Corey McKrill

<p>This plugin is intended for theme developers and others who want to have full control of their column styles while still providing a quick and easy framework for adding/editing column content via WordPress’s visual editor. It eliminates the need to type tedious, unmanageable chunks of HTML into the editor when specific posts or pages require a columnar layout.</p>
<p>That said, this plugin is not plug-and-play. It does not include any styles out-of-the-box, so if you start using the shortcodes without adding appropriate CSS rules, there probably won’t be any visible changes to your content.</p>
<p>See the <a href="https://github.com/jupiterwise/Columns-DIY/wiki/Recipes" rel="nofollow ugc">Recipes</a> page on the GitHub wiki for some styling examples.</p>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<ul>
<li>Designate each column with <code>[column]</code> and <code>[/column]</code></li>
<li>Mark the end of a row with <code>[endrow]</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Includes enumerated column and row classes, allowing for per-column and -row styling. Also includes parity classes (odd/even) for striping.</li>
<li>If a user forgets to add the last <code>[endrow]</code> shortcode, the plugin will automatically insert a closing <code></div></code> so the site layout doesn’t get broken.</li>
<li>Cleans up errant <code><p></code> and <code><br /></code> tags that result from WordPress’s <code>wpautop()</code> function.</li>
<li>All parameter inputs are escaped for security.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Example</h4>
<p>Putting this into the visual editor:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><code>[column]</code></p>
<p>This is the column of Foo.</p>
<p><code>[/column]</code></p>
<p><code>[column]</code></p>
<p>This is the column of Bar.</p>
<p><code>[/column]</code> <code>[endrow]</code></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Will result in this output:</p>
<p>This is the column of Foo.</p>
<p>    </p>
<p>This is the column of Bar.</p>
<p>    </p>
<p></p>
<h4>Parameters</h4>
<p>The following optional parameters can be added to the <code>[column]</code> shortcode:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>class</em> (String : ”)<br />
Classes for the column <code><div></code> element. Separate multiple classes with spaces.</li>
<li><em>rowclass</em> (String : ”)<br />
Classes for the row <code><div></code> element. Only works when included with the first <code>[column]</code> shortcode in a row.</li>
<li><em>style</em> (String : ”)<br />
Inline styles for the column <code><div></code> element.</li>
<li><em>rowstyle</em> (String : ”)<br />
Inline styles for the row <code><div></code> element. Only works when included with the first <code>[column]</code> shortcode in a row.</li>
<li><em>norow</em> (Boolean : false)<br />
Set to true to omit the row wrapper <code><div></code>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Filters</h4>
<p>The following filter hooks can be used to alter the output of the shortcodes:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>diy_colclass</code></li>
<li><code>diy_colstyle</code></li>
<li><code>diy_column</code></li>
<li><code>diy_rowclass</code></li>
<li><code>diy_rowstyle</code></li>
<li><code>diy_beginrow</code></li>
<li><code>diy_endrow</code></li>
</ul>

Columns DIY

Simple shortcodes for div-based columns and rows. Wrap desired content in [column][/column]. Mark the end of a row with [endrow]. CSS not included.

TristanChambers

<p>Columnizer is a jQuery based WordPress plugin that formats your content into columns. All you need to do is embrace your content in a single set of shortcodes denoting the number of columns you’d like. Like this:</p>
<pre><code>[threecolumns]
Lorem ipsum...vitae nunc.
Curabitur fringilla...consectetur arcu.
Proin id...pretium eros.
etc...
[/threecolumns]
</code></pre>
<p>The rest is taken care of for you. Just write out the number of columns (up to twelve) followed by the word ‘columns’ with no space (as above) and your column formatting needs will be satisfied most splendidly. Other column plugins need you to divvy up the content between sets of tags. Columnizer does it for you!</p>
<p>To customize the margins between columns edit <em>columnizer.css</em>. Alternatively you could override the rules in your own css file by adding an extra level of hierarchy. Something like this:</p>
<pre><code>#main #columnizer .first div {
    margin-right: 8px; /*changed spacing to 8px*/
    margin-left: 0 !important;
}
#main #columnizer .last div {
    margin-left: 8px; /*changed spacing to 8px*/
    margin-right: 0 !important;
}
#main #columnizer .column div {
    margin-left: 8px; /*changed spacing to 8px*/
    margin-right: 8px; /*changed spacing to 8px*/
        border-left: 1px solid grey; /*new rule to add slick dividers*/
        border-right: 1px solid grey; /*new rule to add slick dividers*/
}
</code></pre>
<p>WP Columnizer is based on the jQuery plugin “Columnizer” by Adam Wulf.</p>


Columnizer

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