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How to put copy in "box" on wordpress?

by Edward W Smith
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Hi, I want to put part of the copy I post on a Wordpress blog in a "box", so it stand out from the rest of the copy in the post. I want to search how to do this, but I don't know how to define what I want to accomplish. Can anyone please tell me the name of what I am trying to create, and of course if you can tell me how to do it, even better. Thanks in advance for your help. Ed.
#box #copy #put #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author RealCasher
    Easiest way is to simply put that content in a table and you can define an image for that table or a solid color as a background so it can standout

    Here's a code I made for you to try


    <table align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="width: 400px;">
    <tbody>
    <tr>
    <td>
    Your content here
    </td>
    </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>
    Its a box of 400px with a yellow background.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lee
    Why use a table when it's not necessary?

    They're a mess to deal with.

    Just use CSS.

    <div style="padding: 40px; border: 1px solid #eee; background:#f5f5f5;">
    PUT YOUR TEXT IN HERE
    </div>

    Cleaner to use classes but this works too. You can play around with the values.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tim3
      Originally Posted by Chris Lee View Post

      Why use a table when it's not necessary?
      They're a mess to deal with.
      Just use CSS.
      <div style="padding: 40px; border: 1px solid #eee; background:#f5f5f5;">
      PUT YOUR TEXT IN HERE
      </div>
      Cleaner to use classes but this works too. You can play around with the values.
      This^^
      Chris has given you the best method Edward,
      Just to add, make sure you are in 'text' mode when you paste in the code not wysi
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Lumbergh
    The one free WP plugin i would recommend to anybody ever asking me about good WP plugins is "Shortcodes Ultimate".

    Google it, watch a video about it. It has shortcodes for buttons, boxes, tables, counters, lists, spoilers, everything. and its very simple and beautiful coded and completely free..
    5 star rating average and for a reason. OP I think you would benefit from it.
    (not affiliated what so ever)
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
      Originally Posted by Edward W Smith View Post

      Thanks for all the input so far, it looks great and if anyone else has an opinion, please add your thoughts, thanks again to all, Ed.
      Hi Edward,

      I'd go with shortcodes. It's just my own preference, though. They're easy, clean, and a real time-saver for folks like us. It may also be that your WP theme even comes with the necessary shortcode for this. If you Google "theme name theme shortcodes" that may dredge up the information. I'm a big fan of this site, too: ThemeForest.net. I'm sure you know about it already, but if not you'll find plenty of themes with this capability, and if you click the "Code Canyon" button, you'll also find plugins for it. I'm not familiar with the plugin suggested above, but if it does the job for free, that's the one I'd grab.

      Tom
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris19h
    Definitely don't use a table for this, that is so 2004. Use the div code Chris Lee gave you. Adding a plugin just for one box is not worth it!
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  • Profile picture of the author mrdeflation
    just seems easier to use a border with padding.. heck you can even add a background color or image easy that way to make the contents stand out even more
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  • Profile picture of the author Edward W Smith
    Hey these all look great, I am trying out the CSS code Chris Lee offered and I am having one issue and let me tell you I know zip about coding, but when I insert it as follows, I can get the copy below the "box" to move down a few spaces below the box, in order to better set it apart. I have tried editing it and updating it and of course have it posted in the text entry section. Any suggestions why I can't get the copy below the box to move down a few spaces in spite of it being entered a few lines below the code? Thanks, Ed.

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    • Profile picture of the author Tim3
      Originally Posted by Edward W Smith View Post

      I can get the copy below the "box" to move down a few spaces below the box, in order to better set it apart. I have tried editing it and updating it and of course have it posted in the
      I take it you mean you can't get a space Edward?

      After the closing </div> element and still while in in html mode, not wysi ,on a new line add the code
      &nbsp;
      add as many as you need but put each one on a new line.
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