# Using markdown within elements

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-markdown-within-elements/52936>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-markdown-within-elements/52936 "2025-12-02T19:25:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![abcole](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/abcole/32/19301_2.png) [@abcole](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/abcole)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-markdown-within-elements/52936/1 "2025-12-02T19:25:01Z")

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Hi All,  
Long time RW user.  
One of the easiest way to learning a new program is just converting a simple working site.  
I have a few of these simple sites that just use Markdown & Images

**Is there a way to work with markdown within elements?**

If I was using RW8 & Stacks5  
I’d open a new project.  
Add Stacks  
Add the Stacks Markdown stack & add content.  
And it could be seen in the main page

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In Elements  
Open a new project  
Right click on “Untitled Page” Choose- New Markdown File  
Fill in Title, Date, Tags & Categories – add content save.  
And you see nothing, under the default page…

I have only done it this way since I did not find a Markdown in “All Components”.  
And yes, both Text & Typography do work, but having to convert five years of fully configured Markdown files will be an unpleasant task.

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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-markdown-within-elements/52936/2 "2025-12-02T19:30:35Z")

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Markdown files are currently only used with the CMS. There is no dedicated Markdown component, unfortunately.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-markdown-within-elements/52936/3 "2026-01-09T16:40:45Z")

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@abcole I have some news on the Markdown front, check this out…

> [@Dedicated Markdown Component](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dedicated-markdown-component/53557/10):
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> Here’s a sneak peek at the Markdown support @tpbradley has been working on… By the way, I’m demoing it in a Custom Component, so it’s not as straightforward as it will be once we have it as an officially built-in component, but hopefully you get the idea of how it will work slight_smile