Working on my wordpress site, wanting to add a new page using the Page Builder, I find the options to add a new row are very limited.
With 2 rows I can only choose between 50-50 and 25-75 %. there used to be many more options, like golden ratio, 2-1 ratio etc. How can I get these options back, as the new ones are severely limiting my page editing. it forces me to use layouts I do not want.
Add New Row options limited in new version 2.26.0
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Hi Bert
Thanks for posting and for your feedback.
I’ve sent your feedback to Alex at SiteOrigin. The update Row Ratio functionality wasn’t designed to be switched between the previous and current iterations. I’ll let you know once I hear back. We’ll do our best to accommodate your request and improve the current version.
Hi Bert,
It’s possible to add additional column sizes by using the siteorigin_panels_column_sizes filter. If you don’t have a method of adding PHP, please install Code Snippets. Once installed, please navigate to SnippetsAdd New and add the following PHP:
add_filter( 'siteorigin_panels_column_sizes', function( $sizes ) { $sizes[ 2 ][] = array( 61.8, 38.2 ); // Add Golden Ratio. return $sizes; } );Click Save Changes & Activate. How does that look?
Please note that there’s currently a display bug that can occur if more than 3 are added. This will be fixed in a future Page Builder update.
Kind regards,
Alex
This might help (if I can get it to work with my absent knowledge of code), but only for this one example (golden mean).
More importantly, In the meantime I have discovered a / the way to change the % of the columns (simply by adjusting the figure in the columns themselves). That works but is somewhat less user friendly. I think it would help if the options and look of the older version would be reinstalled.
This thread can be closed as far as I am concerned, as I found a way to work around it. Thank you! Bert
Hi Bert,
Thank you for explaining the workaround you found. We saw the column preset field as a quick way of changing the sizes of columns, but not as the only way so didn’t see much harm in making this change. We didn’t see the UX issues you’ve highlighted here – specifically, it’s not clear that you can resize the cell sizes via other means. I’ve flagged this internally and we’ll work to improve this in a future update.
For reference, there are three ways to resize cells. The first is via the row cell sizes presets (the field this thread is about), the second is the cell width field (the workaround you found), and the third is cell dividers. Click and drag the divider between the cells and you’ll be able to easily resize cells. This is more user-friendly than the width field, but isn’t as precise.
Kind regards,
Alex
Many thanks Alex,
It appears it is even more user friendly than I thought, especially if you know how 😉.
Very happy with the page builder. Can’t get my way around these new blocks and all and know very little of code so I guess I’m a stuck old fashioned user 😊
The advantage of the preset fields is (was) that you easily get a uniform layout in your website pages. Plus, it is very self-explaining.
Thank you again,
Best wishes,
Bert
Hi Bert,
It’s great to hear that helped! :)
Thank you for your kind words and your continued support over the years. We really appreciate it. Please feel free to open a new thread if anything else comes up.
Kind regards,
Alex