Adding post lists and grids to your Site couldn’t be easier than with the WP Show Posts plugin. Dispatch uses the Free version to display posts on the Front page and in the Sidebars. Of course with a little Flint Skin CSS treatment.
Head off to Dashboard > WP Show Posts > All Lists. Within are six lists:
- Align
- Standard
- Sidebar
- Header
- Simple
- Simple Sidebar
Each of them have very particular settings required to match the demo content you see here. Changing those settings may affect the way the post is displayed, and not necessarily for the better. So please work on a duplicate or make a note before changing.
Note: the name of the List has no relevance to the different styles displayed.
General ( and important ) information
Before we go into the detail let’s cover some basic and very important information.
Advanced Settings
For the purpose of the demo content a couple of the Lists are using Advanced Settings. First off the Standard List is using Ascending Order (Default: Descending). Secondly the Simple List is using Offset, so it omits the first 4 posts. You may want to put these back to default if you’re not intending to replace them.
Duplicating WP Show Posts List
So we have four lists, and we want to make a new Standard list with a different category. The easiest way is to use one of the Duplicate Post plugins in the WordPress repository. Simple hey. And it works for all post types including GP Elements. Awesome. Note: When making a duplicate you are generally given two options. Clone and New Draft. I advise using the New Draft as some people have reported issues when using Clone.
List: Standard
This is the standard WP Show Post list that has the same custom styling applied to the GP Blog:
8 Reasons Why Scaffolding Is Important During Construction
Introduction Are you planning to construct a project? Then scaffolding comes immediately to mind. Isn’t it? Yes!! Because whether you are building a large commercial structure or an addition to your home, scaffolding plays a significant role in construction. The construction industry relies on scaffolding to make life easier for…
Turn Your Rental Into a Retreat Without Giving Up Your Deposit
When you rent a home, your space isn’t truly yours. Although you can decorate and bring in your own furniture, there’s very little customization you can do. In most cases, you can’t even put a coat of paint on the walls. But here are several updates and upgrades that will…
Marketing Automation for Real Estate: A Handy Guide for Agents
If you’re like most real estate professionals, you understand the importance of marketing, but you may not have the time or resources to do it effectively. That’s where the marketing automation software comes in. By using marketing automation software, you can take a strategic approach to the market, and create…
The Benefits Of Flowcrete Flooring Solutions
Flowcrete is currently one of the leading brands when it comes to premium quality Polyurethane, Epoxy, and Methyl Methacrylate Resin Flooring solutions. Flowcrete supplies state-of-the-art seamless and attractive flooring solutions, from commercial and industrial resin floors to car-park traffic-coating systems and cementitious floor screeds. Visit this Flowcrete Flooring company for…
Should You Sell Your House or Rent it Out?
So you’re moving out from your primary house to a new house. Our best wishes to you. But what do you plan to do with your current house? Would you sell it or rent it out? The rent versus sell debate is often crucial. Some say rent out your house…
Real Estate Investment Opportunities During the Pandemic
Like any other venture, real estate investment is always risky. The market is constantly shifting, and trends tend to affect the value of properties. But that is the reason why several of the wealthiest people in the Philippines made their fortune in real estate. They took a calculated risk. However,…
Investing in Rural Land: Ways to Invest and How to Know If It’s Right
An intelligent investor takes risks and achieves groundbreaking success. That’s what most investors think when beginning their investment journey. And why not? As it is an absolute truth. This fact encourages investors to invest to go for high-risk investments. Nonetheless, the situation is now upside down due to the sudden…
Numerous Explanations Why You Should Sell Your House to A Cash Buyer
The real estate industry is still a lucrative venture. The housing market is indeed in high demand, with a shortage of homeowners to supply it, making now an ideal time to sell. When you choose to trade your home, there are a few things to consider. Whether it’s for improvement…
This is how the list is displayed within the Content area just by adding the WP Show Post Shortcode. Here follows the basic styling changes that have been made.
Content Wrap (WPSP Only)
Using a custom Hook Element the Post article content is now wrapped within a DIV container. This container carries a class of wpsp-content-wrap
for styling. This wrap is present on all WP Show Posts that are output inside Dispatch.
Featured Image
The featured image has a fixed height to match the layout. This is achieved using this CSS:
.generate-columns-container article .inside-article img, .wp-show-posts-image img {
height: 180px;
width: 100%;
-o-object-fit: cover !important;
object-fit: cover !important;
}
You can edit the height property to suit, or remove the CSS it entirely if you want to use your own sizes.
Meta above title
This is achieved using a flex box on the Entry Header. Again this applied to the GP Blog:
.generate-columns-container article .entry-header, .wp-show-posts-entry-header {
display: -webkit-box;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: flex;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-webkit-box-direction: reverse;
-ms-flex-direction: column-reverse;
flex-direction: column-reverse;
}
Entry Title forced to 2 lines
The entry title always displays a minimum and maximum of 2 lines. This mantains the across row alignment. Again this is applied to GP Blog. The ex
unit is used to define the number of lines visible. The lines are set by defining the line-height
and setting the height
to as many mutiples as you require lines. e.g up the height to 7.5ex will create three lines.
.generate-columns-container article .entry-header .entry-title, .wp-show-posts article .wp-show-posts-entry-title {
line-height: 2.5ex;
height: 5ex;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
List: Align
Designed for a single column list this displays the content the image to the left and content to the right. This is subtly different to just resizing the image in the WP Show Posts list settings and aligning it left. Thanks to the Content Wrap we added (above) the content will never wrap around the image. On mobile it just stacks.
To add one of these your posts requires a little markup. And is done like so:
<div class="wpsp-align">shortcode_goes_here</div>
8 Reasons Why Scaffolding Is Important During Construction
Introduction Are you planning to construct a project? Then scaffolding comes immediately to mind. Isn’t it? Yes!! Because whether you are building a large commercial structure or an addition to your home, scaffolding plays a significant role in construction. The construction industry relies on scaffolding to make life easier for workers. No matter the size…
Turn Your Rental Into a Retreat Without Giving Up Your Deposit
When you rent a home, your space isn’t truly yours. Although you can decorate and bring in your own furniture, there’s very little customization you can do. In most cases, you can’t even put a coat of paint on the walls. But here are several updates and upgrades that will make your rented space your…
Lists: Sidebar
In the right had sidebar you can see the Sidebar list. This List is set to 1 column and only displays the Featured Image, Title and Category. This is designed for Widgets, a narrow column or as part of a grid (like in our next List).
To add this style the Widget requires a CSS Class of:
wpsp-card
Dispatch comes with Widget Classes Plugin installed. This provides this function.
List: Header
The Header list as seen on the Front Page requires a list containing only 5 posts. And can accomodate most of the content elements. Which are only displayed on the large leader post.
To add this style the Header Element requires the following element classes:
wpsp-grid wpsp-card
List: Simple
This is output using the wpsp-card
inserted into a containing DIV like so:
<div class="wpsp-card">shortcode goes here</dib>
List: Simple Sidebar
Nothing fancy here, just a list being output using the a Widget in the sidebar.