When not to use a single post template?

Hi Michelle,

Thank you for your question!

To clarify, even if you have a Single Post Template in place, you can still edit your individual posts with Elementor. The key is to ensure that the Post Content widget is included in your Single Post Template. This widget dynamically pulls in the content from each post, allowing you to make updates to your posts while maintaining the overall template structure.

Once you’ve added the Post Content widget, you can go to any of your posts and edit them with Elementor. From there, you’ll be able to add any widgets or design elements you need on a post-by-post basis without disrupting the template.

I hope that clears things up! If you need further assistance or have more questions, feel free to reach out. I’m happy to help!

Kind regards,

hello,

thank you for your reply. My problem is that I would like to have multiple images between my written content and I want the images to be clickable. If I use the post content widget (along with adding my content in Gutenberg) – how do I format the image widget(s) so that some are clickable to expand?

A second example, Also, some posts require embedded YouTube videos in between the written content – as I don’t see how to do this in Gutenberg – what do I do?

A third example is that between my writing I would like to add a code block. But not for all posts, sometimes I want 2 or 3 code blocks. If I am constrained to Gutenberg and a single post template – how do I do this? … because to my mind everything is now “stuck” in the single content widget?

Is it a feasible solution not to use a single post template, and rather just duplicate an existing post and tweak it in Elementor, adding the additional widgets and changing the content? (Almost like you would do for a new page). But of course just set the featured image in Gutenberg?

Thank you once again. I’ve really been struggling with this. My posts vary widely in what elementor widgets I’d like to use between my written content.

• This reply was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by Michelle.

Hi there,

Thank you for contacing us again,

To achieve clickable images that expand when clicked within your written content in WordPress using the Gutenberg editor, you can use the “Image” block along with the “Link to” option. Here’s a step-by-step guide:Step 1: Add Image Block

1. Open the Gutenberg editor for your post or page.
2. Click on the “+” icon to add a new block.
3. Select the “Image” block.

Step 2: Upload or Select an Image

1. Upload a new image or select an existing image from your media library.

Step 3: Make the Image Clickable

1. With the image block selected, look at the block settings on the right side of the screen.
2. Find the “Link Settings” section.
3. Choose “Media File” from the “Link to” dropdown menu. This will make the image clickable and link to the media file URL, allowing it to expand in a lightbox when clicked.

Step 4: Add More Images

1. Repeat steps 1-3 for each image you want to add between your written content.

Step 5: Format Content and Images

1. Arrange your content and images as desired by dragging and dropping blocks.
2. Add paragraphs, headings, or other content blocks between your image blocks.

By following these steps, you’ll be able to insert multiple images within your content that are clickable and expand when clicked. Using a lightbox plugin can enhance this feature by providing a more user-friendly experience for viewing images.

Hope this helps.

Hello @miloss84

re: Image radius 25px (all images)

Thanks that is very helpful! One last question – whilst I can do it for the feature image (using the widget in the single block post template) – how can I do this for all the other images by default? Do I need to write some sort of CSS code in the single post page within Global Settings (and give the post content widget a CSS class name)…?

Hi Michelle!

I hope you are well. If you would like to expand the images or make them clickable, you would need to do this manually in Gutenberg for each image within the post or, as Milos suggested, using a lightbox plugin.

Alternatively, I recommend creating the content in Elementor. The formatting would be the same (and probably easier), and each image would open automatically in a lightbox (as long as it is linked to the media file).

In this scenario, you would have a text widget, and then an image widget, and so on. All the content can be created in Elementor. The layout would have endless possibilities.

Kind regards,

thanks @richardk23 yes with my discovery today that I can’t even make the spacing between blocks in % makes me even more reluctant to go the post template route. I think I’ll just create posts manually with elementor. Perhaps make a master post with all sorts in it, and then just duplicate that.