my website. I have a total of 39 blog posts published, and the latest one is not showing on my site. Any … --- ## [Embedding Video and Images into long-form Markdown CMS content](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/embedding-video-and-images-into-long-form-markdown-cms-content/52278)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/embedding-video-and-images-into-long-form-markdown-cms-content/52278 "2025-11-17T13:57:40Z")
It comes up fairly regularly on the forum, so I thought it was about time we added some documentation on adding images and video into Markdown documents… Keep in mind that inline media embedding only works with the Typo… --- ## [Links to the blog posts no longer work](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/links-to-the-blog-posts-no-longer-work/50067)
**Author:** [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/links-to-the-blog-posts-no-longer-work/50067 "2025-11-16T19:02:33Z")
After updating to v. 1.1.2, the links to the blog posts no longer work. See video. Any tips? --- ## [Help learning the new CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-learning-the-new-cms/52424)
**Author:** [@Christ2RCulture](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Christ2RCulture)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-learning-the-new-cms/52424 "2025-11-14T01:08:39Z")
First, Dan, thank you for doing a great job on Elements! I am a long-time RW Classic user and am trying to rebuild my site in Elements but feel clueless. Are there any sample sites that show me how to build blogs with C… --- ## [CMS and Related Items](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-and-related-items/52067)
**Author:** [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-and-related-items/52067 "2025-10-28T08:39:28Z")
I’ve added tags to all my blog posts, but when I test this on my website, the tag filtering doesn’t work. The same posts appear under every blog entry and the posts displayed are not related to the correct tag. … --- ## [Cms post page giving error](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-post-page-giving-error/51333)
**Author:** [@Lion](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Lion)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-post-page-giving-error/51333 "2025-10-22T17:59:42Z")
Hi @dan @ben I have an error on my post page with cms in Elements. The website is https://www.audio.lionofjudahmin.com The archives page is set up for cms and then the individual post page. The archive page works fine,… --- ## [Half way through Ep. 93 CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/half-way-through-ep-93-cms/51563)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/half-way-through-ep-93-cms/51563 "2025-10-08T09:30:04Z")
Here is my try: elementsapp://downloadDocument/r55ggtFTCzRA Doesn’t seem to work for me… --- ## [CMS not working in project imported from Classic](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-not-working-in-project-imported-from-classic/51371)
**Author:** [@annebourdon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/annebourdon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-not-working-in-project-imported-from-classic/51371 "2025-10-01T16:28:33Z")
RapidWeaver Elements 1.3.3 (23871) I’ve encountered a problem with a project imported using the “\[BETA\] Import Classic Project” feature. The CMS doesn’t seem to work (“No item found”), although it works fine in a blank… --- ## [Upload question/CMS problem](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upload-question-cms-problem/51431)
**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upload-question-cms-problem/51431 "2025-09-30T19:23:58Z")
An issue that is driving me nuts! I am experimenting with Elements Blog before commiting it to a site with my new Elements build; however with my test Blog pages if I publish locally they work fine, but when I upload the… --- ## [Image Slider & CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-slider-cms/51331)
**Author:** [@Jupeman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jupeman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/image-slider-cms/51331 "2025-09-30T19:02:33Z")
I’m not getting the Image Slider to work with the CMS. I have it set to “CMS Gallery”. I have the Image Slider within an Item pointed at a markdown that has the gallery field. Perhaps I am not formatting the gallery f… --- ## [CMS - Sitemap and RSS options](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-sitemap-and-rss-options/51262)
**Author:** [@oliedis](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/oliedis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-sitemap-and-rss-options/51262 "2025-09-29T14:05:35Z")
Hey folks, sorry for yet another CMS question. I was just wondering if there was any further explanation as to what the RSS and Sitemap options within the Collection element actually do? I have them turned on, but I ca… --- ## [Sorry..beta-cms again](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sorry-beta-cms-again/51251)
**Author:** [@Utz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Utz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sorry-beta-cms-again/51251 "2025-09-28T17:40:28Z")
I am feeling slightly guilty to mention “CMS”, knowing that it’s beta etc. and my stuff not being really super urgent or earth shaking. But I guess you released it also to catch early bugs…so here another weird behaviou… --- ## [Blog author re-ordering](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blog-author-re-ordering/51322)
**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blog-author-re-ordering/51322 "2025-09-26T09:57:11Z")
Is there still a problem ordering the list of authors contributing to a blog or have I not discovered how yet. The order does not seem to follow either the order of the .md files or the alphabetical order of their names? … --- ## [Elements 1.3.3 breaks CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-1-3-3-breaks-cms/51293)
**Author:** [@numericcitizen](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/numericcitizen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-1-3-3-breaks-cms/51293 "2025-09-26T07:59:22Z")
See for yourself: Numeric Citizen News --- ## [CMS for Elements - Clients friendly](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-for-elements-clients-friendly/51335)
**Author:** [@JGWeiland](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/JGWeiland)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-for-elements-clients-friendly/51335 "2025-09-26T07:54:04Z")
Dear friends and community. I am still hesitating to shift all my existing projects from RW classic to Elements. The main reason is the inability in Elements to make text and image changes available to customers in a sep… --- ## [CMS Templates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-templates/51231)
**Author:** [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-templates/51231 "2025-09-24T19:12:24Z")
Hi Ben c.s., In the Dev Diary video’s about the new CMS Ben is using some blog templates he has built beforehand. They look nice. So far you have not yet published cms templates to the core of Elements, or am I missing … --- ## [CMS Load More has stopped working!](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-load-more-has-stopped-working/51239)
**Author:** [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-load-more-has-stopped-working/51239 "2025-09-24T15:59:49Z")
I just discovered that the Load More buttons on one of my sites are no longer working. They work fine in Preview, but they do not work on the uploaded site. I have tried republishing everything, and they still don’t wor… --- ## [Please add CMS to Gallery](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/please-add-cms-to-gallery/51227)
**Author:** [@Ulrich](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Ulrich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/please-add-cms-to-gallery/51227 "2025-09-24T07:49:24Z")
The Image Slider supports CMS The Gallery don’t Please add CMS to the Gallery --- ## [Elements CMS - Pretty URLs](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-pretty-urls/50852)
**Author:** [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-pretty-urls/50852 "2025-09-23T12:20:09Z")
I’m currently trying to set up pretty URLs for my blog in RW Elements. For that, I entered the following into my .htaccess file: # Enable the rewrite engine RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / # ---------------------------… --- ## [Lightbox in the blog post](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lightbox-in-the-blog-post/50924)
**Author:** [@sumi41](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sumi41)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lightbox-in-the-blog-post/50924 "2025-09-17T09:31:51Z")
Good morning (at least it is morning in Switzerland :face\_with\_tongue: I’m quite new to elements but I do see the potential for me! Right now I’m running a test site with some pages, galleries and so far so good. I’m us… --- ## [CMS Twig-Filter in Text Component](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-twig-filter-in-text-component/51026)
**Author:** [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-twig-filter-in-text-component/51026 "2025-09-15T14:25:07Z")
I’m using some Twig code to output the description in my blog: {% set description = item.description %} {% set truncated\_description = description|slice(0, 180) %} {% set words = truncated\_description|split(' ') %} {% s… --- ## [CMS Beta program](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-beta-program/50971)
**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-beta-program/50971 "2025-09-12T17:44:34Z")
Can I join please? CMS is crucial to what I do and I want to start trying the beta versions. --- ## [Elements-CMS / Background-Image](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-background-image/50849)
**Author:** [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-cms-background-image/50849 "2025-09-09T07:47:54Z")
Hello @Ben, I’m currently working quite extensively with the CMS components to build my websites. Along the way, I’ve come across a few points that make creating websites a bit more complicated compared to doing it the… --- ## [Any updates on CMS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-updates-on-cms/50790)
**Author:** [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-updates-on-cms/50790 "2025-09-06T10:14:48Z")
Hi @ben Do you have any updates on the progress with the CMS and whether the new beta is still a long way off? --- ## [CMS - Why only Author](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-why-only-author/49522)
**Author:** [@Ulrich](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Ulrich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-why-only-author/49522 "2025-08-30T16:35:57Z")
Hi @ben , I just watched your video on the CMS beta. Thank you for that, it makes getting started easier, and thank you for your careful approach. I just have one comment/question: The authors get a link to additional … [Previous page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/elements-cms/64.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/elements-cms/64.md?page=6)