[dropcap] You can create some beautiful content by using some simple HTML elements. Lighthouse theme offers some neat styles for all HTML elements and a great set of CSS classes to style your content. Basic HTML is very easy to learn and this small guide shows you how to use all styles using rokCandy shortcodes.[/dropcap]
[h2 dotted] Basic HTML Elements [/h2]
Here is a short demonstration of text-level semanticts. The <p> element creates a new paragraph. It will have some space before and after itself. To turn your text into hypertext just use the <a> element.
[row][column one-half]
This is an H1 Heading
This is an H2 Heading
This is an H3 Heading
This is an H4 Heading
This is an H5 Heading
This is an H6 Heading
[/column]
[column one-half]
H1 with a dotted line
H2 with a dotted line
H3 with a dotted line
H4 with a dotted line
H5 with a dotted line
H6 with a dotted line
[/column][/row]
[h2 dotted] Text-level semantics[/h2]
You can emphasize text using the <em> element or to imply any extra importance the <strong> element. Highlight text with no semantic meaning using the [mark][mark] element[/mark][/mark]. Markup document changes like inserted or deleted text with the [del][del] element[/del][/del] or [ins][ins] element [/ins][/ins]. To define an abbreviation use the [abbr title="Abbreviation Element"][abbr] element [/abbr][/abbr] and to define a definition term use the [dfn title="Defines a definition term"][dfn] element [/dfn][/dfn].
[h2 dotted]Simple Unordered List[/h2]
[row][column one-half]
[list bullet-1]
bullet-1[list bullet-2]
bullet-2[list bullet-3]
bullet-3[list bullet-4]
bullet-4[/column]
[column one-half]
[list bullet-5]
bullet-5[list bullet-6]
bullet-6[list bullet-7]
bullet-7[list bullet-8]
bullet-8[/column][/row]
To use the bullet list style create a list in the following format
[list bullet-1][li]...[/li][li]...[/li][/list]
[h2 dotted]Special Unordered List[/h2]
[row][column one-half]
[list special-1]
special-1[list special-2]
special-2[list special-3]
special-3[list special-4]
special-4[list special-5]
special-5[list special-6]
special-6[/column]
[column one-half]
[list special-7]
special-7[list special-8]
special-8[list special-9]
special-9[list special-10]
special-10[list special-11]
special-11[list special-12]
special-12[/column][/row]
To use the special list style create a list in the following format
[list special-1][li]...[/li][li]...[/li][/list]
[h2 dotted]Quotations and Code[/h2]
Inline quotations can be defined by using the <q> element
.
The blockquote element defines a long quotation which also creates a new block by inserting white space before and after the blockquote element. This is an emphasis within the blockquote
To use the blockquote style create a paragraph in the following format
[blockquote author="name"]some content here [/blockquote]
To define a short inline computer code use the <code> element. For a larger code snippet use the <pre> element which defines preformatted text. It creates a new text block which preserves both spaces and line breaks.
pre {
margin: 15px 0;
padding: 10px;
font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 18px;
white-space: pre-wrap;
}
Use the <small> element for side comments and small print.
[h2 dotted]Block Numbers and Events[/h2]
[row][column one-half]
[block-number]1[/block-number] Tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
[block-number]2[/block-number] Tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
[block-number]3[/block-number] Tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
[/column]
[column one-half]
[event 03:dec] Tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.[/event]
[event 12:apr] Tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.[/event]
[event 30:may] Tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.[/event]
[/column][/row]
To use the block number style create a paragraph in the following format
[block-number]{number}[/block-number]
To use the event-time block style create a paragraph in the following format
[event 03:dec] your description here[/event]
[h2 dotted]Useful CSS Classes[/h2]
Here is a short demonstration of all style related CSS classes included in this theme.
[h2 dotted]Highlight Content[/h2]
[dropcap] Drop caps are the first letter of a paragraph which are displayed bigger than the rest of the text. You can create a drop cap using the CSS class dropcap. To emphasize text with some small boxes use <em> element with the CSS class box.[/dropcap]
[box content]This simple box is intended to group large parts of your content using the CSS class [box content]...[/box].[/box]
[box note]This is a simple box to highlight some text using the CSS class [box note]...[/box].[/box]
[box info]This is a simple box with useful information using the CSS class [box info]...[/box].[/box]
[box warning]This is a simple box with important notes and warnings using the CSS class [box warning]...[/box].[/box]
[box hint]This is a simple box with additional hints using the CSS class [box hint]...[/box].[/box]
[box download]This is a simple box with download information using the CSS class [box download]...[/box].[/box]
Use the CSS class dotted to create a dotted horizontal rule.
[h2 dotted]Tables[/h2]
Create a zebra stripped table using using the CSS class zebra.
| Table Heading | Table Heading | Table Heading |
|---|---|---|
| Table Footer | Table Footer | Table Footer |
| Table Data | Table Data | Data Centered |
| Data Bold | Table Data | Data Centered |
| Table Data | Table Data | Data Centered |
[h2 dotted]Definition Lists[/h2]
Create a nice looking definition list separated with a line by using the CSS class separator.
- Definition List
- A definition list is a list of terms and corresponding definitions. To create a definition list use the <dl> element in conjunction with <dt> to define the definition term and <dd> to define the definition description.
- Definition Term
- This is a definition description.
- Definition Term
- This is a definition description.
- This is another definition description.
[h2 dotted]CSS3 Tags[/h2]
Blog Tags are used to highlight keywords or search words in a blog or site content. These tags have been designed with pure CSS3 and additional fallback for older browsers. Need more styles? Get them here
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To use the CSS tags in your content use the following format:
[tagurl="{url}"]{your tag}[/tag]
[h2 dotted]Toggles[/h2]
Toggles are a nice way to minimize hidden sections on a page by only showing titles of the hidden text while maximizing on space. This allows the user to only view what he/she is interested in with a sleek slide down/up of the hidden content. A good example on how to use them is FAQs.
closed toggle
[togglestate="close" title="your title"]your hidden text here[/toggle]
open toggle
[togglestate="open" title="your title"]your hidden text here[/toggle]
[h2 dotted]Buttons[/h2]
[h3 dotted]Normal Button[/h3]
[button href="#"]normal[/button] [button href="#"]default[/button] [button href="#"]This is an expandable button[/button]
To use the buttons in your content use the following format:
[buttonhref="#"]button text[/button]
[h3 dotted]Arrow Button[/h3]
[button arrow href="#"]normal[/button] [button arrow href="#"]default[/button] [button arrow href="#"]This is an expandable button[/button]
To use the buttons in your content use the following format:
[button arrowhref="#"]button text[/button]
[h3 dotted]Color Button[/h3]
[button color href="#"]normal[/button] [button color href="#"]default[/button] [button color href="#"]This is an expandable button[/button]
To use the buttons in your content use the following format:
[button colorhref="#"]button text[/button]
[h2 dotted]Forms[/h2]
Create a clearly arranged form layout with fieldset boxes using the CSS class box.
