Crocoblock plugin FAQs

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• Crocoblock Macros

  Are you a CROCOLOVER and want/need to know all their Macros? here they are: %related_children_from|post-type-slug% – %related_parents_from|post-type-slug% – %current_id% – %s – %name% – %media1|img_url_by_id% – %gallery1|img_gallery_grid% – %link|post_url_by_id% – %current_categories% – %current_tags% – %current_terms% – %queried_term% – %date|format_date% – %date_meta|format_date% or %date_meta|format_date(F j, Y)% – %title% – %field_value% – %current_meta% – %current_meta_string% – %related_children_between% – %author_id% – %queried_user_id% – %get_grandparent% – %get_grandchild% –

• Add your meta Fields to the Wordpress Default Search

  Do you want your meta fields text to show up on your search results with Wordpress default search? then you have to add some php to your functions.php. See the snippet below:

• Show other cpt listings of current author

  have a template and want to show other posts of the current author (user) .. without using the relationships? add your listing grid widget, post queries, post & authors, down below in post by author choose “specific author id” then in the author id= author meta , key = id

• Link to PDF Media file in CPT Repeater Fields

  Are you having problems to add a link to your media file in a listing or template? At the moment this only works for repeater fields.. add a “dynamic repeater” widget and choose your source, then add this to the item format: < a href=%file|file_url_by_id%” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” >%media-name% NOTE: there is NO “ after the href=

• Crocoblock, add seperate listings in a taxonomy template

  Are you creating an archive template for your taxonomies and have the same taxonomies in several CPTs? Want to have your archive template with seperate sections for each CPT? listing grid, select listing, No archive, post query=tax query, choose your taxonomy, operator=IN, field=term ID, terms=%queried_term%

• Crocoblock Related Posts

  How to insert related posts in your templates String: %related_parents_from|YOUR-CPT-SLUG% or %related_CHILDREN_from|YOUR-CPT-SLUG%

• Crocoblock Listing Grid Date Filters

  Want to show your cpts based on a date field that you have inserted? after you have created the meta fields in your cpt with date type and flag on the “save as timestamp” In the listing widget -> post querty -> meta query -> insert your meta field slug -> operator: between -> value: “today, first day of next month” and change the “Type” down below to date

• Crocoblock Front-End Form with Woocommerce Price

  Want to give your client the possibility to create/edit a woocommerce product but don’t know how to add/change the price? add text fields to your form and link to meta: “_regular_price” and “_sale_price”

• Crocoblock Forms Titles in Emails

  Have you setup an email to be sent you either the admin or the client and noticed that the email is spitting our IDs instead of the actual names? try inserting this in the email : %YOUR_MACRO|post_title_by_id%

• Crocoblock Filters on Mobile are ugly

  Are you one of many that think that JetSmartFilters are really great but don’t look nice on mobile and wish there was a mobile friendly version? Until they add this to their plugins, there is a work around. Create a template with your filters, then add your prefered widget to your page, add the template shortcode within. this can be done with: accordion, toggle or dropbox. It can also be done with popups. Read the post to find out how.

• Crocoblock Create listings with same height and content inline

  have you created a listing and have noticed that the boxes have different heights due to the title or excerpt having different quantity of text. It looks ugly even though you toggle on the “equal height” on the listing widget. here is a simple workaround: Give your listing column a min height, align your contente to the top, give your title widget a min height of at least 2 lines, add css to your button to pin it to the bottom

• Crocoblock Add filters in an Accordion/Toggle widget

  Create a section template in Elementor, add your filter/s to this template, save, exit and copy the template shortcode head over to your page / template and add your desired widget and then past the shortcode in the content area

• Add title to Crocoblock Listing Grid

  Want to add a title to the listing grid widget? here is a simple css : .jet-listing-grid.jet-listing::before { content: “PUT YOUR TITLEHERE”; }