# Pen stack for Elements

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [December 13, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196 "2025-12-13T18:32:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jwDave](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jwdave/32/31841_2.png) [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/1 "2025-12-13T18:32:17Z")

</div>

I know you guys are super busy but an Elements version of this would be so useful. I appreciate it can be done with HTML components but the RWC Pen was so much simpler to add notes to help remember things on pages.

Anyone who could add a component to the Store would get my download!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/2 "2025-12-13T19:06:33Z")

</div>

I have a component ready to release for free

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jwDave](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jwdave/32/31841_2.png) [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/3 "2025-12-13T19:10:00Z")

</div>

Great, thank you!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/4 "2025-12-13T19:13:05Z")

</div>

need the store though

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jwDave](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jwdave/32/31841_2.png) [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/5 "2025-12-13T19:47:42Z")

</div>

What do you mean you need the store, it seems to me 3rd parties can upload to the store now based on the info in the help guide. Have I misunderstood?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/6 "2025-12-13T19:51:28Z")

</div>

No not possible yet

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jwDave](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jwdave/32/31841_2.png) [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/7 "2025-12-13T20:08:58Z")

</div>

😥

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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 13, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/8 "2025-12-13T20:31:37Z")

</div>

Why don’t you use a Custom Component for the time being?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jwDave](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jwdave/32/31841_2.png) [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/9 "2025-12-13T21:38:33Z")

</div>

But I would have to create a new component for every ‘note’ I wanted to add, unless I miss how to use a custom component in this situation?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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 13, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/10 "2025-12-13T21:43:17Z")

</div>

You can copy and paste them between projects

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/11 "2025-12-13T21:58:07Z")

</div>

Not sure why free components couldn’t be allowed on the store no money to change hands, would be a good test probably technical reasons prevents this

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/12 "2025-12-13T22:38:07Z")

</div>

Can’t you put it on marketplace?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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 13, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/13 "2025-12-13T22:50:43Z")

</div>

It’s very, very simply to make an editable component, so you can re-use the same one for all your notes throughout your site. I built this one in 2 minutes, so I’m sure @upssjw’s one will be much more configurable when he’s able to ship it 🙂

Demo Project: [elementsapp://downloadDocument/MNlgqtwwsMtb](elementsapp://downloadDocument/MNlgqtwwsMtb)

Here’s the code for anyone interested…

Template Code:

```auto
@if(edit)

<div class="rounded-lg border border-{{customColor}} bg-{{customColor}}/25 p-4">
  <div class="border-l-4 border-{{customColor}} pl-4">
    <p class="font-medium text-slate-900">@text("heading", default: "Double-click to edit text…")</p>
  </div>
</div>

@endif

```

Properties Code:

```auto
{
    "groups": [{
        "title": "Settings",
        "properties": [{
            "title": "Color",
            "id": "customColor",
            "format": "{{value}}",
            "themeColor": {
                "default": {
                    "name": "blue",
                    "brightness": 600
                }
            }
        }]
    }]
}

```

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/14 "2025-12-13T23:03:19Z")

</div>

No, I have patience

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jwDave](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jwdave/32/31841_2.png) [@jwDave](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jwDave)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pen-stack-for-elements/53196/15 "2025-12-14T09:24:26Z")

</div>

Thanks Dan, works fine for me.