# Elements 2.0 Beta 1 Now Available **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [February 4, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095 "2026-02-04T17:13:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/42 "2026-02-05T20:58:50Z")
this beta is stable ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/43 "2026-02-05T21:13:05Z")
Yes 👍 very very stable… ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/44 "2026-02-05T23:38:17Z")
Not sure 🤔 what’s happening…. Good thing? Used to load 5600 items when marked all resources changed Now in beta 2 loading 2200 items!!! Don’t seem to notice anything different… @dan optimized further or what is happening? (Just curious- if you’d like to share) ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/45 "2026-02-05T23:54:12Z")
Yup, this is a good thing 😉 We reworked how the packs are grouped and processed during rebuilds. The Core, CMS, and Forms packs are now handled independently, which means Elements can be far more selective about what actually needs to be reloaded when resources change. This is why you’re seeing a significant drop in the number of items being loaded, even though the visible output and behaviour remain the same 🎉 ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/46 "2026-02-06T00:12:49Z")
@dan best practice? Go in delete on server - then reload new 2.0 version? Thanx for the explanation…. Seems like a cleaning I should do 🙂 Thanx ---
**Author:** ![mrTablet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mrtablet/32/21819_2.png) [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/47 "2026-02-06T08:23:29Z")
@dan Does Elements 2.0 Beta only work on PHP 8.4.0? ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/48 "2026-02-06T09:28:40Z")
> [@jeedubbelopee](#): > > In 2.0 I can’t find the ‘edit text’ option in the typography and button component. You can simply double-click to edit text in the Typography and Button components 🙂 > [@jeedubbelopee](#): > > when using dropzones in a custom components… I’d like to drop in a modal. It doesn’t trigger however. I’d need some more details for this one. You definitely can add Modals inside dropzones. Have you added a component to the Modal’s “trigger” dropzone? If you can share the project with us, I’d be able to help further 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![herbing](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/herbing/32/13268_2.png) [@herbing](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/herbing)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/49 "2026-02-06T10:35:55Z")
Hi @dan Elements 2.0 is a great leap forward again and very much appreciated. Thanks! Just for completeness, I found a minor optical bug in the store window in the Installed section. The now separated CMS and Forms components are listed there as trial with their canonical names (see screen shot). I did try logout and login to Elements Cloud but this doesn’t solve it. ![Bildschirmfoto 2026-02-06 um 11.28.41](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/a/0/a03f1f7f85664c02aa5efe98d8c75f35d9397950.png) ---
**Author:** ![mrTablet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mrtablet/32/21819_2.png) [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/50 "2026-02-06T11:49:55Z")
> [@mrTablet](#): > > Does Elements 2.0 Beta only work on PHP 8.4.0? _BUMP_ ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/51 "2026-02-06T15:05:30Z")
Everything will work locally on your Mac (as we run our own web server), but you’ll need to ensure your server has PHP 8.4 or newer if you are using Forms and/or the CMS. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![mrTablet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mrtablet/32/21819_2.png) [@mrTablet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrTablet)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/52 "2026-02-07T16:58:48Z")
> [@dan](#): > > Everything will work locally on your Mac (as we run our own web server), but you’ll need to ensure your server has PHP 8.4 or newer if you are using Forms and/or the CMS. @dan @ben I don’t think this is entirely correct. I have a website with forms and CMS built in **Elements 1.6.3** , and I’m using **PHP 8.2.0**. Everything worked fine. After upgrading to **Elements 2.0** and uploading all the files, I only get a message saying that **PHP 8.4.0 is required**. My ISP only provides **PHP 8.3.0** , so I had to re-upload everything from **Elements 1.6.3**. After that, my website started working again. _Composer detected issues in your platform: Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version “\>= 8.4.0”._ ---
**Author:** ![weaver](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaver/32/33079_2.png) [@weaver](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/weaver)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/53 "2026-02-09T13:44:11Z")
> [@dan](#): > > Menu Component now supports background colour and border radius on items Is it possible to highlight also the current/active page we are on sub menu pages? ---
**Author:** ![Petetwor](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/petetwor/32/26508_2.png) [@Petetwor](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Petetwor)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/54 "2026-02-17T15:21:14Z")
Help, Unable to install the beta code. I get a message saying that Elements can’t ne updated because it’s running from the place it was downloaded to. It’s actually not in the download directory it’s I’m applications where it’s supposed to be. Any ideas on how I can update ? TIA, Peter ---
**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/55 "2026-02-17T15:24:40Z")
Make sure the copy you are running is in your /Applications folder. ---
**Author:** ![Petetwor](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/petetwor/32/26508_2.png) [@Petetwor](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Petetwor)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/56 "2026-02-17T15:45:09Z")
It’s in my applications folder as I mentioned, still not able to update. Any workarounds? Cheers, Peter --------------------------Peter Worcester [peterwor@mac.com](mailto:peterwor@mac.com) 203-873-9539 ---
**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/57 "2026-02-17T15:48:02Z")
Try restarting your computer and then try to update ---
**Author:** ![Petetwor](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/petetwor/32/26508_2.png) [@Petetwor](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Petetwor)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095/58 "2026-02-17T16:09:38Z")
Not the issue. Your original Elements app was called RapidWeaver Elements.app, the new app is called Elements.app. Simple just to rename and now it’s updated. Cheers, Peter [Previous page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095.md?page=2)