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<p>This plugin provides functions to retrieve the parent category of any particular post should it be assigned to a sub category of that parent category.</p>
<p>Using this feature, the plugin is also able to modify the WordPress Loop to redirect any category page generation to the parent category. This is especially useful when theme developers want to be able to specify category-x.php templates and have all related posts, be it those assigned to the category or the sub categories use that template for page generation.</p>
<p>So for example the current category structure is as follows.</p>
<ul>
<li>Main Category (has category-x.php template)
<ul>
<li>Sub Category 1</li>
<li>Sub Category 2</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>A post is assigned to “Sub Category 2”.</p>
<p>When the post is requested the plugin will automatically detect if it has a parent category. If so, it will modify the WP variables to set the current category as the parent category and add a new variable stating the actual category of the post. This affects the WordPress Loop to category-x.php template defined for the parent</p>
<h3>Usable Commands for Theme Developers</h3>
<p>The PHP commands for theme developers to use are pretty straight forward.</p>
<p><em>get_category_child()</em> returns the current post child category ID.</p>
<p><em>is_parent()</em> checks if the current post is at the parent category.</p>
<p><em>get_category_title($id)</em> gets the title of the category that is $id.</p>
<p><em>get_category_parent()</em> returns the current post’s parent category ID.</p>


Elevate Parent Category Template

Elevates parent category template to top of WordPress Loop.

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<p><strong>ECS adds what Elementor doesn’t have — without replacing what it does well.</strong></p>
<p>Every feature is a standalone module. Enable only what you need from <strong>ECS <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Modules</strong> in the WordPress admin. Unused modules load zero CSS, zero JS, and register no hooks.</p>
<h4>🎨 Dark Mode Colours</h4>
<p>A <strong>Default Colours</strong> tab appears inside Elementor’s Site Settings, right next to Global Colors.</p>
<ul>
<li>Set a <strong>Default</strong> and a <strong>Dark Mode</strong> colour for every global colour slot.</li>
<li>Dark mode colours are written as CSS variables — no JavaScript swapping, pure CSS, zero flash.</li>
<li>A <strong>fallback swatch</strong> shows the default colour when the dark slot is empty.</li>
<li>The <strong>Dark Mode Switcher</strong> widget lets visitors toggle between light and dark with full style controls.</li>
</ul>
<h4>📐 Container Layout</h4>
<p>Two additional layout modes for Elementor Flex Containers:</p>
<p><strong>Slider Mode</strong> — Turn any container into a CSS-only slider. No JS library, no dependencies.</p>
<p><strong>Custom Layout</strong> — Pick a Theme Builder template as the layout frame. Place ECS Placeholder widgets inside the template; ECS distributes the container’s children into those slots automatically. Supports cycling and graceful fallback. Works live in the Elementor editor.</p>
<h4>🔁 Loop Custom Layout</h4>
<p>Arrange Loop Grid items inside a Custom Layout template using ECS Placeholder widgets — powered by Elementor’s native Loop Grid query. Full editorial control over the item grid without leaving Elementor.</p>
<h4>📱 Menu Responsive</h4>
<p>Turn any Elementor Nav Menu widget into a responsive hamburger menu. Layout, alignment, animation, and breakpoint controls — all from the Elementor panel.</p>
<h4>✍️ Editorial Text</h4>
<p>Wrap images inside text blocks with float controls and captions. Magazine-style editorial layouts built entirely in Elementor.</p>
<h4>🎨 Style Templates</h4>
<p>Save any widget’s Style tab settings as a named preset and apply them to other widgets of the same type in one click — across pages, templates, and sites. Export and import your full style library as JSON.</p>
<h4>🛠 JSON PowerEdit</h4>
<p>Edit any Elementor widget’s raw settings JSON directly from the panel. Raw textarea for paste-and-replace, interactive tree view for surgical edits. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd + Enter to apply.</p>
<h4>✅ Legacy (ECS 3.x — backward compatibility)</h4>
<p>The original loop skin functionality is preserved in the Legacy module for existing sites built with ECS 3.x. If you’re updating from ECS 3.x, this module activates automatically. For new projects, use Elementor’s native Loop Builder.</p>
<p>Note: This plugin requires Elementor (free). Container Layout (Custom Layout mode) and Style Templates require Elementor Pro.</p>


ECS – Ele Custom Skin for Elementor

Seven free modules for Elementor: dark mode, container layouts, mobile menu, editorial text, style presets, JSON editor — all modular, all free.

Elevate Parent Category Template vs ECS – Ele Custom Skin for Elementor