# General

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## [PG 9 free to current subscribers?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pg-9-free-to-current-subscribers/11333)

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**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pg-9-free-to-current-subscribers/11333 "2026-01-20T17:18:41Z")

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Hi, I have a subscription til 2027… I assume PG9 upgrade is free to current subscribers ?

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## [Version confusion: Classic and WP](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/version-confusion-classic-and-wp/11319)

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**Author:** [@davidxtaylor](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/davidxtaylor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/version-confusion-classic-and-wp/11319 "2026-01-14T10:27:53Z")

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I have upgraded to v8.9 (as a licensed user) and it launches with Pinegrow Web Editor - WP in the window banner at the top. I am not interested in WordPress and would prefer to exclude any functionality associated wit…

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## [What Pinegrow licence are needed for a company with two developpers](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-pinegrow-licence-are-needed-for-a-company-with-two-developpers/11317)

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**Author:** [@GLP001](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/GLP001)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-pinegrow-licence-are-needed-for-a-company-with-two-developpers/11317 "2026-01-13T19:54:16Z")

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What Pinegrow licence are needed for a company with two developpers

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## [Happy New Year & Happy Birthday!](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/happy-new-year-happy-birthday/2574)

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**Author:** [@Marf](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Marf)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/happy-new-year-happy-birthday/2574 "2026-01-09T02:44:57Z")

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Last year was a great Pinegrow year, and I’m pretty sure this year will also be fantastic with a lot of Pinegrow magic. Thank you Pinegrow team, and all the best wishes !!! @matjaz @mhdaljuboori @Emmanuel From one cel…

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## [Well since no one else said it](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/well-since-no-one-else-said-it/11289)

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**Author:** [@schpengle](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/schpengle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/well-since-no-one-else-said-it/11289 "2026-01-03T18:34:56Z")

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Happy new year everyone. …there seemed to be a lack of Xmas cheers here, so heres to 2026 and hoping that it goes well for you all and that your not all replaced by AI. :slight\_smile:

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## [SQL for you TAILWIND fanboys](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/sql-for-you-tailwind-fanboys/11288)

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**Author:** [@schpengle](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/schpengle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/sql-for-you-tailwind-fanboys/11288 "2026-01-03T10:41:44Z")

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This is …… random. and here I was, thinking Tailwind was about styling and now….. This! Opinions?

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## [Error Checking problem persists with PG 9 Beta](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-checking-problem-persists-with-pg-9-beta/11287)

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**Author:** [@schpengle](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/schpengle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-checking-problem-persists-with-pg-9-beta/11287 "2025-12-28T12:55:15Z")

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HI, I cant carry on with the previous topic posting:- as it was closed. But the problem persists. so for instance. On the very first opening of a URL. PG correctly finds a single fault. Divs within a Span - seman…

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## [502 Gateway Error](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/502-gateway-error/11281)

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**Author:** [@jcamachott](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jcamachott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/502-gateway-error/11281 "2025-12-19T11:30:49Z")

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Hi folks, any idea what happened to the link https://pinegrow.com/shop/activation? Getting a 502 Gateway Error…and at the worst time for me to get it. Thanks.

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## [HTML Error: should not contain div elements](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/html-error-should-not-contain-div-elements/11250)

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**Author:** [@iamliving](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/iamliving)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/html-error-should-not-contain-div-elements/11250 "2025-12-10T02:54:15Z")

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I’m building out my website and ever time I open my homepage I get the following error message: HTML - should not contain div elements. I’m using Bootstrap 5 and was unaware that HTML can not contain div elements? …

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## [Local Host stopped working](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/local-host-stopped-working/11273)

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**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/local-host-stopped-working/11273 "2025-12-09T18:11:59Z")

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When I first started using PG , the preview pages worked. Now it says the local host server cannot connect. Is there as feature in PG that automatically starts up the local server for browser preview? If not, what do …

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## [Using FA Icons not working as planned](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/using-fa-icons-not-working-as-planned/11264)

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**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/using-fa-icons-not-working-as-planned/11264 "2025-12-05T11:04:51Z")

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Before I connected Smart AI, when I would try to place FA icons inside an element, it created an area but no icons are inserted nor any option to choose one. After AI, it created an odd result which you can see in the v…

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## [Linking not set up correctly in PG?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linking-not-set-up-correctly-in-pg/11268)

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**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/linking-not-set-up-correctly-in-pg/11268 "2025-12-04T20:55:29Z")

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I am creating and redoing a site in PG but when I loaded it up online, it creates hashtag error on the links. My host said: My best guess is there is some kind of file linking/pathing issue with the HTML code. Example…

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## [Resize images for display or get them to show as existing size](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/resize-images-for-display-or-get-them-to-show-as-existing-size/11262)

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**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/resize-images-for-display-or-get-them-to-show-as-existing-size/11262 "2025-12-02T22:19:06Z")

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So, I have images inserted in a div.thumbnail span. They are pixelating because they are appearing larger than their actual size. I am finding it hard to resize the images to either a controlled size, existing pixel s…

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## [Create a responsive menu?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/create-a-responsive-menu/11248)

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**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/create-a-responsive-menu/11248 "2025-12-01T04:06:55Z")

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I am converting a WP site to static html in PG the menu works in wide view, but the responsive hamburger version is a dud. What is the best way to create a responsive menu in PG? I looked at the responsive pages d…

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## [Running Pinegrow AI with Locally Installed LLM Ai assistants](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/running-pinegrow-ai-with-locally-installed-llm-ai-assistants/10042)

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**Author:** [@schpengle](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/schpengle)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/running-pinegrow-ai-with-locally-installed-llm-ai-assistants/10042 "2025-11-28T18:57:40Z")

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Hi, Well, since AI is something that PG seems to be going down the road of, but that is limiting in terms of 3rd party source connections, security, connectivity, paid subscriptions, the 2 recommended models etc then ho…

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## [Pinegrow 8.6 and macOS 26.1 Customise theme bug (solved)](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-8-6-and-macos-26-1-customise-theme-bug-solved/11188)

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**Author:** [@PeteSharp](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/PeteSharp)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-8-6-and-macos-26-1-customise-theme-bug-solved/11188 "2025-11-20T10:54:38Z")

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After updating to 8.6, everything looked great, until I started opening existing websites. My Bootstrap customise theme fonts and font colours are not working. Tried resetting them, and nothing changes on the site. I a…

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## [The date as a criterion in the conditional block](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/the-date-as-a-criterion-in-the-conditional-block/11235)

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**Author:** [@JuniorZabunga](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/JuniorZabunga)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/the-date-as-a-criterion-in-the-conditional-block/11235 "2025-11-19T17:28:19Z")

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Hi everyone, I would like to know if it’s possible to directly embed the PHP or JavaScript script (current date) in the conditional section. Please refer to the image for more information. Thank you very much. @Emmanuel @…

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## [Code Editor behavior](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/code-editor-behavior/11224)

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**Author:** [@pg303](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/pg303)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/code-editor-behavior/11224 "2025-11-12T22:19:21Z")

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Just upgraded to 8.61 Mac, and the code editor keeps some code in focus – how do I disable this?

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## [Converting website from HubSpot](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/converting-website-from-hubspot/11222)

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**Author:** [@jayvance](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jayvance)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/converting-website-from-hubspot/11222 "2025-11-11T18:55:16Z")

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Has anyone used Pinegrow to convert a website previously hosted on HubSpot? I have just done so, and it seems to have worked okay, but there’s still a lot of code relating to HubSpot in the HTML. I’m just wondering if th…

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## [Update old Serif WebPlus X8 website to new standards](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/update-old-serif-webplus-x8-website-to-new-standards/11125)

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**Author:** [@TheBigCahoona](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TheBigCahoona)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/update-old-serif-webplus-x8-website-to-new-standards/11125 "2025-11-02T09:54:39Z")

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I’ve been using Serif WebPlus X8 for years, and almost nothing on my website engravers.net, is up to current standards. Is there a process to import what I’ve done with the old site into the Pinegrow software? I’ve been …

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## [Github Copilot Integration](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/github-copilot-integration/11187)

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**Author:** [@AllMediaLab](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/AllMediaLab)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/github-copilot-integration/11187 "2025-11-01T00:21:41Z")

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Hi, Can we use Github Copilot in Pinegrow? Or only with VS Code? Thanks, David

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## [AI Assistant Codex on Linux](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/ai-assistant-codex-on-linux/11183)

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**Author:** [@NoProblemForMe](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/NoProblemForMe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/ai-assistant-codex-on-linux/11183 "2025-10-30T17:00:48Z")

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Hi, I did not receive any response from the pinegrow support, so I try it here. I managed to get a success message when pressing the “Test setup” button — so the Codex CLI connection seems to work. However, as soon…

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## [PinegrowLinux64.8.6 not starting (FIXED)](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrowlinux64-8-6-not-starting-fixed/11185)

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**Author:** [@NoProblemForMe](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/NoProblemForMe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrowlinux64-8-6-not-starting-fixed/11185 "2025-10-30T10:27:34Z")

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Hi, I downloaded Pinegrow 8.6 and am trying to start it, but a window opens briefly and then closes again. Here is my console log: antonio@ACE-Magician:~/Apps/PinegrowLinux64.8.6$ ./PinegrowLibrary \[14413:14413:1029/…

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## [Pinegrow Live Sync extension for Cursor](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-live-sync-extension-for-cursor/11052)

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**Author:** [@Arkadiusz](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Arkadiusz)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-live-sync-extension-for-cursor/11052 "2025-10-29T08:32:20Z")

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Hi There, Does anyone knows how to get the Pinegrow Live Sync extension for Cursor ? I was able to install it some time ago but I had to reinstall Cursor and I can not find it in repository extensions anymore. Is Pingro…

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## [Multi Language Plugin](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/multi-language-plugin/11158)

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**Author:** [@red-rosefields](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/red-rosefields)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/multi-language-plugin/11158 "2025-10-09T19:51:44Z")

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Hello there, What plugin are you people using to translate a wordpress hybrid block theme? I have read wpml is not the best choice for PG themes. PolyLang?

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## [Global updates to nav menus?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/global-updates-to-nav-menus/11072)

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**Author:** [@jefferis](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/jefferis)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/global-updates-to-nav-menus/11072 "2025-10-08T23:58:25Z")

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I have recently dropped Adobe Dreamweaver completely. All my favorite plugins were dated and no longer working. ONE feature I miss was the semi-automatic global update to links when you change one. E.g.: I want to…

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## [Resolution Independent Design](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/resolution-independent-design/11133)

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**Author:** [@bwheaton](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/bwheaton)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/resolution-independent-design/11133 "2025-10-08T03:26:04Z")

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I have to create some elements to live on a very large screen (8K). I can’t design on that size but I want everything to scale up proportionally - fonts, gaps, everything. I could work at 1920 wide if I could then scale …

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## [Kamal Hinduja : How to create a WP theme entirely from scratch with Pine grow?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/kamal-hinduja-how-to-create-a-wp-theme-entirely-from-scratch-with-pine-grow/11152)

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**Author:** [@kamal12362](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/kamal12362)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/kamal-hinduja-how-to-create-a-wp-theme-entirely-from-scratch-with-pine-grow/11152 "2025-10-06T08:26:16Z")

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Hi, I am Kamal Hinduja based Geneva, Switzerland(Swiss). Can anyone explain How to create a WP theme entirely from scratch with Pine grow? Thanks, Regards Kamal Hinduja Geneva, Switzerland

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## [CSS feature, more information](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/css-feature-more-information/11121)

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**Author:** [@chrisb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/chrisb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/css-feature-more-information/11121 "2025-09-15T01:20:56Z")

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Are there any tool tips or help explaining each and every option in add-ons such as tailwind and bootstrap. There are a lot to chose from and the impact not always obvious. Is there a search feature? Where is the tailw…

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## [Pinegrow 8.5 & MacOS 26 - anyone testing?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-8-5-macos-26-anyone-testing/11087)

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**Author:** [@PeteSharp](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/PeteSharp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-8-5-macos-26-anyone-testing/11087 "2025-09-12T04:17:57Z")

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With MacOS26 just around the corner, I am curious to hear if anyone has the dev beta and tested with Pinegrow. I am only running the Dev beta on my Phone and iPad, not brave enough to to update my main machine just yet…

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