RapidWeaver Elements 2.2.9 Now Available

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Hey Weavers,

We’ve got a nice little build for you just before the weekend. It includes a few subtle, but much-needed improvements, including a new Alt Text field in the Media Inspector and a Canonical URL field, along with a handful of other fixes.

The Alt Text field won’t be useful just yet, as our components still need to be updated to take advantage of it. Oh, and we’ll also be updating the CMS to better integrate with the Canonical URL field, expect those changes in a future update…

What’s New in Elements 2.2.9?

  • Added an Alt text field to the Media Inspector to improve accessibility.
  • Fixed inspector fields dropping values on non-image resources.
  • Added a per-page canonical URL field to help with SEO.
  • Hid the All Components menu to simplify the interface.
  • Retired bundled starter packs on launch to reduce clutter.

Crossgrade to Elements

Not using Elements yet? Get 25% off when you crossgrade from Blocs, Sitely, or any other Mac-based website builder. The offer also applies to RapidWeaver Classic and Stacks users. Feel free to share the link below, it automatically applies the discount at checkout.

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Get 25% off Elements for macOS today

System Requirements

In order to run Elements you will need to meet the minimum requirements:

  • Requires macOS 13 Ventura or newer.
  • Apple Silicon or Intel based Mac.

The trial mode in Elements has the following limitations:

  • No publishing: You can’t upload or publish sites in trial mode.
  • No export: Exporting project files is disabled.
  • Maximum of 3 pages: You can only add up to three pages per project.

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Download Elements for macOS

How to rollback to a previous build

Should you run into an issues when using a new build of Elements you can always rollback to a previous version via the Release Notes page while you wait for a fix.

The Future of Web Design

Thanks for being part of Elements and for helping us shape the future of web design on the Mac. Your feedback during the beta has been hugely valuable and played a big role in where Elements goes from here.

We’re excited to keep building, refining, and shipping, and we really can’t wait to show you what’s coming next.

Thanks
Team Elements

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Love the updates. Thanks for the continued hard work!

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not showing up yet I downloaded from the link still 2.2.8

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There is no sign of this update, and when I download it, all I get is 2.2.8.

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nor me

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Same here

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Sorry about that, we had a caching issue on the server, try now!

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I cant see the canonical setting - sure I’m being daft !

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It’s official - I am daft … thank you Steve !!

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(and to labour the point… )

…Can somebody give me / show me a concise explanation of how and when this should be used. I’ve read lots of stuRf on that there interweb and it’s clear as mud

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You generally don’t need to use this feature for standard Element pages, however if you are using the CMS you’ll want to use this feature… but we’ll have more on that in once we ship CMS 2 :slight_smile:

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Thank you Sir !!