# Newbie Question on Elements **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [May 7, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-question-on-elements/47436 "2025-05-07T04:59:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swissrog](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swissrog/32/25473_2.png) [@swissrog](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swissrog)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-question-on-elements/47436/1 "2025-05-07T04:59:55Z")
Hi there, I’m very interested in buying and getting used to [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/), but before I do… I have a production site built in Classic, which is on the same Mac I’d like to install [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) on. If I do so, is there any chance the Classic app will be “damaged” or otherwise influenced by [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/)? Also, assuming this is not the case, can I “migrate” the Classic site into [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) or build a new one in [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) based on Classic? Any and all recommendations and/or calming confirmations are welcome. 😉 Cheers! ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-question-on-elements/47436/2 "2025-05-07T06:14:38Z")
They will not interfere with each other they can coexist. I have both installed on my machine and have not had any issues. I have ported three sites from Classic/Stacks to [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) and it went very smoothly. I recreated and enhanced the sites, so I primarily copied the content over from the old sites. [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) and some of its features made the process very smooth and effortless. The time consuming part was dealing with all of the assets from the old sites. I have one more site to port and then I will happily put Classic/Stacks out to pasture as there are much greener pastures in [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/). I should add that these were not trivial sites all three had e-commerce solutions and a lot of content. All of the sites look so much more professional now, which is encouraging. The only missing piece for one of the sites was a blog solution, but that is coming to [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) in the near future. One remaining issue is some sort of cookie banner solution. ---
**Author:** ![swissrog](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swissrog/32/25473_2.png) [@swissrog](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swissrog)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-question-on-elements/47436/3 "2025-05-07T06:29:46Z")
Many thanks, Robin. Particularly the first paragraph is what I was looking for. Appreciate your time! ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-question-on-elements/47436/4 "2025-05-07T07:36:40Z")
Thanks @handshaper for the quick reply here! 🙂 Just wanted to jump in a confirm what Robin has already said. > [@swissrog](#): > > is there any chance the Classic app will be “damaged” or otherwise influenced by [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/)? You can run both Classic and [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) alongside each other without any issues — they won’t interfere with each other in any way. > [@swissrog](#): > > can I “migrate” the Classic site into [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) or build a new one in [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) based on Classic? There is no automatic migration tool, however, and as Robin said, we think you’ll find moving your site(s) over to [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) a joyful experience! If you have any questions along the way, just ask and we’ll be happy to help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![swissrog](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swissrog/32/25473_2.png) [@swissrog](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swissrog)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-question-on-elements/47436/5 "2025-05-07T07:52:58Z")
Thanks, Ben. I’ve purchased and installed Elemnts in the meantime and will start “fiddling” asap. Since my Classic site relies heavily on Stacks, it’ll likely be a challenge to get it to “match” in [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/), but I have a feeling there will be various improvements along the way. Looking forward to the journey. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-question-on-elements/47436/6 "2025-05-07T07:55:36Z")
> [@swissrog](#): > > I’ve purchased and installed Elemnts That’s great, thank you for the support 😃 > [@swissrog](#): > > it’ll likely be a challenge to get it to “match” in [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/), but I have a feeling there will be various improvements along the way As I said, if you can’t work out how to recreate something from Stacks, just let us know — often there’s an easier way to do it in [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/), or we can whip up a custom component to do exactly the same thing 🙂