# Things we take for granted - INTRANET update using CMS2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [May 22, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/things-we-take-for-granted-intranet-update-using-cms2/56266 "2026-05-22T10:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/things-we-take-for-granted-intranet-update-using-cms2/56266/1 "2026-05-22T10:55:09Z")
Earlier this week I asked about Intranet and ELEMENTS so I sat down with a coffee and did a process map of my 20 year old business. This is. a micro, home based business with me and the wife and no one else. We are UK and Euro distributors for a very niche disabled aid and have 4 websites. After finishing my coffee I had a rough outline of what I needed and I slept on it overnight. On Tuesday I did the frame work in Elements and after 4 hours I had a fully working intranet. I had links to my XERO accounts package where most of the work is done, I had links to all my excel files, PDF files and then BAM! I sat wife down and then asked her to use it everything what she wanted and needed was there and then she asked the question I was waiting for. "How does anyone know how to run our business from this? I was anticipating this as I had already put in the post the other day about a knowledge base and pointed to the bottom of the page where there was a blank space with heading “knowledge base”. So I started on Wednesday with the obvious starting point. - Customers - information and settings for XERO - easy one thinks! Sadly not! So this is where “things we take for granted” came in, I was waiting for CMS2 to be launched as I thought this would be a great place to add “blog” post to contain my knowledge base. I watch avidly at @ben video and then the same feeling hit me. Being passionate about what you do is amazing and then explaining to an “idiot” ( not in a derogatory way) is a skill that I am lacking. Something I do everyday in seconds without fail and then writing down in a knowledge base so the non user can understand is mind blowingly 🤯 not easy. It took 5 pages of a PDF to explain the simplest thing of adding a customer. Why? the reason is because there are so many variables e.g. I have direct customers, I have distributors, I have distributors that want good sent direct to customer and then invoices to them, I have distributors that want goods sent to a central warehouse but invoices to to separate companies etc. etc. Sadly in my head it’s a doddle but try writing it down! So now back to the RM Team @dan et al - their passion is endless, what they are achieving is awesome - maybe “it just works” 🙂 - this community ( it used to be forum) is just as awesome too but today as the “idiot” in the room @ben **where do I publish my online CMS editor to** if I have 4 websites in use on ELEMENTS HOSTING ( another thing not to take for granted). Have a great day everyone and be thankful for what we have in life! ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/things-we-take-for-granted-intranet-update-using-cms2/56266/2 "2026-05-22T15:27:42Z")
As life moves on and I’m impatient this afternoon I have set up my CMS and online editor and WOWSER! As I tried do a few instructions on what to do and using publisher and creating a PDF I have this afternoon just played with CMS2 Online editor. Starting totally afresh may mean it’s worked without a problem at the moment. As I play and add things I may run into the problems people are having here. However, this is going to save me a lot of time and angst and means I have everything in one ELEMENTS project. Aslo having ELEMENTS HOSTING made this an absolute doddle to set up too! Onwards and upwards and I am now set up to write anywhere and not be ties to my computer. Factor 50 and a beer here I come for weekend - in UK temps are going to be above 30+. Have a great weekend everyone! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/things-we-take-for-granted-intranet-update-using-cms2/56266/3 "2026-05-22T15:45:45Z")
Very happy for you - nice idea - and glad you can implement it…