# Got questions about RapidWeaver Elements? Get them answered here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [May 20, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307 "2024-05-20T09:15:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 20, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/1 "2024-05-20T09:15:02Z")
Morning all, Do you have anything you’d like to know about RapidWeaver Elements? Ask your question(s) below and I’ll do my best to answer them in the next Dev Diary video ☺ Happy Weaving! ---
**Author:** ![Frederic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@Frederic](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Frederic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/2 "2024-05-20T10:43:26Z")
Hello Dan, thank you for your incredible job. I’ve been waiting for Elements for two years to renew my website. When will it be ready ? Please work harger and faster 😇😇😇 Thank you. Fred. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/3 "2024-05-20T10:51:30Z")
a few weeks ago you mentioned you would show publishing a page and showing the outputted code, is this still not ready to view ---
**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/4 "2024-05-20T12:04:30Z")
Is spell-check supported in Elements? Does Elements minify output (html, css, js) on publishing? Is there any capability within Elements to not only optimize images, but to also provide [sizes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/img#sizes) and [srcset](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/img#srcset) alternates (or use the [picture](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/picture) element)? Is it possible to ‘lock’ certain elements within a template (global) so they can’t accidentally be edited, or have their values overridden? Does Elements provide anything similar to [slots](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/slot) in order to provide ‘regions’ in which to place additional content in Elements? Could a slot be a special element within a template (global) that new content can be placed into, effectively replacing the ‘slot’? Bonus points if ‘slotted’ content could be preserved on template (global) changes. Any thoughts on renaming Globals (a term possibly more familiar to developers) to [Templates](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/template) as it not only appears to better describe what they are, but also isn’t a million miles away from the same [web standard template concept](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components/Using_templates_and_slots). It’s also a term that many users already have a workable mental model for through apps such as Word, Canva, Adobe, etc. The idea of creating reusable templates composed of a collection of elements seems easier to get ones’ head around than overloading elements with the idea of global elements. Can you place templates (globals) within templates (globals)? This would help immensely when creating complex reusable layouts without having to go back and edit each and every page individually? ie: one ‘page’ template (global) that contains a ‘header’, ‘nav’, and ‘footer’ template (global), as well as a ‘main’ slot (see above) in which to place the actual page content. This way you could edit the page template (global) to **replace** the nav or header, without having to edit the original nav or header template (global) (thereby making it impossible to revert changes) and update all pages using the ‘page’ template without having to update each one individually. ---
**Author:** ![nickfromcornwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@nickfromcornwall](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nickfromcornwall)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/5 "2024-05-20T12:38:51Z")
Can you describe the best way to work with images. In the demo you are just dragging images over from the left to add to your site as required. Before we add images to Elements how much work do we need to do? When code is generated for the website are images resized as needed, do we have the option for 2x retina images? What optimisation is Elements doing to help create fast loading sites? ---
**Author:** ![Heroic\_Nonsense](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/heroic_nonsense/32/20666_2.png) [@Heroic\_Nonsense](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Heroic_Nonsense)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/6 "2024-05-20T13:42:17Z")
Hey @dan, Will the final release version come with a (contact) form functionality? Cheers, Erwin ---
**Author:** ![hsakols](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@hsakols](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/hsakols)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/7 "2024-05-20T16:46:56Z")
Thanks for all the updates. As a photographer with limited web design skills, Elements looks much more flexible than what I use now, a template that can’t be edited to my liking. I just hope it isn’t built solely on a subscription model. That will sway my decision, and I detest that trend. Do you anticipate a beta to come out within the next few months? ---
**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/8 "2024-05-20T16:51:11Z")
> [@hsakols](#): > > I just hope it isn’t built solely on a subscription model. That will sway my decision, and I detest that trend. The pricing model hasn’t been finalized, however I imagine it will be the same as RapidWeaver Classic. You can read about how it works [here](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/docs?topic=42447). It’s not the typical subscription model that most people detest. It’s a lot more fair, and one that a lot of other awesome macOS apps have adopted. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/9 "2024-05-20T16:58:46Z")
Thanks for all the questions so far, hoping to get these answered in the video tomorrow (or Wednesday as we may be running a little behind schedule again). Keep them coming ☺ ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/10 "2024-05-21T09:25:45Z")
Once Elements outputs the html and css (I assume), how well could Elements import back in, or not possible, or able to paste in parts of code ---
**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/11 "2024-05-21T15:51:58Z")
I recall @differentdan mentioning they were looking to support Cloudflare in some manner. I’ll just leave [Use Cloudflare Email Routing to send form data to email](https://wongsnotes.com/p/use-cloudflare-email-routing-to-send-form-data-to-email/) here if/when somebody is looking to implement a contact form when using Cloudflare Pages along with the [functions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/functions/) feature. ---
**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/12 "2024-05-21T20:47:46Z")
> [@anon68150607](#): > > I recall @differentdan mentioning they were looking to support Cloudflare in some manner. Well sort of, I said we were tossing around [ideas about integrated serverless solutions](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-backend-s/43224/2) (Amazon specifically). As you mentioned Cloudflare, I said I lean towards Cloudflare because I like their products and services more than Amazon. Both companies offer modern serverless solutions though that could be integrated into RW. If you have a preference on things you’d like to see built-in, tag @dan, @tpbradley, and @ben in the weekly video posts, or in these “What questions do you have” posts, as this would be the place to mention, ask about, or suggest that kind of stuff. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/13 "2024-05-21T21:20:24Z")
Thanks @differentdan for the clarification. Primarily, I’d love to see support for publishing/deploying sites to services such as AWS Amplify, Cloudflare Pages, etc. including functions (lambda’s in AWS speak). Even just being able to submit contact forms using functions would be a great start. ---
**Author:** ![Jean-Marc](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jean-marc/32/26097_2.png) [@Jean-Marc](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jean-Marc)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/14 "2024-05-22T06:11:53Z")
Bonjour, est ce que la vente de RW Elements est prévu cette année ? Bonne journée. ---
**Author:** ![scottsteven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/scottsteven/32/3418_2.png) [@scottsteven](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scottsteven)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/15 "2024-05-22T10:12:20Z")
Oui, bien que Rapidweaver n’ait pas encore fixé la date. Nous attendons tous de connaître la date ---
**Author:** ![gfcreative](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/gfcreative/32/22974_2.png) [@gfcreative](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/gfcreative)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/16 "2024-05-22T18:14:58Z")
Hi Dan, I’ve been following the weekly Element Diary videos. Elements is shaping up to be quite powerful. I do have a few questions / comments. 1. Not incorporating an internal form builder. You mentioned this would be something potentially included in later versions but not the beta. Having to have to rely on third party builders is a little bit of a bummer. 2. Are there any advancements to the SEO tools in Elements? With Google constantly changing their criteria how is Elements keeping up? 3. How easy to customize CSS on any item? Do we use traditional CSS or are you planning on adding any tools? 4. Last question - the final HTML or PHP that gets uploaded…how light is the coding? I recall programs like Muse leaving a heavy fingerprint that Google did not appreciate too well. ---
**Author:** ![jspencer2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jspencer2](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jspencer2)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/17 "2024-05-22T23:52:33Z")
Are there any plans for a blog in Elements? Also, what about a CMS? ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/18 "2024-05-23T06:14:13Z")
The HTML editor built into Rapidweaver Elements, rather than just popping up from the bottom would it be possible to pop out / detach, working on two screens would create more space to view page, just a thought ---
**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:** [May 24, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/19 "2024-05-24T07:01:43Z")
> [@upssjw](#): > > a few weeks ago you mentioned you would show publishing a page and showing the outputted code, is this still not ready to view We have some more tweaks to make before we show it off. All in good time! ---
**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:** [May 24, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307/20 "2024-05-24T07:06:28Z")
> [@anon68150607](#): > > Is spell-check supported in Elements? Yes, in all the native areas of RapidWeaver Elements, however it’s not yet supported inside the Editor. > [@anon68150607](#): > > Does Elements minify output (html, css, js) on publishing? Yes to JS and CSS, and not yet for html. However I hope we can add this before we ship the beta. > [@anon68150607](#): > > Is it possible to ‘lock’ certain elements within a template (global) so they can’t accidentally be edited, or have their values overridden? No right now, but that’s a great idea. > [@anon68150607](#): > > Does Elements provide anything similar to [slots](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/slot) in order to provide ‘regions’ in which to place additional content in Elements? Could a slot be a special element within a template (global) that new content can be placed into, effectively replacing the ‘slot’? Bonus points if ‘slotted’ content could be preserved on template (global) changes. Yes! Check out this weeks [dev diary on Globals](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-ep19-global-website-templates/43325/12). > [@anon68150607](#): > > Any thoughts on renaming Globals (a term possibly more familiar to developers) to [Templates](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/template) Maybe… > [@anon68150607](#): > > Can you place templates (globals) within templates (globals)? Yes! Check out this weeks [dev diary on Globals](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-ep19-global-website-templates/43325/12). [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/got-questions-about-rapidweaver-elements-get-them-answered-here/43307.md?page=2)