Remembering Foundry 3 | Alloy and the Droplet Stack

RapidWeaver Elements
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Hi - I’m considering moving to Elements. Before I do however I would like to know if Elements supports a content management solution similar to Elixir’s Foundry 3’s Alloy stack. In particular the ‘Droplet’ component in which clients could edit and update text and images on the website themselves from their browser. Apologies in advance if this has already been discussed.

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Hey @DinkyPixel,

You’re in luck, Elements can do all of this and much more right out of the box!

I’m sure others here will tell you that once you get the hang of Elements you’ll never want to go back :slightly_smiling_face:

If you get stuck or have ay questions just ask, and don’t forget to check out the manual as it’s got tonnes of info and videos to help you get started.

Cheers, and welcome to Elements :clinking_beer_mugs:

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Thanks @dan . That is good to know. As you might remember Alloy and Doplets provided a very simple ‘drag and drop’ approach to CMS creation in Rapidweaver. For someone like myself who doesn’t code - nor has much in the way of time with which to master CMS in Elements , would you say it is easy to implement ? And is it relatively straightforward to roll out and support ?

Can you also tell me where do I find the video/documentation in support of this feature in Elements so that I can attempt to get my head around it .

Would also love to hear everyones thoughts and feedback on their experience of using it too …

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You don’t really need any coding skills to use the CMS in RapidWeaver Elements.

Of course, there is a bit of a learning curve, but I personally don’t think it’s much more complicated than working with Alloy.

I personally run several blogs using the Elements CMS. However, I only use the CMS directly within the Elements app.

You can also use the Online CMS, which allows you or your clients to manage, edit, and update content directly through a browser-based backend without having to open Elements.

One advantage of the Elements Online CMS compared to Alloy is that you can create multiple user accounts with different roles and permissions. This means, for example, that you can control which users are allowed to edit or update specific content.

So, especially if you’re building websites for clients, this can be a really useful feature.

You can find some helpful videos to get started with the Elements CMS here:

CMS Tutorial Playlist 1:

CMS Tutorial Playlist 2:

I would recommend watching these videos first. They should give you a good understanding of how the Elements CMS works and how to get started.