Carousel Block I couldn’t say how many times I’ve built a custom sliders or carousels. It seems to be one of the most requested and misused of all the elements of webpages. The earliest renditions were simple fade in and out of <divs>. At their core are a simple JavaScript method for pulling <div> elements […]
Category: Block
Block: Image
Welcome to image alignment! If you recognize this post, it is because these are blocks that have been converted from the classic Markup: Image Alignment post. The best way to demonstrate the ebb and flow of the various image positioning options is to nestle them snuggly among an ocean of words. Grab a paddle and […]
Block: Button
Button blocks are not semantically buttons, but links inside a styled div. If you do not add a link, a link tag without an anchor will be used. Check to make sure that the text wraps correctly when the button has more than one line of text, and when it is extra long. Buttons have […]
Block: Cover
The cover block lets you add text on top of images or videos. This blocktype has several alignment options, and you can also align or center the text inside the block. The background image can be fixed and you can change its opacity and add an overlay color. Make sure that the text wraps correctly […]
Block: Gallery
Gallery blocks have two settings: the number of columns, and whether or not images should be cropped. The default number of columns is three, and the maximum number of columns is eight. Below is a three column gallery at full width, with cropped images. Some more text for taking up space. A two column gallery, […]
Block: Columns
This page tests how the theme displays the columns block. The first block tests a two column block with paragraphs. This is the second column. It should align next to the first column. Reduce the browser window width to test the responsiveness. This is the second column block. It has 3 columns. Paragraph 2 is […]
Block: Quote
The quote block has two styles, regular: Gutenberg is more than an editor. The Gutenberg Team and large: Yes, it is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams, the most abundant and most marvelous liquor that has ever flowed to relieve the thirst of men! Johannes Gutenberg The quote blocks […]