# Using Elements after subscription has ended

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [November 24, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748 "2025-11-24T21:15:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![HGBM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@HGBM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/HGBM)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748/1 "2025-11-24T21:15:39Z")

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Hello,  
I read this in the FAQs as an answer to the question: What happens if my subscription expires?  
**Elements is yours to keep.** You can continue to use it, you just won’t receive any new updates until you restart your subscription.

That means, that I still can use Elements to update my website, I can publish the site via ftp. Only problem is, that I won¿t receive any more updates. Is that right?

Kind regards

Hans Georg Britz-Mauch

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**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748/2 "2025-11-24T21:17:11Z")

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Ja/Yes

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**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748/3 "2025-11-25T08:17:30Z")

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> [@HGBM](#):
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> That means, that I still can use Elements to update my website, I can publish the site via ftp. Only problem is, that I won¿t receive any more updates. Is that right?

Yes, that’s correct! You can continue using Elements to update and publish your site via FTP. The only limitation is that you won’t receive new features or updates until you restart your subscription 🙂

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**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-elements-after-subscription-has-ended/52748/4 "2025-11-25T11:14:53Z")

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Same as Rapidweaver in fact. Not sure why so many people get their knickers in a twist about this kind of subscription model. [Not you Hans. Talking in general]