maryhelenmaccarthy

Should I be worried that one of those plugins will eventually stop working? I mean, does it stop updating and fall into disrepair? Are there any developed by a company associated with Automattic that can be trusted to continue to exist over time?

I understand what you’re saying. The funny thing is that in this same forum, someone who said he participated in the development of Newspack Blocks recommended it to me. That causes me confusion. I guess this means that the plugin can be downloaded by those who want some extra effects and have their site hosted on wordpress.com.

I’ll check the plugins you mentioned and I’ll give you my feedback shortly.
Thank you!!

Errata: I forgot to say that in addition to “Expected behavior“, that a more noticeable and gradual change, mostly gradual between scales 1, 2, 3 and 4 is expected also.

Please, notify if these bugs are due to a possible failure due to the interaction of another plugin, or if Newspack Block requires the installation of another plugin for it to work correctly. Jetpack, is already installed.

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P.S: This thread has not been resolved.

Thank you!! I will do it right now!! I hope this can be fixed.

Got it!! I still don’t understand how it would be useful in that regard since according to the information I’ve read it’s just a security plugin, but I appreciate the suggestion @corrinarusso!

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Actually, I was only referring to the possibility of using a plugin to create the Templates. It is not my intention to use a page builder @corrinarusso, although I appreciate the suggestion.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by maryhelenmaccarthy.

I would really appreciate it if you could provide me some information on this to understand why the inconveniences that I have highlighted occur, and a solution to be able to use the Newspack-Block which would otherwise be very useful to me if it weren’t for the bugs that I have found. @kgagne @jordesign

Thanks in advance!

• This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by maryhelenmaccarthy.

I wanted to thank you @rohitmukati for your answer and add additional details to better express what my confusion is.

Like I said, I’m using Query Loop. When selecting this, I chose one of the “post list” options and then transformed it into a grid. By itself, I am able to edit the size and color of the featured image, summary, and title, individually from each other, and add advanced CSS to each of those elements. However, to achieve the desired effect on all posts of overlaying the image with the headline and excerpt, I need to select the entire block. When doing it, if I only put the code that you have given me corresponding to Advanced CSS, nothing happens, so I deduce that this procedure is incorrect on my part.

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I did some testing, and this is what it would look like:

Excuse my ignorance on the matter, but if I understand it correctly, this code should be used individually in each post to achieve the desired effect, and I’m looking for the Advanced CSS to affect the entire Query Loop block since it is not possible to select each post in said grid to customize them.

I’ve been doing some testing @jordesign @kgagne . I was wrong about the four shape images that the Homepage-Post-Block has. However there is a bug regarding these two issues:

By superimposing the image with the title, the excerpt, and the author, the excerpt remains in black making it impossible to read it. The other elements i.e. title, author and date remain white.

The scales 1, 2 and 3 that allow you to adjust the size of the font remain exactly the same without any change between them. This causes a sudden and abrupt change in the scale 4.

I tried a version of the Newspack Block from September of last year to see if the same problems existed, and indeed they did.

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I just wanted to clarify that regarding the Newspack Block, the features that this plugin brings regarding the Homepage-Posts-Block are not working as they should. You said:

These are things that are now handled directly by the plugin

@jordesign

And that’s the problem!!! They’re not being handled at all!! Within the extensive options it provides, many of the Homepage-Posts-Block are not working at all!!

@kgagne @jordesign

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The issue is that the plugin is not working as it should. It does not allow changing the font color and size, nor the size of the images nor their height in px/em/rem. I thought I had expressed myself clearly enough on this point. The options are there to make any changes you want, but the plugin doesn’t seem to work. If there is an option to change the text color, and you should know there is because you created the plugin, if selecting a color nothing happens, the problem is the plugin. The same goes for almost all the options it brings. The plugin is not working.

That’s why I’m still waiting for someone to help me with the Advanced CSS to customize the grid that I’m making of posts. Again, as I’ve said three times already, I want to overlay the title and excerpt with the image. I am using the QUERY LOOP. I know I have to write “position:absolute”, but I can’t complete the code correctly.

I’m going to start a new thread, because apparently my original idea has been misinterpreted. If you fix the problems of the Newspack Block plugin, and create a new version let me know @jordesign @kgagne .

There is another thing @jordesign @kgagne :
3o) The shape image aren’t working either.

At the moment, if there is no possible solution, I have no choice but to continue working with the query loop and use Custom CSS. Again, I am making a page with a grid of publications. I would like the title and excerpt of those posts to overlay the featured image of those posts.

Someone who claims to know about code gave this example, which for me does not make any sense or use, but I share it:

body {
  margin: 1em;
  font-family: sans-serif;
}
.my-post-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr));
  gap: 1em;

  > div {
    position: relative;
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.2);

    > img {
      display: block;
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    > div {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      padding: 0 1em;
      color: white;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(0 0 0 / 0) 0%, rgba(0 0 0 / 0.8) 100%);
      text-shadow: 0 0 10px black;

      > h3 {
        text-transform: uppercase;
      }
    }
  }
}
<div class="my-post-grid">
  <div>
    <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/98/400/225">
    <div>
      <h3>Title One</h3>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut molestie enim at ipsum maximus ultrices.</p>
     </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/197/400/225">
    <div>
      <h3>Title Two</h3>
      <p>Suspendisse vel lectus fringilla, convallis ex ut, porttitor tortor. Mauris ut sem vitae quam consectetur mattis nec non ante.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
 </div>

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Oh!!! It’s lovely!! It’s really beautiful!! This is exactly what I wanted!! Looks the same as the wordpress.com block!! Thank you so much, both of you!!!

The only problems I find are that:
1o) The color of the Excerpt is shown in black when overlapping with the image, and despite wanting to customize it choosing #ffff it continues to show the same.

2o) I can’t customize the font size either. By putting scale 1, 2 or 3 it shows exactly the same.

I don’t know what could be happening. How could I solve both issues?

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