# Beginners **URL:** https://forum.pinegrow.com/c/beginners/30.md [Latest](https://forum.pinegrow.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.pinegrow.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.pinegrow.com/tags.md) --- ## [Issues with Tailwind and AI Assistant](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/issues-with-tailwind-and-ai-assistant/12048)
**Author:** [@BruceM](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/BruceM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/issues-with-tailwind-and-ai-assistant/12048 "2026-09-12T15:24:39Z")
Hi all, I’ve been really struggling today with trying to build a one page website using Tailwind and AI Assistant. In the past the AI Assistant has told me that I can create a project brief in Google Docs and then shar… --- ## [Large text and editing code nightmare](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/large-text-and-editing-code-nightmare/11732)
**Author:** [@Doghouse](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Doghouse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/large-text-and-editing-code-nightmare/11732 "2026-05-31T12:03:52Z")
Importing a long text such as a short story with indented dialogue practically every line with Dreamweaver was easy. I understand PG works around HTML but I am confused. In testing I was given the option to use paragraph… --- ## [How to animate Modals in Bootstrap 5 using PG UI?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/how-to-animate-modals-in-bootstrap-5-using-pg-ui/11651)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/how-to-animate-modals-in-bootstrap-5-using-pg-ui/11651 "2026-05-23T20:27:07Z")
I have an animated gif on my homepage. I need to make it such that if a user clicks it a modal appears with two buttons leading them to two different pages. I want to style and animate the presentation and removal of th… --- ## [What do I do in PG UI to make Heading Size change with screen size e.g. XS vs XL](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-do-i-do-in-pg-ui-to-make-heading-size-change-with-screen-size-e-g-xs-vs-xl/11590)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-do-i-do-in-pg-ui-to-make-heading-size-change-with-screen-size-e-g-xs-vs-xl/11590 "2026-05-21T16:19:37Z")
I know you can do media queries in the css, but how do I specify that I need H3 in XL and H6 in XS using the PG UI? --- ## [Master Page issues with pages in subfolders?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/master-page-issues-with-pages-in-subfolders/11655)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/master-page-issues-with-pages-in-subfolders/11655 "2026-05-17T16:30:37Z")
I have organised my site to have sub folders for each section of the website, i.e. products, services etc. Each of these pages were created by using a master page that is sitting in the root of the project’s folder stru… --- ## [Please help. Struggling with interface and alignment of components/margins](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/please-help-struggling-with-interface-and-alignment-of-components-margins/11586)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/please-help-struggling-with-interface-and-alignment-of-components-margins/11586 "2026-05-15T19:52:26Z")
I’ve been learning html and css and been managing quite well if I say so myself to make some nice things, but I didn’t buy Pinegrow to do it all by hand so I’m trying to use the UI to place things and lay them out as I w… --- ## [Cannot get the color panel to work](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/cannot-get-the-color-panel-to-work/11552)
**Author:** [@Edward](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Edward)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/cannot-get-the-color-panel-to-work/11552 "2026-05-02T23:01:25Z")
In the colors area, I’ve unlocked colors, I’ve changed them. No matter what I do, it has no effect on any of the images, any of the colors that I pick throughout my design from the right panel. The color swatches on the … --- ## [When using this for doing a WordPress site, how do I add in WordPress plugin elements into a PineGrow block that gets pushed up to WordPress?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/when-using-this-for-doing-a-wordpress-site-how-do-i-add-in-wordpress-plugin-elements-into-a-pinegrow-block-that-gets-pushed-up-to-wordpress/11557)
**Author:** [@Edward](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Edward)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/when-using-this-for-doing-a-wordpress-site-how-do-i-add-in-wordpress-plugin-elements-into-a-pinegrow-block-that-gets-pushed-up-to-wordpress/11557 "2026-05-02T10:30:41Z")
If I’m creating blocks that I’m going to send up to a WordPress site to be put on a page, How can I add into that block a WordPress plugin that I’m using in WordPress that I would want to show up in some of these blocks… --- ## [For AI use, can it be set up to use my own local hosted open source AI?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/for-ai-use-can-it-be-set-up-to-use-my-own-local-hosted-open-source-ai/11545)
**Author:** [@Edward](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Edward)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/for-ai-use-can-it-be-set-up-to-use-my-own-local-hosted-open-source-ai/11545 "2026-05-01T08:21:20Z")
Can I set up my own local hosted AI to run for the AI system? --- ## [Problem with AI after upgrade to 9.1](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/problem-with-ai-after-upgrade-to-9-1/11523)
**Author:** [@starbuckk](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/starbuckk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/problem-with-ai-after-upgrade-to-9-1/11523 "2026-04-05T21:01:36Z")
Any problem encountered with Mr. Pinecone after upgrade to 9.1? I am using free level AI. I’ve been getting along fine until upgrade to 9.1. But now, it seems to be confused. I keep getting the same error: “This requ… --- ## ["WordPress + AI" tutorial?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/wordpress-ai-tutorial/11500)
**Author:** [@Josan](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Josan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/wordpress-ai-tutorial/11500 "2026-03-30T14:50:50Z")
Hi. I just downloaded version 9.1. I would like to know if there are going to be any tutorials for working with WordPress from scratch now that there is so much AI in Pinegrow. Everything indicates that different work … --- ## [Website Printing Problems](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/website-printing-problems/11489)
**Author:** [@Dario](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Dario)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/website-printing-problems/11489 "2026-03-27T12:01:56Z")
I have being using Pinegrow for a long time now. I am not a html programmer. The site I built looks okay but when I go to print it is a mess. I use a AI to verify the problem but is telling me that the css styling is wro… --- ## [Created folders to organise my html files, but PG has added a unique 'styles.css' to each one?!](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/created-folders-to-organise-my-html-files-but-pg-has-added-a-unique-styles-css-to-each-one/11438)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/created-folders-to-organise-my-html-files-but-pg-has-added-a-unique-styles-css-to-each-one/11438 "2026-02-24T10:49:05Z")
How do I get them all to share a ‘master’ styles.css or whatever else named .css file I have and why did it create new styles.css files in each folder? I created folders as seen in the image above to organise my proj… --- ## [What is the best way to have a 'page' or list of reusable components for your PG project?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-have-a-page-or-list-of-reusable-components-for-your-pg-project/11446)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-have-a-page-or-list-of-reusable-components-for-your-pg-project/11446 "2026-02-23T12:29:00Z")
I have a ‘Master Page’ for each ‘bare bones’ page in my site - I still can’t get the ‘active’ link working on my offcanvas menu despite having ‘active’ class added and adding my css… but that’s another problem. What I’m… --- ## [Pinegrow way of doing navbar vs desired way - advice?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-way-of-doing-navbar-vs-desired-way-advice/11424)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-way-of-doing-navbar-vs-desired-way-advice/11424 "2026-02-19T19:45:09Z")
So from the videos I’ve watched, the Pinegrow way to manage a nav bar is to make a master page and then on each page’s html use that master page template and then change the coloured/selected nav bar item (style it) to s… --- ## [What is the best way to design/style off canvas menus using Pinegrow?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-design-style-off-canvas-menus-using-pinegrow/11415)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-design-style-off-canvas-menus-using-pinegrow/11415 "2026-02-17T16:34:17Z")
Do you create separate .html files for each offcanvas menu or do you just put them above the header on index.html above the nav bar? And what is the best practice when the nav bar has a shopping cart icon available on e… --- ## [Tailwind UI / Tailwind Plus](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/tailwind-ui-tailwind-plus/11418)
**Author:** [@MovingUtah](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/MovingUtah)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/tailwind-ui-tailwind-plus/11418 "2026-02-17T03:36:25Z")
Following this in PG 9.0.1 and I do not see “Page → Manage libraries & plugins” in Pinegrow I am a brand new user trying to loan Tailwind Plus themes and components. --- ## [Please help with html / pinegrow custom nav bar as I don't understand](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/please-help-with-html-pinegrow-custom-nav-bar-as-i-dont-understand/11408)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/please-help-with-html-pinegrow-custom-nav-bar-as-i-dont-understand/11408 "2026-02-15T17:26:39Z")
I have created a div container for my ‘custom nav bar’ code. See here: The CSS treats it as an inline-flex so that I can vertically align all 3 sub divs (The animated burger menu button, the site logo home button and… --- ## [Index.html error about scripts, but I have to have a script load after the body for my code to work?!](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/index-html-error-about-scripts-but-i-have-to-have-a-script-load-after-the-body-for-my-code-to-work/11407)
**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/index-html-error-about-scripts-but-i-have-to-have-a-script-load-after-the-body-for-my-code-to-work/11407 "2026-02-15T00:14:32Z")
I’m trying to build my first Component (a nav bar). I have custom html/css for a hamburger menu and a shopping cart and then the site logo in the middle. In order for the menu and shopping cart to work I created some js… --- ## [Find & Replace?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/find-replace/11276)
**Author:** [@SteveH](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/SteveH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/find-replace/11276 "2025-12-11T17:37:48Z")
I have been using PG for a while now, and I am at a loss on how to use the Find & Replace menu that is accessed through the EDIT tab. It never returns a result. I know I can search on a page’s code-window, but this is d… --- ## [Somewhat confusing path to Tailwind CSS](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/somewhat-confusing-path-to-tailwind-css/11277)
**Author:** [@douga](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/douga)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/somewhat-confusing-path-to-tailwind-css/11277 "2025-12-10T20:36:46Z")
I really wasn’t going to renew my subscription to Pinegrow, because reasons. But then I read up on Tailwind CSS, and….here I am. I’m wondering, though: what is the best current tutorial on using Pinegrow with Tailwind … --- ## [Anything wrong with this drop down menu?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/anything-wrong-with-this-drop-down-menu/11270)
**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/anything-wrong-with-this-drop-down-menu/11270 "2025-12-10T02:55:24Z")
I am rebuilding a website that was part of a hacked system and used to be Wordpress. The host area is in kind of a lockdown where I need a password to view the site online, and that may be the issue, but I am having a p… --- ## [AI generated forms but no way to link form to an smtp output](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/ai-generated-forms-but-no-way-to-link-form-to-an-smtp-output/11265)
**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/ai-generated-forms-but-no-way-to-link-form-to-an-smtp-output/11265 "2025-12-08T04:43:37Z")
So, creating a new page, AI created a form submission automatically, which I did not request but it looked good. The only problem is that it designed for form but did not provide a way to connect it to smtp output on th… --- ## [Missing Editor Screen in Properties (SOLVED)](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/missing-editor-screen-in-properties-solved/11170)
**Author:** [@Vitalityc](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Vitalityc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/missing-editor-screen-in-properties-solved/11170 "2025-10-24T11:04:19Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new here and new to creating websites. I used Pinegrow for a few days during the free trial period, and my properties tab looked similar to the example shown on the Pinegrow website containing the Tailwi… --- ## [Pinegrow Evaluation Questions](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-evaluation-questions/11167)
**Author:** [@pg303](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/pg303)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-evaluation-questions/11167 "2025-10-19T16:05:04Z")
I’ve been trying out Pinegrow for creating a WordPress Bootstrap 5 theme. I’ve been following Adam Lowe’s “Building a WordPress Classic Theme” YouTube series. I’m looking for a sanity check/assistance with the following… --- ## [Issue with Preview](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/issue-with-preview/11150)
**Author:** [@BruceM](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/BruceM)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/issue-with-preview/11150 "2025-10-03T08:28:08Z")
Hi, For some reason I’m having problems with Preview. I’ve set Montserrat as a system font in the design panel and all text I add on a page appears as it should. However, if I click to preview a page in a browser, all t… --- ## [Adding Class to ALL when viewing at a different size size as Large](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/adding-class-to-all-when-viewing-at-a-different-size-size-as-large/11113)
**Author:** [@chrisb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/chrisb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/adding-class-to-all-when-viewing-at-a-different-size-size-as-large/11113 "2025-09-17T04:41:26Z")
How do I add new classes to the ALL view group when Im viewing the page in a different group such as Large --- ## [Trying to improve page loading speed/issue with local fonts](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/trying-to-improve-page-loading-speed-issue-with-local-fonts/11103)
**Author:** [@BruceM](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/BruceM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/trying-to-improve-page-loading-speed-issue-with-local-fonts/11103 "2025-09-10T20:34:58Z")
Hi, I’ve been using GTMetrix to measure the performance of a Pinegrow website and to look for ways of improving it. It indicated that I was using lots of CSS @ imports, particularly Montserrat Google font. Subsequently,… --- ## [New To Pinegrow Not Working](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/new-to-pinegrow-not-working/11098)
**Author:** [@whuyckjr](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/whuyckjr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/new-to-pinegrow-not-working/11098 "2025-09-05T16:16:35Z")
Hello I am trying to follow this tutorial “The Best Way To Build Pinegrow Web Sites 2025” The Changes in a new website HTML do not show up on my screen . the Back ground color is changed per following the tutorial car… --- ## [Newbie Q on Javascript and JS frameworks](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/newbie-q-on-javascript-and-js-frameworks/11084)
**Author:** [@Albedo](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Albedo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/newbie-q-on-javascript-and-js-frameworks/11084 "2025-08-30T12:58:36Z")
Newcomer trialling PG as a possible long-term tool. Some reasonable background in HTML and CSS albeit quite rusty currently but much less familiarity with JS frameworks but which I might need to use in future. My require… [Next page](https://forum.pinegrow.com/c/beginners/30.md?page=1)