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**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-beta-8-build-22880/44562 "2026-06-02T14:25:26Z")
Slightly later than planned, but today we’re pleased to announce Elements Beta 8 has just shipped :tada: This new build contains component fixes and all new transition effects!!! This new transition feature is perfect f… --- ## [RapidWeaver Elements 2.4.4 Now Available](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-elements-2-4-4-now-available/56458)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rapidweaver-elements-2-4-4-now-available/56458 "2026-06-01T22:18:19Z")
Hey Weavers, We’ve got another great release for you today, it contains a whole host of component fixes as well as a tonne of CMS fixes and improvements :tada: Wat’s New in 2.4.4? CMS: You can now upload multiple file… --- ## [AI Writing Assistant: How to add your Claude/OpenAI API key](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ai-writing-assistant-how-to-add-your-claude-openai-api-key/56322)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ai-writing-assistant-how-to-add-your-claude-openai-api-key/56322 "2026-06-01T16:56:19Z")
We’ve just published two new videos to show you how to add your OpenAI or Clause API Key into the Elements CMS, this gives you the ability to use the writing assistant in the Markdown editor :tada: … --- ## [Help please on ordering in CMS2 Collections SOLVED](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-please-on-ordering-in-cms2-collections-solved/56457)
**Author:** [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-please-on-ordering-in-cms2-collections-solved/56457 "2026-06-01T16:45:02Z")
Most probably a simple rookie error in terms of CMS2 Project. I have started a new project for my education site and attach the front page. I have two problems. First - I have two collections and only one is showing -… --- ## [Text & Typography Component Sizing](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-typography-component-sizing/56445)
**Author:** [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-typography-component-sizing/56445 "2026-06-01T16:13:23Z")
I’m trying to use the max width settings for sizing both a text and typography component. I want to set the max size to a character limit. When I do this, it works great in Elements, but when I preview, the text block i… --- ## [CMS formating problems](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-formating-problems/56393)
**Author:** [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-formating-problems/56393 "2026-06-01T15:04:04Z")
Now I’m going crazy :slight\_smile: I thought I would start the CMS from scratch and deleted my entire blog in Elements and rebuilt everything from the ground up following the video “How to Set Up Elements CMS: Part 1” E… --- ## [Random CMS - custom component](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/random-cms-custom-component/56422)
**Author:** [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/random-cms-custom-component/56422 "2026-06-01T12:13:56Z")
CMS custom component, have shown before, but extra functions ok I have only 3 images setup you can add more This randomly selects an image, the relative link, text color and the link text Highlight a different product… --- ## [Robots Meta Tags On or Off?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/robots-meta-tags-on-or-off/56454)
**Author:** [@Printdevil](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Printdevil)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/robots-meta-tags-on-or-off/56454 "2026-06-01T12:04:20Z")
I have an old RapidWeaver 9 project which I have updated for my World Cup 2026 competition which I do want to appear in search engines. I am getting emails from the Google Search Console to say… “New reason preventin… --- ## [Little things missing in CMS V2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/little-things-missing-in-cms-v2/56413)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/little-things-missing-in-cms-v2/56413 "2026-06-01T11:44:45Z")
Small Issues: Can a way be made to preview a post? (with artwork and audio podcast) Otherwise - just guessing everything is in the correct folder… Perhaps going to confuse people: Need to say to elements users: - work… --- ## [Questions about the auto-generated cms rss feed](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/questions-about-the-auto-generated-cms-rss-feed/56439)
**Author:** [@annebourdon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/annebourdon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/questions-about-the-auto-generated-cms-rss-feed/56439 "2026-06-01T11:18:23Z")
@dan @ben Some questions about the auto-generated cms rss feed : language tag is “en” even if in project settings it is “french”. Is it possible to modify or reflect the choice made in project settings ? Is it possibl… --- ## [CMS online dashboard in Safari](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-dashboard-in-safari/56425)
**Author:** [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-online-dashboard-in-safari/56425 "2026-06-01T10:06:45Z")
Hi everyone. I successfully set up the CMS online editor. But I encounter a login problem in Safari. When I try to login with my passkey nothing happens. The login page just quivers a bit and that’s all. When I use Chrom… --- ## [CMS - can the customer create new sections](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-can-the-customer-create-new-sections/56424)
**Author:** [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-can-the-customer-create-new-sections/56424 "2026-06-01T09:57:40Z")
Hi, can the customer create new sections in the online editor and not only create e. g. new blog articles or change existing content? Thank you Jan --- ## [Digital garden](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/digital-garden/56395)
**Author:** [@gallifrey55](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/gallifrey55)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/digital-garden/56395 "2026-06-01T09:09:30Z")
Can Elements be used to create a digital garden type website? In particular does it work with markdown text and bi-directional links generated in a note-taking app like Obsidian? --- ## [Use CMS as intelligent Portfolio](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/use-cms-as-intelligent-portfolio/56426)
**Author:** [@pfroelicher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pfroelicher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/use-cms-as-intelligent-portfolio/56426 "2026-06-01T09:05:26Z")
Hi I run /porfolio, a manufacturer of cosmetics. Every week I fotograph new developments and put them in a Gallery page. How can I change this and use CMS. My dream would be that the gallery with CMS can be updated wi… --- ## [Project file not opening, where is the backup on the server?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/project-file-not-opening-where-is-the-backup-on-the-server/56447)
**Author:** [@peglomaniac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peglomaniac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/project-file-not-opening-where-is-the-backup-on-the-server/56447 "2026-05-31T23:21:32Z")
I have several projects in RW8 and one of them will no longer open. Where on the server is the backup file that presumably exists because I back up every time I publish? --- ## [Publishing .md files in Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-md-files-in-elements/56441)
**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-md-files-in-elements/56441 "2026-05-31T16:38:34Z")
I know the online editor “sort of” deals with this but as yet no sync is available. When you edit a .md in the Elements app you cannot just publish just that file, you have to publish the whole cms folder. Is there a re… --- ## [Delete old files in Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/delete-old-files-in-elements/54929)
**Author:** [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/delete-old-files-in-elements/54929 "2026-05-31T03:38:24Z")
Hello everyone :slight\_smile: Do you know when the old files on the server are deleted? Does the “Re-Publish all files” function delete files that are no longer needed on the remote server? Thank you and have a good d… --- ## [🚧 Scheduled Maintenance for US Los Angeles 01 Server – May 31, 2026](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-maintenance-for-us-los-angeles-01-server-may-31-2026/56435)
**Author:** [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/scheduled-maintenance-for-us-los-angeles-01-server-may-31-2026/56435 "2026-05-31T02:02:41Z")
We will be performing scheduled maintenance on the US Los Angeles 01 server on May 31, 2026, beginning at 5:00 AM PDT (12:00 PM UTC). This maintenance will increase the server’s available storage capacity and is expected… --- ## [Edit mode crashes](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/edit-mode-crashes/56417)
**Author:** [@comings](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/comings)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/edit-mode-crashes/56417 "2026-05-31T00:44:36Z")
I am a bird photographer and every time I finish a new trip I add it to www.comingsbirds.com as a new sub-web site (subdomain). All of my websites have used RapidWeaver and I love it. I tried Elements but I much prefer … --- ## [All in on Elements. Deletion Instructions for Rapid Weaver Classic](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/all-in-on-elements-deletion-instructions-for-rapid-weaver-classic/56429)
**Author:** [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/all-in-on-elements-deletion-instructions-for-rapid-weaver-classic/56429 "2026-05-30T20:36:26Z")
All websites formerly built with RapidWeaver Classic have been abandoned or converted to Elements. Not looking back. Would be interested in a procedure to safely and completely delete the RW Classic application, associat… --- ## [Squash Help Request](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-help-request/56431)
**Author:** [@JudsonDigital](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/JudsonDigital)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-help-request/56431 "2026-05-30T20:22:34Z")
I am trying to get Squash to rename images in sequence. See screen shot. It will name the first file camp-## and then keep overwriting that file even if overwrite files is not selected in the export settings. So basical… --- ## [How do you change the page background colour in Elements?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-you-change-the-page-background-colour-in-elements/56430)
**Author:** [@Jamie1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jamie1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-you-change-the-page-background-colour-in-elements/56430 "2026-05-30T19:46:38Z")
I’m a complete beginner with Elements have only had it a few days and have watched the 5 minute quick start and user interface videos that’s it. My question is how do you change the background colour of the whole page? --- ## [CMS Picture Overlay](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-picture-overlay/55177)
**Author:** [@sweetmemories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sweetmemories)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-picture-overlay/55177 "2026-05-30T16:16:39Z")
Hello :slight\_smile: Quick question. As I mentioned, I’m just starting out with the CMS. I can display an image. I’ve configured it so that a lightbox appears when I click on it, but the image doesn’t appear, only the … --- ## [Auto Backup?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/auto-backup/56427)
**Author:** [@logrunner](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/logrunner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/auto-backup/56427 "2026-05-30T16:10:07Z")
I was tidying up my project directories which meant moving my Elements projects and DevPacks and then setting up the links to my project’s DevPacks. I needed to look at a previous version of a project and so I went to my… --- ## [Deleting server website](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-server-website/56415)
**Author:** [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-server-website/56415 "2026-05-30T12:19:57Z")
I have collected all sorts of rubbish that i would like to clean up on my server. Of course doing a backup first but has anyone been brave enough to delete all the files on their server for a website and re-upload from E… --- ## [✨ Smooth Scroll Component for Elements is now available](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/smooth-scroll-component-for-elements-is-now-available/56416)
**Author:** [@barz-stacks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/barz-stacks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/smooth-scroll-component-for-elements-is-now-available/56416 "2026-05-29T20:36:43Z")
Hi everyone, I’m happy to share my next component for Elements: Smooth Scroll by Barz-Stacks. Smooth Scroll is designed to add a more refined scrolling experience to Elements projects. It helps pages feel smoother, mor… --- ## [Flagging big assets](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/flagging-big-assets/56408)
**Author:** [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/flagging-big-assets/56408 "2026-05-29T17:30:55Z")
A test file - a proposal for a client … has swollen to 800 Mb. It’s silly big (I know it’s not an elements issue as another site file is smaller than it’s Classic original) So - I’ve done something daft Can a health … --- ## [Import a website](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/import-a-website/56409)
**Author:** [@Jharwig](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jharwig)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/import-a-website/56409 "2026-05-29T15:42:50Z")
I created a test website with Ai that generated a test.html file and associated folders for images, etc. is there a way to import that site from my desktop into Elements so that I can make final tweaks? Thanks! Jeff --- ## [Excited to see AI added to Elements -especially after experiencing CMS V2 with AI](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/excited-to-see-ai-added-to-elements-especially-after-experiencing-cms-v2-with-ai/56391)
**Author:** [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/excited-to-see-ai-added-to-elements-especially-after-experiencing-cms-v2-with-ai/56391 "2026-05-29T13:19:35Z")
AI and CMS is amazing - globally changing headers sizes - make the request - let the computer do the work CMS Add tag and categories globally - make the request - let the computer do the work See where I’m going? Even… --- ## [Sample markdown files used in CMS Part 1 YouTube tutorial](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sample-markdown-files-used-in-cms-part-1-youtube-tutorial/56406)
**Author:** [@DavidR](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DavidR)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sample-markdown-files-used-in-cms-part-1-youtube-tutorial/56406 "2026-05-29T12:14:01Z")
I’m just working through Ben’s very helpful Youtube tutorial - How to Set Up Elements CMS: Part 1. During the course of the video (at 7:07), he uploaded some sample markdown files to work with while laying out the blog … [Previous page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/latest.md?page=28) [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/latest.md?page=30)