# Ideas

**URL:** https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/c/ideas/5.md

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## [About the Ideas category](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/about-the-ideas-category/1593)

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**Author:** [@bootstrapstudio](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/bootstrapstudio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/about-the-ideas-category/1593 "2020-11-02T12:42:04Z")

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See all awesome ideas for improving our app here. We turn these into features in the next releases.

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## [Project locking and warning when a project is already open](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/project-locking-and-warning-when-a-project-is-already-open/12807)

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**Author:** [@erno](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/erno)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/project-locking-and-warning-when-a-project-is-already-open/12807 "2026-10-16T09:11:11Z")

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Dear Bootstrap Studio team, We work on shared Bootstrap Studio projects stored on a network drive. When one user opens a project, another user receives no warning that it is already being edited. This makes it easy to o…

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## [Support for CSS corner-shape property](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/support-for-css-corner-shape-property/12803)

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**Author:** [@huzaifa](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/huzaifa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/support-for-css-corner-shape-property/12803 "2026-10-08T10:28:19Z")

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Hi, Could support for the CSS corner-shape property be added to Bootstrap Studio? At the moment, when I use corner-shape in the CSS editor, Bootstrap Studio marks it as an invalid/incorrect property, even though it is …

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## [Native Multilingual Support in the CMS](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/native-multilingual-support-in-the-cms/12799)

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**Author:** [@JCWEB](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/JCWEB)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/native-multilingual-support-in-the-cms/12799 "2026-10-07T08:20:56Z")

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For a future update, the idea would be to integrate native multilingual management: being able to define titles, URL slugs, and Markdown content in multiple languages all in one place. Even though you can always duplica…

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## [Support floating labels](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/support-floating-labels/12578)

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**Author:** [@catkin](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/catkin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/support-floating-labels/12578 "2026-09-29T08:31:04Z")

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Its not a well known feature of Bootstrap 5, but there is a component called Floating Labels. This component does have official Bootstrap documentation, however it is unsupported in the application. Here is an example o…

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## [Link rel: multiple values](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/link-rel-multiple-values/12800)

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**Author:** [@Gondwana](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/Gondwana)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/link-rel-multiple-values/12800 "2026-09-28T22:17:21Z")

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When inserting a link, I’d like to be able to specify multiple rel values; eg: rel=“noopener noreferrer” However, the BSS UI seems to only allow one value. It would be handy if the UI could handle multiple values.

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## [Dynamic Template Rendering - Via external API](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/dynamic-template-rendering-via-external-api/12786)

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**Author:** [@pphillips](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/pphillips)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/dynamic-template-rendering-via-external-api/12786 "2026-08-16T07:24:05Z")

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It would be nice to integrate a Template based feature that would allow external API / Headless CMS to generate dynamic content.

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## [Card Slider in Carousel](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/card-slider-in-carousel/11521)

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**Author:** [@michael-mcgee](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/michael-mcgee)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/card-slider-in-carousel/11521 "2026-08-09T01:16:43Z")

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Has anyone in here made a card slider from the carousel option in BS. I am keen to make one for a current project and not sure how to do it.

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## [Ideas, or more like a feature request for \`Open In\`](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/ideas-or-more-like-a-feature-request-for-open-in/12779)

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**Author:** [@muhammadhakimjazuli](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/muhammadhakimjazuli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/ideas-or-more-like-a-feature-request-for-open-in/12779 "2026-07-30T06:21:57Z")

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right now we have Open In for files… is it possible to add Open In for directory/folder on assets (the Design tab): Javascript: .mjs,.js, .json; important request, for modular end points when library need to be insta…

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## [Save-as in Pages Menu - Design Panel](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/save-as-in-pages-menu-design-panel/12775)

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**Author:** [@timespider](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/timespider)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/save-as-in-pages-menu-design-panel/12775 "2026-07-14T06:30:00Z")

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I have for example index.html (file A). However I duplicate this & work on the fork index2.html (file B) then periodically re-save it as index.html(file A - the main page), this is just so my fork can return to the orig…

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## [Redo the "Open Recent" menu](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/redo-the-open-recent-menu/12772)

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**Author:** [@asa32sd23](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/asa32sd23)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/redo-the-open-recent-menu/12772 "2026-07-03T17:48:08Z")

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hello, maybe its my setup or its a setting that Ihave not toggled BUT to me the File \> Open Recent menu it useless in its current form. What i get is the list of locations of the last 10 locations…(see screenshot) c…

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## [Support for the HTML \`details\` and \`summary\` tags](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/support-for-the-html-details-and-summary-tags/12771)

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**Author:** [@JCWEB](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/JCWEB)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/support-for-the-html-details-and-summary-tags/12771 "2026-07-02T12:25:12Z")

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The following code works very well in the Custom Code element, but it cannot be converted to standard code. Support for these tags would be a plus for BSS users. And why not create an advanced component that would allo…

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## [Expanding AI Api framework for offline / other models](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/expanding-ai-api-framework-for-offline-other-models/12758)

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**Author:** [@Copernicus](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/Copernicus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/expanding-ai-api-framework-for-offline-other-models/12758 "2026-06-05T11:51:34Z")

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I already connected my Claude api to BS Studio and it was already useful to find some obscure bugs in my css. It can burn through your tokens really fast tho if you don’t precisely define what the context is and what sh…

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## [Navbar with dropdown](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/navbar-with-dropdown/12651)

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**Author:** [@stephen.d](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/stephen.d)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/navbar-with-dropdown/12651 "2026-06-01T22:10:20Z")

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After spending a couple hours rebuilding my navbar with dropdown menus, I think it would be very nice if one was available in the studio.

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## [Vertical palettes for HTML and Styles](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/vertical-palettes-for-html-and-styles/12733)

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**Author:** [@stuart\_mccoy](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/stuart_mccoy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/vertical-palettes-for-html-and-styles/12733 "2026-04-24T18:20:40Z")

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I have an ultra-wide WQHD monitor which has lots of horizontal screen space to make use of. It would be nice if I could stack the HTML and Styles palettes to the left of Appearance, et al or the right of Studio, et al so…

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## [Improve the search function in the Icons dialogue](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/improve-the-search-function-in-the-icons-dialogue/10747)

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**Author:** [@printninja](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/printninja)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/improve-the-search-function-in-the-icons-dialogue/10747 "2026-03-31T10:20:08Z")

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Some of the icon libraries now have buttons to show different styles… “Regular”, “Solid”, “Outlined”, “Brands”, “Round”, etc. Could there also be a button to show ALL the icons in a given library? Or alternately, allow …

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## [Clear Cache(s) Command](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/clear-cache-s-command/12702)

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**Author:** [@Gondwana](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/Gondwana)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/clear-cache-s-command/12702 "2026-03-25T20:57:42Z")

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A few times, I’ve had to manually clear BSS’s cache (%AppData%\\bstudio\\Cache) because I changed an image that was external to the BSS project. Even selecting a different image and going back didn’t cause BSS to forget th…

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## [Bug? Comments in css file removed when component added to library](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/bug-comments-in-css-file-removed-when-component-added-to-library/12685)

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**Author:** [@dlimbaugh](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/dlimbaugh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/bug-comments-in-css-file-removed-when-component-added-to-library/12685 "2026-03-10T14:32:18Z")

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When adding a component to the library, all comment blocks in associated css files are stripped out. This prevents documenting css when sharing components online. (Note that comments in javascript files are correctly pre…

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## [Allow HTML comments between parent-child elements (e.g. \<ul\> and \<li\>)](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/allow-html-comments-between-parent-child-elements-e-g-ul-and-li/12684)

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**Author:** [@erno](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/erno)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/allow-html-comments-between-parent-child-elements-e-g-ul-and-li/12684 "2026-03-09T10:51:32Z")

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Hi Bootstrap Studio Team, I’d like to suggest a small but useful feature improvement. Currently it’s not possible to insert HTML comment nodes () between certain parent-child elements, such as between a and its items…

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## [Expand All / Collapse All Settings](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/expand-all-collapse-all-settings/12680)

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**Author:** [@dlimbaugh](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/dlimbaugh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/expand-all-collapse-all-settings/12680 "2026-03-06T18:53:29Z")

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In the right-side Settings panel, I think it would be very helpful to have an “expand/collapse all” option. With so many settings available, especially under the Appearance tab, they are invariably pushed down off the sc…

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## [Showing the colors in the editor](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/showing-the-colors-in-the-editor/12673)

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**Author:** [@jvandemerwe](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/jvandemerwe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/showing-the-colors-in-the-editor/12673 "2026-03-02T14:40:47Z")

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It would be really helpful to show the color on the side when editing a css or scss file. I have added a sample as it is done in PHPStorm from Jetbrains, but other editors have this feature as well.

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## [Searching inside assets](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/searching-inside-assets/12674)

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**Author:** [@jvandemerwe](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/jvandemerwe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/searching-inside-assets/12674 "2026-03-02T14:36:29Z")

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I am using Bootstrap Studio now for many years and I prototype themes intensively with sass (scss) and it works great. But a feature that I really (as in REALLY) miss or at least haven’t found yet is how to search and fi…

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## [Anchor selection](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/anchor-selection/12661)

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**Author:** [@Gondwana](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/Gondwana)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/anchor-selection/12661 "2026-02-19T21:25:38Z")

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When creating a link to an anchor, it would be helpful if BSS could list the available anchors on the target page. Currently it can list the pages (which is great) but, after that, you’re on your own. I usually have to o…

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## [Telephone international codes](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/telephone-international-codes/12626)

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**Author:** [@alan](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/alan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/telephone-international-codes/12626 "2026-02-13T16:03:12Z")

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It would be useful if the telephone input field included a dropdown with the international codes. Is this something others would like? If so, could it be included within the form element?

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## [Creating a CheatSheet Component](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/creating-a-cheatsheet-component/12644)

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**Author:** [@WWGMike](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/WWGMike)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/creating-a-cheatsheet-component/12644 "2026-02-07T00:38:12Z")

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Hello, I was looking for a styleguide like component to add into my site to test style changes and updates and I can’t seem to find anything similar to the cheatsheet that already exists Is there a way to import an H…

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## [Oolama/LLM support](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/oolama-llm-support/11351)

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**Author:** [@printaga-publishing](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/printaga-publishing)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/oolama-llm-support/11351 "2026-01-10T10:24:06Z")

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Is it feasible to integrate support for local LLMs through the Ollama API as an additional option next to Chat GPT? The Ollama API is fully compatible with the OpenAI API, which should simplify the integration of local L…

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## [Reopen to Previous Page](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/reopen-to-previous-page/12617)

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**Author:** [@Gondwana](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/Gondwana)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/reopen-to-previous-page/12617 "2026-01-08T18:53:36Z")

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I’d love an option for BSS to open a project to the last page I was editing. As it is, every time I reopen a project, I have to change to the page I’m working on. (This is similar, and would also be nice.)

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## [Bootstrap Studio Sites: Please Support Hosting Small Downloads (CSV files, etc.)](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/bootstrap-studio-sites-please-support-hosting-small-downloads-csv-files-etc/12580)

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**Author:** [@ron.h.jones.jr](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/ron.h.jones.jr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/bootstrap-studio-sites-please-support-hosting-small-downloads-csv-files-etc/12580 "2025-12-29T14:06:39Z")

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I’m building a .app site and would like to provide some data for the users of my app in a CSV or Zip file. Unfortunately those file types aren’t (yet) supported in Boostrap Studio or Bootstrap Studio Sites.

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## [Bootstrap Examples on BSS](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/bootstrap-examples-on-bss/12612)

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**Author:** [@maupe](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/maupe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/bootstrap-examples-on-bss/12612 "2025-12-24T16:24:58Z")

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It would be helpful and nice to have a section where all the Bootstrap templates and examples could be used and modified from Bootstrap Studio. That’s what you expect when you look for Bootstrap-based software that makes…

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## ["Change to" \<p\> and \<li\>](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/change-to-p-and-li/12573)

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**Author:** [@Gondwana](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/Gondwana)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/change-to-p-and-li/12573 "2025-12-03T12:02:06Z")

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I’d love a ‘Change To’ menu item to convert one or more \<p\>s into \<li\>s, and vice versa. I know this is a bit tricky because \<li\>s need to be inside a list, but it should be possible. Even if the new \<li\>s are in a new l…

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