Dear Sir With the help of friends I have been able to make a few RW-sites in the past. I am 76 years old and my friends aren’t here anymore. So I am afraid not to be able to rebuild them with RW Elements (extra complexity: I have 2 bought add-ons as for instance Formsnap). What does “end-of-life” …

Hoi Rudolph, “End-of-life” betekent in deze context dat Realmac gaat stoppen met het uitbrengen van nieuwe versies van RapidWeaver Classic. Op korte tot middellange termijn is dat geen probleem - de versie die men als laatste uitbrengt, zal blijven werken. Het is dus niet zo dat de software bewust…

Erwin Goed nieuws!!! Dankjewel, ik kan nu ontspannen een kopje koffie gaan drinken. Met “iets erbij”. Om dit te vieren. Dankzij jou! Groet Rudolph Smits

To ensure Classic’s longevity, it will need to be recompiled for the new system. PHP support will also need to be updated (the latest updates have already done so). Given this, its lifespan could be lengthy; as I’ve already noted, Classic users need time, and there are many of them :fearful: this …

Not a programmer… Recompiled? Trying to understand :slight_smile: As simple as latest version of Xcode - then pressing compile? Or is there more to it? Thanx - if you want to take time to explain…

ChatGPT told me that RW Elements has a conversion tool for RW Classic files. Is it likely to expect that that feature will be futher improved in order to convince more people to migrate to RW Elements? I don’t know weather I will be able to rebuild the existing forms (to book a holiday home) and to …

[image] Form with 40 fields high_voltageElements Hi @binarydog Unfortunately the current Forms element doesn’t support this type of form setup — it’s designed with simpler use cases in mind. Advanced form functionality is something we’d love to explore in a f…

As long as we keep paying for RWC, it will hopefully be updated in the future. I’m more worried about Stacks 5. Will it work the next time Apple makes an update?

[image] rudolphsmits: ChatGPT told me that RW Elements has a conversion tool for RW Classic files. Is it likely to expect that that feature will be futher improved in order to convince more people to migrate to RW Elements? Hi @rudolphsmits I believe ChatGPT was referring to this: […

[image] MichaelDroste: Not a programmer… Recompiled? Trying to understand Several fundamental issues occur as Apple triggers both security updates and full macOS updates, but two tend to be the reason why you have to recode an application these days: Fundamental change. This occurs when A…

Really great information… Thank you for explaining… Loosing an api would be terrible and severely damaging to your software… I have a 3.0 iPhone app on the App Store that was done by other coders and software programmers. The fellow has since passed away, and I have this old version that I wante…

Is RapidWeaver Classic nearing end-of-life?

RapidWeaver Classic

MichaelDroste (Michael Droste) April 17, 2026, 9:21am 7

Don’t know if this applies to you and your forms…

There are many here that would help you and answer questions if you wanted to try elements

Topic		Replies	Views
Looking for Advice: Classic or Elements? Elements	57	1453	September 4, 2025
RapidWeaver Elements 2.4.3 Now Available Announcements rapidweaver , release , elements	5	169	June 4, 2026
Elements is nothing for me Elements	45	771	September 16, 2025
3 Apps to Replace 1 RapidWeaver Classic	24	2150	July 26, 2022
From Classic to Elements: A service announcement RapidWeaver Classic	13	509	November 25, 2025

Is RapidWeaver Classic nearing end-of-life?

Related topics