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Introduction to Widgets

You can customize your blog as per the widget options provided with PostMag

  • This theme provides you following widgets options.
  • There are total 6 newly built customized widgets namely as
  1. Built Carousel widget
  2. Built Social link widget
  3. Built Style -1 Cross display widget
  4. Built Style -2 Titles display widget
  5. Built Style -3 Magazine display
  6. Built Style -4 News display

6 newly built customized widgets are:-

1.Built – Carousel widget

This widget shows post in Slider type display in website as shown below. Post is filtered as per setting “ choose type for display “.

It has following setting to filter post while displaying to site.

A. Choose Type for display.

There are following 3 options type to choose while displaying post . You can choose one of them to display post in widget area.

Choose format type display :-

Here you can choose post format type among “ Image and Video “ for filtering post while displaying them in a website.

While creating post, there are two extra formats available to choose along with default type “ Standard “.  Those are Image and Video. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears in this widget setting || important. Post will be displayed in respective widget area where this Carousel widget is placed. If you choose image then recent post having format as Image only displays. This widget is useful to show recent Image only or Video only posts.

All formats type display :-

Here there is no option. All recent posts will be displayed in respective widget area including post format types “ Standard, Image and Video “.

Choose Category type display :-

Here you can choose post category type for filtering post while displaying them.

In the beginning Category will be first created then post will be created choosing one of the category. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears here || important. Recent Post will be displayed in respective widget area depending upon your category choice here.

B. Number of posts to display

Here you can assign number value (1 – 99). This value determine how many Maximum number of post that will be shown in this widget.

 

2. Built – Social link.

This widget shows social link  to user . It will be shown to user in following manner.

It has following setting to filter post while displaying to site.

  • Social page Name :-

Here you can add name of those social page which going to display it’s ICON in site. As example “ facebook “ , “ google-plus “ ,  “ youtube “.

  • Social page Link :-

Here you can add link of those social page which going to  redirect to its respective page. As example : https://www.facebook.com/kathandicrafts

3. Built Style 1 – Cross display.

This widget shows post in Cross type Grid display in website as shown below.

Post’s image will be shown along with it’s category, titles, date and no.of comments ( in the case of date and comments, it will be showed if allowed to show from customizer ). Post is filtered as per setting “ choose type for display “.

It has following settings to filter post while displaying to site.

A. Choose Type for display.

There are following 3 options type to choose while filtering post . You can choose one of them to display post in widget area.

Choose format type display :-

Here you can choose post format type among “ Image and Video “ for filtering post while displaying them in a website.

While creating post, there are two extra formats available to choose along with default type “ Standard “.  Those are Image and Video. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears in this widget setting || important. Post will be displayed in respective widget area where this Carousel widget is placed. If you choose image then recent post having format as Image only displays. This widget is useful to show recent Image only or Video only posts.

All formats type display :-

Here there is no option. All recent posts will be displayed in respective widget area including post format types “ Standard, Image and Video “.

Choose Category type display :-

Here you can choose post category type for filtering post while displaying them.

In the beginning, Category will be first created then post will be created choosing one of the category. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears here || important. Recent Post will be displayed in respective widget area depending upon your category choice here.

B. Choose different layout.

Here you can choose 2 different layout types.

  1. Layout with 3 posts

This layout type will display 3 posts in following design. The post will be filtered as per your choice made in above setting A. Choose Type for display.

  1. Layout with 6 posts

This layout type will display 6 posts in following design. The post will be selected as per your choice made in above setting A. Choose Type for display.

4. Built Style 2 – Titles display.

This widget shows post with consecutive titles display in website as shown below.

For the first post, it’s image will be shown along with it’s category, titles, date and no.of comments ( in the case of date and comments, it will be showed if allowed to show from customizer ). But for remaining posts, it’s image will not be shown. Post is filtered as per choose display type.

It has following settings to filter post while displaying to site.

A. Number of posts to display.

Here you can assign number value (1 – 99). This value determine how many Maximum number of post that will be shown in this widget.

B. Choose to drop Box Shadow.

Here you can select either to show/drop shadow box in image or not. If check option is checked then it will show Shadow Box on the image.

C. Choose Type for display.

There are following 3 options type to choose while filtering post . You can choose one of them to display post in widget area.

Choose format type display :-

Here you can choose post format type among “ Image and Video “ for filtering post while displaying them in a website.

While creating post, there are two extra formats available to choose along with default type “ Standard “.  Those are Image and Video. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears in this widget setting || important. Post will be displayed in respective widget area where this Carousel widget is placed. If you choose image then recent post having format as Image only displays. This widget is useful to show recent Image only or Video only posts.

All formats type display :-

Here there is no option. All recent posts will be displayed in respective widget area including post format types “ Standard, Image and Video “.

Choose Category type display :-

Here you can choose post category type for filtering post while displaying them.

In the beginning, Category will be first created then post will be created choosing one of the category. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears here || important. Recent Post will be displayed in respective widget area depending upon your category choice here.

5. Built Style 3 – Magazine display.

This widget shows post in Magazine style display in website as shown below. Post’s Title, date and no. of comment  are overlaid on it’s image. Posts will be horizontally printed.

All Posts image will be shown along with it’s category, titles, date and no.of comments ( in the case of date and comments, it will be showed if allowed to show from customizer ) as shown below. Post is filtered as per setting “ choose display type “.


It has following settings to filter post while displaying to site.

A. Show post Content.

Here you can select either to show post excerpt or not. If check option is checked then it will show post excerpt below image.

B. Choose to drop Box Shadow.

Here you can select either to show/drop shadow box in image or not. If check option is checked then it will show Shadow Box on the image.

C. Choose Display type.

There are following 3 options type to choose while filtering post . You can choose one of them to display post in widget area.

Choose format type display :-

Here you can choose post format type among “ Image and Video “ for filtering post while displaying them in a website.

While creating post, there are two extra formats available to choose along with default type “ Standard “.  Those are Image and Video. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears in this widget setting || important. Post will be displayed in respective widget area where this Carousel widget is placed. If you choose image then recent post having format as Image only displays. This widget is useful to show recent Image only or Video only posts.

All formats type display :-

Here there is no option. All recent posts will be displayed in respective widget area including post format types “ Standard, Image and Video “.

Choose Category type display :-

Here you can choose post category type for filtering post while displaying them.

In the beginning, Category will be first created then post will be created choosing one of the category. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears here || important. Recent Post will be displayed in respective widget area depending upon your category choice here.

D. Choose layout type.

Here you can choose 5 different layout types.

  1. Layout with 1 posts

  2. Layout with 2 posts

  3. Layout with 3 posts

  4. Layout with 4 posts

  5. Layout with 6 posts

Example :-

III. Layout with 3 posts

This layout type will display 3 posts in following design. The post will be filtered as per your choice made in above setting C. Choose Display type.

6. Built Style 4 – News display.

This widget shows post in News style display in website as shown below. Post’s Title, date and no. of comment  are below it’s image. Posts will be horizontally printed.

All Posts image will be shown along with it’s category, titles, date and no.of comments ( in the case of date and comments, it will be showed if allowed to show from customizer ) as shown below. Post is filtered as per setting “ choose display type “.

It has following settings to filter post while displaying to site.

A. Show post Content.

Here you can select either to show post excerpt or not. If check option is checked then it will show post excerpt below image.

B. Choose to drop Box Shadow.

Here you can select either to show/drop shadow box in image or not. If check option is checked then it will show Shadow Box on the image.

C. Choose Display type.

There are following 3 options type to choose while filtering post . You can choose one of them to display post in widget area.

Choose format type display :-

Here you can choose post format type among “ Image and Video “ for filtering post while displaying them in a website.

While creating post, there are two extra formats available to choose along with default type “ Standard “.  Those are Image and Video. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears in this widget setting || important. Post will be displayed in respective widget area where this Carousel widget is placed. If you choose image then recent post having format as Image only displays. This widget is useful to show recent Image only or Video only posts.

All formats type display :-

Here there is no option. All recent posts will be displayed in respective widget area including post format types “ Standard, Image and Video “.

Choose Category type display :-

Here you can choose post category type for filtering post while displaying them.

In the beginning, Category will be first created then post will be created choosing one of the category. After you create post by choosing one of them then only it appears here || important. Recent Post will be displayed in respective widget area depending upon your category choice here.

D. Choose layout type.

Here you can choose 5 different layout types.

Layout with 1 posts

Layout with 2 posts

Layout with 3 posts

Layout with 4 posts

Layout with 6 posts

Example :-

III. Layout with 4 posts

This layout type will display 4 posts in following design. The post will be filtered as per your choice made in above setting C. Choose Display type.

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