Hey Weavers,
We’ve got another great Elements update to share with you, this new build updates the local preview server with the latest PHP security update, and adds a whole host of fixes and improvements to Elements and the included components.
An important security update for RapidWeaver Elements
We’ve updated the PHP bundled with RapidWeaver Elements to version 8.4.27 following the disclosure of two critical security vulnerabilities in PHP.
Elements uses its bundled PHP to preview websites on your Mac, including pages that use contact forms and other PHP features. This update brings those previews onto the patched version.
What do you need to do?
Install the Elements update containing PHP 8.4.27. You don’t need to install PHP separately or republish your website for this fix.
What about your published website?
Your hosting server runs its own copy of PHP, which needs updating separately. If your website uses PHP for contact forms, a CMS, or third-party add-ons ask your hosting provider to confirm they’ve applied the fixes for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.
No action is required from Realmac/Elements Hosting customers. All necessary updates have been handled automatically as part of our managed hosting service. Read the full announcement.
Updating Elements protects its bundled preview runtime; your hosting provider’s update addresses PHP on your live website.
What’s New in Elements 3.1.3?
- Updated the bundled PHP 8 runtime to version 8.4.27.
- Add Claude Haiku 5.5 in the assistant model picker.
- Update Forms API to address reported security issues.
- Add support and fix playback for local MP4 videos in Gallery, Lightbox, and Video.
- Lightbox media now pauses automatically when navigating, closing, or controlling it from the component root.
- Fixed the lightbox close button visibility on mobile.
- Added support for creating and reviewing LLM descriptions for Template Dev Packs
- Converting pages to and from globals behaves correctly with undo and redo.
- Nested global items remain linked correctly when using undo or redo.
- Undoing a re-done conversion now removes incorrect links between page nodes.
- Collections editing is safer and stays in sync with the outline and editor.
- The editor’s collections list now matches the objects shown in the outline.
- Inspector group titles now display with the correct styling.
- Label colours in the inspector now remain consistent.
- Theme Studio gives you better control over font resources.
- You can now delete a font even when it is covered by the drop overlay.
- Automatic update checks now fully respect your preference.
- Numerous Gallery and Lightbox Component improvements.
- Stop autoplay after the user interacts with the Content Slider.
- Add an option to place navigation arrows below the Content Slider.
- Improve Content Slider responsiveness and edit mode.
- Fix Load More CMS failures and empty renders caused by UTF‑8 decoding.
- Speed up CMS scans that already skip Markdown and defer Markdown conversion until render time.
- Resolve CMS online editor mode from front matter, folder settings, and _editor.json for more predictable behaviour.
- Edit site‑data files in a structured fields form instead of a rich‑text editor.
Get the Update
Elements should prompt you to update when it is running. You can also use Elements → Check for Updates….
Download Elements
Already have an Elements licence? Download the latest version of Elements here. Elements requires macOS 13 Ventura or later.
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Cheers,
Dan & Team Elements
lol 
me too - keep trying - not happening yet…