Andrew Worsfold

Working with containers

2016-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

The latest version of the Tailor page builder for WordPress (1.2.0) changes the way that container elements like tabs, lists and carousels behave. Now, instead of collapsing when only one child element remains, they will exist until all children have been removed or destroyed.

Removing children

Note: this does not apply to row and column structures. If a column is removed from a row leaving only one other column, the remaining row and column will collapse as expected.

In the image above, the first column is destroyed leaving only the second column. The remaining row and column collapse, leaving only the elements from the second column (in this case a content element). Because the colours were applied at the column level, the content element appears unstyled.

Adding children

Adding children to containers works exactly the same as before. Simply drag the desired element(s) over the center of the container.

Reordering children

Reordering children is possible for all container types; though the exact method can differ. For example:

Tabs

Toggles

Carousel items

Device previews

2016-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

The latest version of the Tailor page builder for WordPress (1.1.3) aligns the device preview and media query functionality of the plugin with that of the WordPress Customizer.

Device previews

Choose from one of three device sizes to preview your page in that size:

Desktop
Tablet
Mobile

Responsive settings

These sizes are now also used in the settings for certain elements. For example, you can specify the minimum screen size that columns within a row should be displayed as columns (instead of being stacked on top of one another).

New beginnings

2016-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

Today I’ve launched not only this new Jekyll-powered website, but a WordPress plugin called Tailor. Tailor is a frontend page builder that allows for quick and easy layout creation using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. It’s completely free, so if you’re interested in creating a website using WordPress and would like to create cool layouts using your favourite theme without the need for custom code then give it a shot!

You can find Tailor on the WordPress plugin repository and as an open source project on GitHub. Feel free to share your thoughts of the plugin with my on Twitter!