Hey guys, I am trying to build my first element component. I took the examples, setup a new component, added it and now my pain starts. Sometimes the new component is shown just empty and is displayed as unknown in the overview. Disabling and enabling the element in the settings seem to fix it som…

can you share a simple example using the cloud drop zone @dropzone("Name", title: "Name") put in whatever you want in first quotes and title area

I can share something this evening. Can I use something like an iterable number in the name? I saw @each has something like that but I have no clue how to use it. :slight_smile:

depends on what you are trying to do, example uploaded will help https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/elements-language/component/language

Ok. Will send it later. I am going to recreate some of my stacks as elements. In this case as a first start the Content Switcher. The idea: I need a set of drop dropzones where I can put in any content. Each dropzone is uniquely identified and hidden. Another component will be used as activator. C…

a bit like this [image] Swap component toolboxComponent Development sorted a few thing edit view works better now all transparent

I use some alpine for this Start Here — Alpine.js

if you look at Dev Diary 15 video it shows basic of naming and structuring custom components and is what I used to start with. Hope this helps.

Yes, that seems related. This is my original stack: Barz-Stacks A lot of my Stacks work with those dropzones and need to be somehow recreated. But I need a clean start to have it going on.

Thank you. I will look into it.

Here’s a very rudimentary component based on the examples, which simply doesn’t work. I believe this must be really something stupid I am overseeing. Dropbox

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upssjw (Steve W) August 29, 2025, 3:40pm 6

a bit like this

Topic		Replies	Views
Dropzone Elements not showing up Elements	8	203	April 8, 2025
@dropzone Identification Elements	18	183	August 24, 2024
Elements layout flexibility! Elements	13	144	August 25, 2025
Dropzone Elements Not Showing Up [Continuation] Elements	7	142	April 28, 2025
Visibility Selector Elements	3	55	February 19, 2026

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