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Updating components doesn’t activate publish. I make an edit to component in a file shared as a library. Usually this activates the ability to publish changes. But that is not happening. Nothing happens. To activate this I have to make an arbitrary change to another component. Doing this activates the function and I can publish. However this does not activate the review function on any of the subscribing files. How can I fi this so that it works as consistently as promised? (UPDATE) There was an invalid property. A showstopping problem the Figma UI does a great job of camouflaging.

Hi everyone! I have a problem with emojis disappearing from the thumbnails. As you can see the master file has a gemstone on the cover, but it doesn’t appear on the thumbnail. I designed it last year and everything was perfect, but now when I try to recreate this approach, the emoji just don’t show up on the thumbnails. What’s funny is when I copy the cover from the old files and copy it to the new one, everything works fine, but when I start making changes to the text frame in the copied cover, the emoji disappears from the thumbnail again. Things I tried to do so far: resetting the app clearing the cache building the cover again from scratch It seems like Figma completely lost the ability to show the emojis on the thumbnails for me. Any ideas on how to fix that? Anyone has the same problem?

Lines (vector paths) play an essential role in my graphics. The lines take the form of various basic geometric shapes:circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, polygons.It must be possible to change the width of these lines with ease.In Illustrator, you can create vector paths based on basic shapes.Is it true that this is not possible in Figma?Correct, converting a basic shape into an area with a stroke using "Outline Stroke" is not a solution. After that, the width of the lines can no longer be changed.I do not want to draw vector paths from basic shapes manually using the Pen Tool.Thank you : ) 

Hey everyone!I am not new to figma, but I noticed something that I didnt notice before and I dont know if its a bug, something that I am doing wrong or even something that always happened but I didnt knew of it.So, I am doing a game and I have hovers on books. I did a component with a book and a variation of it with a aura around. Both variations are exactly in the same spot. In the presentation mode, if I select “Actual size (100%)” everything is perfect. But if I select “Fit width and height” the hovers move slightly. Is this normal? If I past this to the devs will work right? Or I am doing something wrong?Thank you so much!

Hi,  My Figma account has been dormant for months, and i was surprised to see a charge of ~$211 USD to my card appear. No contact from Figma before or after the transaction either. I investigated, and it’s that my _team_ has an annual cost, fine. I bit annoyed that i didn’t get a “You’re about to renew” email, or a “thanks for renewing” email, but fine.I reached out to support to get a refund via the contact form here. Twice. No response (or receipt that they received my message) either time. It feels like i’m shouting into the void.I searched the forums and saw that people who post here get a response so i’m trying that.I haven’t used my Team for ~4months, and don’t intend to use it in the future. I’ve been charged for it. I’d like this to be refunded. How can I make this happen?

Hi.As an example we have the following structure: Frame 1 Ellipse 21 Rectangle 13 Vector Rectangle 81 Frame 2 Rectangle 5 Vector 3 Ellipse 2 Ellipse 11 Rectangle 17 There’s a nice native batch renaming function in figma. But it could handle only one single level and only one single name type.Is there any plugin with a one click function to get the following result, simply a consistant numbering? I just talk about names of basic standard layers. I do not talk about manually named layers like “My Layer 7” Frame 1 Ellipse 1 Rectangle 1 Vector 1 Rectangle 2 Frame 2 Rectangle 3 Vector 2 Ellipse 2 Ellipse 3 Rectangle 4 Thanks for your help : )

I want to design this website trendings on figma platform is it possible..?

I’m trying to build a scrolling tab, sticky sub-navigation similar to Yelp (example attached) that pins to the top of the user’s screen. The key difference is that I need the sub-nav to stay hidden until the user scrolls past a certain point.  

I have been working on some designs using FigmaMake. I love the result. I now want to get the files and code them on my own, rather than relying on FigmaMake code. Is there anyway I can do this please? Also, is there a way for me to export the file to Figma Design? Thank you for your help in advance. 

Hey guys, I accidentally upgraded a team to the edu plan and we need to revert this. someone please downgrade it for me? My support ticket also got closed without response

I am facing a bug where Figma does not correctly reference variables in a different collection even when the appropriate modes are set. For context, I have created a simple multi-brand design system with: Primitives collection: storing hex values of colors for each of my company’s brands (yellow and green) Semantic collection: storing references to variables in the primitive collection for the same brands After setting up the primitives collection, when I try and edit the variable for green brand in the semantic collection, the variable ‘picker’ window shows the correct green that should be referenced from primitives, however for some reason this does not apply.  The video demonstrates the issue. I also show correctly applying the mode for the page to be the green brand from primitives when attempting to troubleshoot.  Am I doing this entire thing wrong?

Hi everybody –I’m using VS Code with Claude Code and I’m trying to setup my Access Token. Inside my Figma Settings panel, the token states it was used and appears to be connected, but Claude (via VS Code) is showing a failed connection when using prompt “/mcp” to see the Manage MCP servers readout.On the other hand, my Figma Dev MCP Server, directly from my Project, is showing Connected.I connected the API before I connected the Dev MCP, though – does that make a difference? Do I need to connect the Access Key for additional functionality or will just the Figma Dev MCP do the same thing?UI/UX is my primary field so I’m in the depths of this learning curve for back-end stuffs.Any insight is greatly appreciated!

Is it possible to have a free Figma Design Seat account to edit projects for how many days?As a company, we have several Figma licenses, but we need to share projects with external parties who need to edit these projects. Is it possible for them to edit for free for a few days, or will we have to assign them a Full Seat license?Thanks

Halo semuanya,Saya sedang mencoba membuat mockup UI untuk sebuah sistem inventori game bertema sandbox, kurang lebih seperti Minecraft. Tantangan utama saya adalah bagaimana menampilkan unlimited items atau jumlah item yang sangat banyak di dalam satu tampilan, terutama saat pengguna menggunakan perangkat mobile dengan layar kecil.Apakah ada pendekatan Figma yang paling ideal untuk ini?Saya sempat mencoba scrollable frame dan juga component set dengan variants, namun tetap merasa layout-nya tidak fleksibel ketika jumlah item bertambah secara dinamis.Skenarionya kira-kira seperti ini: Pengguna bisa terus menambah item tanpa batas Harus tetap ringan dan mudah dipahami UX tetap bersih, tidak overload 📄 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PS_-d91D6te5zCgBbRaeksb1XspXvllzvDtBeZkelng/edit?usp=sharing(📌 Note: Ini bukan promosi. Hanya dokumentasi eksplorasi pribadi saya, siapa tahu bisa jadi insight tambahan 🙏)Adakah yang pernah mencoba menyelesaikan masalah serupa di Figma? Mungkin ada

Hi everyone,So, I know that a switch is usually meant to have two options. But I need one with three states, like in the image.By default, it should be off, and when you click on one of the sides, it should switch accordingly.Unfortunately, I created it, but I'm having issues — when I click either side, only one part works, and the other one doesn't respond.Does anyone know how I can fix this issue?  

Hi Figma Community! 👋I have a project where the mobile and desktop designs are quite different — not just responsive breakpoints but structurally different layouts.Is it possible in Figma Make to upload both versions in the same project file and get different code generated for each — one for mobile and one for desktop?If yes, how should I set this up in Figma? (e.g., separate frames, naming conventions, tags?)Looking for the best way to manage this within a single Figma file so the code output matches the two different layouts properly.Would appreciate any tips or examples. Thanks!

Has anyone figured out how to use code connect for Astro?

I have placed multiple video files (.mov and .mpeg4) into a Figma slide, and de-actived “autoplay.” When viewing the slide in presentation mode (either standard view or full screen), the videos do not play when clicked. If I skip to the next slide, then return to the slide with the videos, they play as expected. Major bug, not new, must have feature… please fix it.

I have a project with many pages. I need to export these to one pdf document to hand off to the client. Please do not tell me to share a link. I need a single PDF document with all of the pages in it. This seems like a simple request but I can’t find a way to do it. 

Good afternoon! we want to transfer the owner of our figma from a personal account to a technical account, how do we do this?

I am having a lot of issues in creating an app using Figma Make. Seems like everytime it gets something right, it will break it after the next prompt, so I am constantly fixing something and never being able to move forward. It has no persistent memory and it is stateless. I am organizing my prompts through ChatGPT and even so, I can't get where I want to. How are you dealing with that? Any tips appreciated. Cheers!

I want to be able to add the same component to a parent multiple times by pressing a button. One button press = one component added. Similar to adding rows to a data table with a + button. I would also be able to dynamically delete them with a trash icon. It doesn’t have to be infinite, I’d like to have a preset range of components that can be added to the parent.

Hi.I’m a newbie with figma : )I use the starter version.I choosed an object and declared that object via context menu “create component” to a master component.A day later I like to undo that. The object should not be a master component anymore.But in the context menu there’s no option to “detach” the master component.How can I solve that please?Yes I know, that in starter version it is not possible to detach an instanz of component.But I just want to remove the status “master component” from my object.Thanks for your help.

Please, if you can share:the real website publishedwhat troubles you had? should it be on autolayout or no? any advises?

I am currently learning how to use Figma.Here's an exercise I've set myself:A square frame serves as the base for an iOS app icon.Inside the frame, I've created 10 vertical auxiliary line at equal intervals.Now I want to enlarge a vector graphic in this frame so that it takes up the full width between lines 2 and 9.So far, I have been doing this laboriously by hand, making sure that the boundaries of the vector graphic snap to the guides.Is there an easier way? With a single command such as "Expand to maximum width"?Additional question:Is it possible to implement the concept of padding in a frame?Thank you.