A guide to styling and making Dispatch your own
Dispatch is a Magazine style blog for your new website. Each of its features have been designed and built using GeneratePress and WP Show Posts. As expected of a Flint Skin Site it uses Custom CSS. At over 350 lines it is recommended, but not necessary, to move the Additional CSS to a Child Theme style sheet. So lets get onto making it your own. WP Show Posts Without WP Show Posts plugin, this Site wouldn’t exist. Another awesome product from Tom Usborne, WP Show Posts does exactly what the title says. Anywhere and everywhere in the case of Dispatch. So much so there is a dedicated page to explain its uses here. Social Icons – Desktop The Lightweight Social Icons widget has been added to the Header Widget. It only displays on Desktop as the Widget has the hide-on-mobile and hide-on-tablet-classes. Social Icons – Tablet and Mobile They are also displayed in the Slideout Navigation. Using the Slideout Widget. Social Icon Colors Colors are changed within the widget. Pagebuilders Can I use a page builder with Dispatch? Yes, you can if you wish. The only rule is that you need to use the Default Template for your Pages and Posts. To create a full width blank canvas template then follow these steps: Appearance > Elements > New Layout Disable Content Title Set Page Builder Container to Contained or Full Width Set Display Rules to the Pages you need a Blank canvas on. How do I change colors? The majority of Volumes colors are controlled by the Customizer. There are some Elements that are part of Volumes features that require CSS. This article covers where to make those changes: How to change the Custom Colors Logo and Site Identity Dispatch does not have a logo, just the Site Title. You … Seguir leyendo