# Starting Over - Using Essentials

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-over-using-essentials/55526>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [April 4, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-over-using-essentials/55526 "2026-04-04T05:52:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-over-using-essentials/55526/1 "2026-04-04T05:52:05Z")

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Took a good hour to lower case and ‘-’ all content names and imports all my resources folders.

I should use essentials - comes the idea 🙂

It’s innovative and ‘just works’. BUT what are you content guys doing? flashy slide shows lots and lots of text… [TrumpetStudio.com](http://TrumpetStudio.com)

I really like the four column footer…

Starting at completely scratch - is fun - I like it. Just hard time incorporating my content into essentials - seems like the essentials text is about 2-3 sizes too big?

Chance here too make big changes - if I ‘do it right’ with themes etc…

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**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-over-using-essentials/55526/2 "2026-04-04T07:15:05Z")

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Can’t say enough about essentials… wow - Very complex layout - for me  
Never really used grid and flex correctly for multiple screen sizes  
IT’S ALL DONE FOR YOU!!!

Just copy in content.

Some adjustments: Content 3x Headers Bold - Page 4x Headers

Other things take a two or three column ‘templates’ and adjust for your usage  
REALLY NICE and a TIME SAVER

overall took 2 hours to redo my home page - but very happy 🙂

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**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-over-using-essentials/55526/3 "2026-04-04T10:06:02Z")

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Your About dropdown on my iPad Air 13”. It’s too wide, but no big problem.

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**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-over-using-essentials/55526/4 "2026-04-04T10:53:44Z")

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Your little “mascot” Trumpy - means “Farty” in UK!😂😂😂