# Questions

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## [About the Questions category](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/about-the-questions-category/3931)

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**Author:** [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\
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The right place to ask your General questions about Pinegrow, licensing and more.

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## [Tumult hype intergration](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/tumult-hype-intergration/11998)

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**Author:** [@PeterG1](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/PeterG1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/tumult-hype-intergration/11998 "2026-09-03T14:37:56Z")

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Can one easily integrate Tumult Hype exports into Pinegrow?

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## [Changes in background color pallet in Bootstrap 5.3](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/changes-in-background-color-pallet-in-bootstrap-5-3/11818)

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**Author:** [@Fred](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Fred)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/changes-in-background-color-pallet-in-bootstrap-5-3/11818 "2026-06-29T04:36:07Z")

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Newbie question, I’m sure. I’m using PG 9.3. I haven’t used PG for a while, but when checking files in PG, I notice that on some of my website pages now the header /footer colors are off. I’m using Bootstrap 5.3, but I …

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## [Hardware-Pixel instead of CSS-Pixel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/hardware-pixel-instead-of-css-pixel/11770)

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**Author:** [@Stephan](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Stephan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/hardware-pixel-instead-of-css-pixel/11770 "2026-06-10T08:09:00Z")

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I’ve finished designing and coding a PG Tailwind site. It turns out, however, that on Google’s Pixel 9 XL, the browser uses actual pixels rather than CSS pixels, which makes everything appear far too small. Correcting th…

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## [Error: Your account is not active, please check your billing details on our website \> SOLVED](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-your-account-is-not-active-please-check-your-billing-details-on-our-website-solved/11540)

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**Author:** [@Zack](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Zack)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-your-account-is-not-active-please-check-your-billing-details-on-our-website-solved/11540 "2026-04-20T12:09:31Z")

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I have upgraded to latest version 9.1. When trying to use the AI assistant I get the error message:Error: Your account is not active, please check your billing details on our website. I have re-activated my account About…

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## [Display PDF in a new tab?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/display-pdf-in-a-new-tab/11456)

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**Author:** [@Tom47](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Tom47)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/display-pdf-in-a-new-tab/11456 "2026-02-26T18:45:36Z")

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How do I enter code to display a PDF in a new window or tab instead of downloading the file? I have put ‘\_blank’ in the Target field of the ‘a’ object, and I have also asked the AI assistant (who did the same thing). But…

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## [Is this the correct way to store and re-use components between projects?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-this-the-correct-way-to-store-and-re-use-components-between-projects/11449)

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**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-this-the-correct-way-to-store-and-re-use-components-between-projects/11449 "2026-02-24T09:50:07Z")

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I was thinking of making a dedicated folder where Master Pages and where pages full of reusable components would life, together with their CSS and JS. The components would have a page for ‘buttons’ another for ‘cards’ e…

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## [How do I create and use a custom 404 page in my pinegrow project and local pinegrow 'server'?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/how-do-i-create-and-use-a-custom-404-page-in-my-pinegrow-project-and-local-pinegrow-server/11440)

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**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/how-do-i-create-and-use-a-custom-404-page-in-my-pinegrow-project-and-local-pinegrow-server/11440 "2026-02-23T16:45:59Z")

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From YouTube I believe I need to create a .htaccess file to tell the ‘server’ to use my custom 404 html page, but when I tried to use pinegrow 9 to add that file, it didn’t create anything. Aside from 404, what are the …

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## [Installing Pinegrow on Linux via Flathub](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/installing-pinegrow-on-linux-via-flathub/11393)

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**Author:** [@KvG](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/KvG)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/installing-pinegrow-on-linux-via-flathub/11393 "2026-02-15T09:43:11Z")

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I’m trying to switch from Windows to Linux (Zorin). When I install Pinegrow from the app store (Flathub), I get an unofficial, outdated version. Is it possible to offer the latest version and updates via Flathub? It woul…

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## [Is there such a thing as sharing components in the PG Community?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-sharing-components-in-the-pg-community/11399)

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**Author:** [@TEMPEST](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/TEMPEST)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-sharing-components-in-the-pg-community/11399 "2026-02-15T04:20:40Z")

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I’ve come here from (dare I mention it) Blocs, Elements and Sitely… one of the things these other lesser platforms offer is the concept of a ‘store’ or sharing of ‘Components’ amongst the community to speed up page build…

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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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## [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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## [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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## [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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## [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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## [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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## [Shop Builder for WooCommerce Questions](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/shop-builder-for-woocommerce-questions/11068)

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**Author:** [@webdudechris](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/webdudechris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/shop-builder-for-woocommerce-questions/11068 "2025-08-19T05:22:34Z")

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Hi there - i have been using Pinegrow for a few months, just added the WooCommerce add on. I feel like the Shop Builder for WooCommerce only works with shop pages like single product ect. What I want is to build blocks …

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## [Making use of more Monaco themes](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/making-use-of-more-monaco-themes/10995)

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**Author:** [@Cary](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Cary)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/making-use-of-more-monaco-themes/10995 "2025-08-03T02:33:53Z")

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Windows has this folder with Monaco themes. Is there any way to enable them/add them to what are now just the light and dark options? C:\\Program Files\\Pinegrow Web Editor\\lib\\monaco\\mods\\themes

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## [What file does PG send to the Browser](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-file-does-pg-send-to-the-browser/10948)

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**Author:** [@schpengle](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/schpengle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/what-file-does-pg-send-to-the-browser/10948 "2025-07-16T14:45:43Z")

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Well, wrt Problems with Error Checking AND Pinegrow rendering a HUGO site, both locally and via URL - #13 I was just going to ask , how does Pinegrow render the page with its built in server. But the topic was closed …

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## [Pinegrow Desktop Painfully Slow and Sluggish](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-desktop-painfully-slow-and-sluggish/10927)

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**Author:** [@fakesamgregory](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/fakesamgregory)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-desktop-painfully-slow-and-sluggish/10927 "2025-07-12T08:12:25Z")

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I’m using Pinegrow on a completely maxed out Macbook (M1 Max, 64gb, 32c). Pinegrow is painfully slow to use. Opening a project takes minutes and with each action, it takes about 2 seconds to register every click. This c…

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## [Is there a Pinegrow CLI?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-a-pinegrow-cli/10912)

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**Author:** [@fakesamgregory](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/fakesamgregory)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-a-pinegrow-cli/10912 "2025-07-02T13:46:00Z")

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Hear me out. I’m using Claude to edit a Pinegrow → Wordpress project. I’d love to be able to run the export theme command from the command line instead of having to open Pinegrow and export ‘manually’. This way I can al…

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## [Template with header and footer - so lost!](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/template-with-header-and-footer-so-lost/10837)

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**Author:** [@webdudechris](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/webdudechris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/template-with-header-and-footer-so-lost/10837 "2025-06-19T03:44:34Z")

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I am creating my first theme using FSE and Pinegrow (both new to me). I want to create a template that has the header and footer in, so this can be used for all pages. I will need to create new templates, so can add the …

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## [Unable to fetch Tailwinf 4 config](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/unable-to-fetch-tailwinf-4-config/10606)

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**Author:** [@webdudechris](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/webdudechris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/unable-to-fetch-tailwinf-4-config/10606 "2025-04-22T07:39:48Z")

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Every so often when iI load a project in PG i get an orange box pop up with ‘Unable to fetch Tailwind 4 config.’ This seems to happen for no reason. I started with a TW 3.4 project, then when PG upgraded so did I. I had…

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