# Folders for globals **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [September 23, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719 "2024-09-23T06:29:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bartje](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bartje/32/1210_2.png) [@Bartje](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Bartje)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/1 "2024-09-23T06:29:20Z")
Globals are a great way to quickly update the site. I use them a lot. It would be helpful if you could organize them into folders to keep things organized. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/2 "2024-12-15T20:59:41Z")
@Bartje How would you see this working?? The globals for the project are already listed in the component view for the project. ---
**Author:** ![Bartje](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bartje/32/1210_2.png) [@Bartje](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Bartje)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/3 "2024-12-15T21:04:54Z")
If you use a lot of globals, the list could become very long. A way to organise them is one way or an other ( for example in collapsible folders) it could help. ---
**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/4 "2024-12-15T21:20:15Z")
I’d prefer that globals had their own panel on the left; pages, resources, components, and globals, as while they are made of elements/components they really are site specific, whereas the standard and 3rd party components are available in all sites/projects - globally if you will. 😉 As it stands having them all in the same tab is a little confusing. Having them in a separate tab where you can organize them into groups, folders, etc. would be really helpful and create a better separation between the two different types of objects. I tend to view the components as ‘the pantry’ (the ingredients you can use globally across all your projects) and the globals as ‘the pot’ (the stuff you’re using in your current project). It’s also the reason why I still think ‘globals’ for objects that are local to your site is a confusing name/concept. ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/5 "2024-12-15T21:50:27Z")
> [@anon68150607](#): > > As it stands having them all in the same tab is a little confusing. Having them in a separate tab where you can organize them into groups, folders, etc. would be really helpful and create a better separation between the two different types of objects. I like this idea a lot. Especially, if eventually there could be some option that allowed you to export the collection of globals for use in other projects. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/6 "2024-12-15T22:00:22Z")
> [@handshaper](#): > > Especially, if eventually there could be some option that allowed you to export the collection of globals for use in other projects. But wouldn’t that be more apt for say, a custom component, as opposed to a global…I am not quite seeing that. I can definitely see a custom component being used across **projects**. I am not seeing that for a global which would be used across _pages_ within the same **project**. I also concede that I might be missing something… ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/7 "2024-12-16T00:42:57Z")
> [@sbchasin](#): > > But wouldn’t that be more apt for say, a custom component, as opposed to a global…I am not quite seeing that. This would be less useful now that Elements supports dragging a global from one project to another. But if there are a collection of common globals it would be nice to export them together and then load them into the globals section of a different project. I have created a large number of globals that handle certain functions on my sites, for example, my own take on the now defunct Card component. I use these on all my sites, so I was just thinking of ease of use. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/8 "2024-12-16T08:49:07Z")
> [@anon68150607](#): > > Having them in a separate tab where you can organize them into groups, folders, etc. would be really helpful This is an interesting idea, and one I think might work. I’ll add it to our ticket list! ---
**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/9 "2025-10-31T13:56:30Z")
I too would like a way to group and organize my globals. I’m considering creating a bunch of them, so being able to organize them would be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![kaoss](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/kaoss/32/33232_2.png) [@kaoss](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/kaoss)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/10 "2026-01-17T18:08:48Z")
Hi there, I’m still playing with Elements. If I make a component “Global“, is there a way to apply this to separate pages that may have been created beforehand without. It’s probably really simple but I don’t seem to be able to work it out! Sorry;) PS. I’m so stupid! Copy/paste worked fine!! lol ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/folders-for-globals/44719/11 "2026-01-17T19:26:40Z")
Once you have created the global, it will show up in the component list under Globals. You can also drag and drop the global from the list to any place where it is needed.