# Questions

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## [Page not found, caused by missing file in block](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/page-not-found-caused-by-missing-file-in-block/35490)

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**Author:** [@derfabifabi](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/derfabifabi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/page-not-found-caused-by-missing-file-in-block/35490 "2026-06-30T07:46:25Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a bug, but I noticed that when a file referenced by a (link: …) KirbyTag inside a block is missing, the page redirects to the error page. (With missing I mean that the uuid is technically there, …

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## [Block model, data storage and translations](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/block-model-data-storage-and-translations/35491)

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**Author:** [@vollstock](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/vollstock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/block-model-data-storage-and-translations/35491 "2026-06-29T15:06:01Z")

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I am writing a poll block. A poll has a title and some configurable answers. Also I want to store the number of votes per answer independent of the translations, so the votes are the same across languages. This is my b…

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## [Override panel login window style](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/override-panel-login-window-style/35487)

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**Author:** [@oppfield](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/oppfield)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/override-panel-login-window-style/35487 "2026-06-26T15:02:37Z")

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I’m using the kirby-force-login plugin by Andre Kelling to manage access to the site and panel and I was wondering if the panel login page could be styled in any way or a logo added?

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## [User collection not working?](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/user-collection-not-working/35484)

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**Author:** [@oppfield](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/oppfield)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/user-collection-not-working/35484 "2026-06-26T10:04:04Z")

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I’m struggling to get a user collection to work. I can see that I’m pulling x number of records but I cant get any of the data to display? Kirby 5.4.4. \<?php return function ($users) { return $users-\>filterBy('role', …

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## [Files section: manual sort appears to save in secondary language, but doesn’t persist](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/files-section-manual-sort-appears-to-save-in-secondary-language-but-doesn-t-persist/35470)

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**Author:** [@hherold](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/hherold)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/files-section-manual-sort-appears-to-save-in-secondary-language-but-doesn-t-persist/35470 "2026-06-23T13:20:11Z")

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Kirby version: 5.4.4 Setup: bilingual site with a files section (manual sorting enabled) When I change the order of files in a files section while editing in a secondary language, the Panel behaves as if the change was…

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## [Autofilled fields/autogenerated slugs for user creation](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/autofilled-fields-autogenerated-slugs-for-user-creation/35472)

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**Author:** [@derfabifabi](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/derfabifabi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/autofilled-fields-autogenerated-slugs-for-user-creation/35472 "2026-06-23T12:24:20Z")

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Hey! A client has the problem that they need to manually register a large number of new accounts. They do this via Panel/Accounts/Add-Account-Button, which opens the account dialog. The thing is that they have to ente…

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## [Combining "real" and virtual pages as children of a page?](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/combining-real-and-virtual-pages-as-children-of-a-page/35468)

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**Author:** [@webrocker](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/webrocker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/combining-real-and-virtual-pages-as-children-of-a-page/35468 "2026-06-22T11:25:21Z")

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Hi, I have successfully created virtual pages from a CSV file, and they are added as children to my “courses” page. so I have urls like \`/courses/course-xyz/\` - everything works :slight\_smile: now I want to include a “r…

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## [Bug: Creating a URL called "data" disables state change with error message / workaround](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/bug-creating-a-url-called-data-disables-state-change-with-error-message-workaround/35471)

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**Author:** [@Stolzenhain](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/Stolzenhain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/bug-creating-a-url-called-data-disables-state-change-with-error-message-workaround/35471 "2026-06-22T09:34:50Z")

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Sorry, I know this should be reported in GitHub but it comes with a workaround: It looks like since Kirby 5, URL appendices called \`data\` don’t allow setting a status. On an existing installation, the error was Typed …

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## [Validate or Sanitise response data from API](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/validate-or-sanitise-response-data-from-api/35432)

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**Author:** [@wessel](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/wessel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/validate-or-sanitise-response-data-from-api/35432 "2026-06-21T06:41:54Z")

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Hi all, I’m working on a functionality where I request additional data from an API (using Remote::get) based on the content of couple of fields during the page.update:after hook. I will save the additional data from the …

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## [Blueprint YAML file autocompletion and validation in your favourite code editor](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/blueprint-yaml-file-autocompletion-and-validation-in-your-favourite-code-editor/25905)

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**Author:** [@bnomei](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/bnomei)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/blueprint-yaml-file-autocompletion-and-validation-in-your-favourite-code-editor/25905 "2026-06-19T14:19:59Z")

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Like suggested by @kirbyzone on kirbys idea tracker on nolt a JSON Schema for Kirby would bring autocompletion and validation of the flexible blueprints to your code editor like SublimeText, PHPStorm or VSCode. In the b…

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## [Panel still shows "cookie signing key has not been changed" despite correctly set cookie.key option (Kirby 5.4.4)](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/panel-still-shows-cookie-signing-key-has-not-been-changed-despite-correctly-set-cookie-key-option-kirby-5-4-4/35465)

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**Author:** [@dermanu](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/dermanu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/panel-still-shows-cookie-signing-key-has-not-been-changed-despite-correctly-set-cookie-key-option-kirby-5-4-4/35465 "2026-06-18T09:36:02Z")

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Panel still shows “cookie signing key has not been changed” despite correctly set cookie.key option (Kirby 5.4.4) Setup Kirby version: 5.4.4 (Kirby Basic, valid license) PHP: 8.4.12 Server: Apache (hosted at dogado) Pla…

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## [Resolve Ordering Error](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/resolve-ordering-error/35467)

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**Author:** [@rottstegge](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/rottstegge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/resolve-ordering-error/35467 "2026-06-18T08:47:12Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue while trying to set the status of article pages. While its possible to switch to “draft” or “published”, when trying to set a page to “unlisted” I get the error “Cannot move page director…

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## [Issue with Creating Subpages - cannot create directory](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/issue-with-creating-subpages-cannot-create-directory/31882)

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**Author:** [@a\_gooa](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/a_gooa)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/issue-with-creating-subpages-cannot-create-directory/31882 "2026-06-17T20:15:22Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m encountering an issue with creating subpages on a site using Kirby 3. Here are the details: Environment: PHP 8.1 with all necessary modules installed. Kirby 3.9 The site works correctly on my loca…

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## [Orphaned meta image files](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/orphaned-meta-image-files/35460)

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**Author:** [@mokorana](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/mokorana)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/orphaned-meta-image-files/35460 "2026-06-16T20:14:44Z")

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A client of mine ended up with a page which was suddenly not visible anymore in the panel.It seems he tried to upload an image twice until he got this error message: However, I could find the page on the server (than…

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## [Can't view or edit files after update to v5](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/cant-view-or-edit-files-after-update-to-v5/35458)

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**Author:** [@Sigi1](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/Sigi1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/cant-view-or-edit-files-after-update-to-v5/35458 "2026-06-15T12:48:41Z")

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Hello there, I recently updated to v5 and now am getting following error after trying to edit any file: “The dropdown is empty include(/home/.sites/site8/wwwroot/web/vendor/composer/../../kirby/src/Toolkit/Query.php):…

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## [Link field problems "The page slug is required"](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/link-field-problems-the-page-slug-is-required/35456)

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**Author:** [@klotter](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/klotter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/link-field-problems-the-page-slug-is-required/35456 "2026-06-14T16:13:00Z")

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i have link fields in my file blueprint for an image gallery, that should have the possibility to link to subpages to my “works” page. i don’t know why the problem comes up, but when i try to open up that section in the …

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## [File blueprint default date](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/file-blueprint-default-date/35455)

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**Author:** [@klotter](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/klotter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/file-blueprint-default-date/35455 "2026-06-14T14:03:40Z")

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i don’t seem to be able to get kirby to assign an automatic date when i upload a file. everytime i open the individual file page in the panel, the date field is empty. it works neither with a specific date or “today” he…

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## [Which field method for a custom stored field content?](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/which-field-method-for-a-custom-stored-field-content/35454)

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**Author:** [@A.Kelling](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/A.Kelling)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/which-field-method-for-a-custom-stored-field-content/35454 "2026-06-10T14:58:52Z")

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Hi, i am on developing a panel field plugin which creates a list of fields. This stores as a string like following on a /content/... .txt file: Anchornavigation: \[{"label":"Foo","anchor":"foo","\_id":1},{"label":"Hello…

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## [VS Code autocomplete and Kirby templates](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/vs-code-autocomplete-and-kirby-templates/35445)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_E](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/Mark_E)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/vs-code-autocomplete-and-kirby-templates/35445 "2026-06-07T08:56:48Z")

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Hopefully a simple question / answer, but I’ve spent ages trying to figure it out In Sublime Text, in a Kirby template, if I type “c” I can then select “class” and it nicely inserts: class="" with the curser helpfully …

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## [Unwanted HTML entities saved instead of special caracter in auto created page title (and queried tag in structure)](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/unwanted-html-entities-saved-instead-of-special-caracter-in-auto-created-page-title-and-queried-tag-in-structure/35416)

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**Author:** [@JuG](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/JuG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/unwanted-html-entities-saved-instead-of-special-caracter-in-auto-created-page-title-and-queried-tag-in-structure/35416 "2026-06-05T15:00:01Z")

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In a website I’m creating, I use the create: parameter for a page type blueprint. It allows quick creation of a page type that only has 3 simple fields and a title (which combines the 3 fields). Here is an example: tit…

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## [Online, the link urls do not find their content pages in my test site](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/online-the-link-urls-do-not-find-their-content-pages-in-my-test-site/35442)

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**Author:** [@mr\_datsun](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/mr_datsun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/online-the-link-urls-do-not-find-their-content-pages-in-my-test-site/35442 "2026-06-05T12:03:07Z")

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I have put my site under a folder called ‘test’ My urls look correct. But they do not find the page https://stalk.net/paradigm/test/catalogue/PD01-Variations And the folder is there as - ‘content/1\_catalogue’ I’ve se…

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## [Virtual pages lead to infinite loop in panel](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/virtual-pages-lead-to-infinite-loop-in-panel/35435)

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**Author:** [@tinus](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/tinus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/virtual-pages-lead-to-infinite-loop-in-panel/35435 "2026-06-03T21:25:09Z")

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I have virtual pages coming from a sqlite database that worked in v4 but in v5 the panel goes into an infinite loop resulting in a php memory error. There is a limit in the children() method and a limit in the blueprint…

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## [Trying to rename file on upload with a hook](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/trying-to-rename-file-on-upload-with-a-hook/35434)

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**Author:** [@omitoj](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/omitoj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/trying-to-rename-file-on-upload-with-a-hook/35434 "2026-06-03T10:35:42Z")

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Hello everyone, After stupidly losing time with A"I", I come to you, dear humans. I’m trying to automatically rename the cover image for my articles to “cover-image.jpg”. To do this I tried the following hooks which bo…

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## [Custom file upload modal style](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/custom-file-upload-modal-style/28652)

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**Author:** [@theamnesic](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/theamnesic)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/custom-file-upload-modal-style/28652 "2026-06-03T07:53:29Z")

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Hi! Is it possible to change the layout of the add file modal, and get bigger images ? Thanks!

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## [Require alt text for images](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/require-alt-text-for-images/35437)

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**Author:** [@sproutedbee](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/sproutedbee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/require-alt-text-for-images/35437 "2026-06-02T08:05:35Z")

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I have a blueprint for a page that has 1 image. I’d like to require the user to enter alt text for the image (or at least show a warning if no alt text has been added.) Is this possible? Frankly, I can’t even figure ou…

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## [Converting frontmatter from 'standard' YAML to Kirby YAML](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/converting-frontmatter-from-standard-yaml-to-kirby-yaml/28144)

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**Author:** [@vhbelvadi](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/vhbelvadi)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/converting-frontmatter-from-standard-yaml-to-kirby-yaml/28144 "2026-06-02T06:55:13Z")

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I have a website built with Hugo that uses the ‘standard’ YAML frontmatter format with just two separating sets of dashes unlike Kirby which separates every field with dashes. Is there anyway I can bulk convert/import my…

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## [Working textarea content gives 'invalid value' and 'too many key' errors in panel when move to new site build](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/working-textarea-content-gives-invalid-value-and-too-many-key-errors-in-panel-when-move-to-new-site-build/35431)

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**Author:** [@mr\_datsun](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/mr_datsun)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/working-textarea-content-gives-invalid-value-and-too-many-key-errors-in-panel-when-move-to-new-site-build/35431 "2026-05-31T15:26:36Z")

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I have a stuctured field. Extract from release.yml reviews: label: REVIEWS type: structure fields: title: label: Review Source Name type: text text: …

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## [Images not showing | Kirby 3 -\> Kirby 5 Update](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/images-not-showing-kirby-3-kirby-5-update/35429)

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**Author:** [@mrcl](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/mrcl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/images-not-showing-kirby-3-kirby-5-update/35429 "2026-05-28T10:33:20Z")

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Hey everyone, I recently updated my website from K3 to K5. Locally everything is working fine but on the live site all images are not displayed. In the panel some are working other do not. I already tried some things bu…

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## [Date and Timezones west of GMT: Tomorrow](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/date-and-timezones-west-of-gmt-tomorrow/35428)

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**Author:** [@luxuryluke](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/luxuryluke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/date-and-timezones-west-of-gmt-tomorrow/35428 "2026-05-27T01:31:26Z")

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I know it sounds crazy, but this wierdness has my brain clicking. When i create a new entry in a structure field that has a date of now, it inserts the current date while i’m drafting the structure item in the slide out…

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## [Second 'cover' in my yml producing incomplete img url](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/second-cover-in-my-yml-producing-incomplete-img-url/35427)

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**Author:** [@mr\_datsun](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/mr_datsun)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/second-cover-in-my-yml-producing-incomplete-img-url/35427 "2026-05-26T19:31:21Z")

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I’m using this cover.yml blueprint # Fields can be defined in their own field blueprints # and reused across multiple blueprints # This field is used in the album.yml and note.yml blueprints # See http://getkirby.com/do…

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