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Block Quotes in WP

by Roaddog
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Does anyone know how to do a blockquote effect in wordpress pages, not posts.

I have looked through some plugins, some weren't supported anymore and etc... I have googled, not sure if it's what I want , which is the big quotes and the off color background.

If there is an easy way to do that or a plugin you know of I would sincerely
be grateful.

While fairly comfortable around code, I am certainly no expert.

This is for a worthy cause, so if someone could point the way, I thank you in advance.

Jim
#block #quotes
  • Profile picture of the author VegasGreg
    It is the same on pages and posts, in your editor, there is a box with the quote symbol ", just click it.

    No plugin needed, it is part of the standard wordpress settings.

    Now if your theme doesn't show the live results the same for posts and pages, you will need to edit your css stylesheet. Just copy the styling in your post content blockquote section into your page content section (exact coding could vary slightly per theme) and you will be all set.
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    • Profile picture of the author Roaddog
      Originally Posted by VegasGreg View Post

      It is the same on pages and posts, in your editor, there is a box with the quote symbol ", just click it.

      No plugin needed, it is part of the standard wordpress settings.

      Now if your theme doesn't show the live results the same for posts and pages, you will need to edit your css stylesheet. Just copy the styling in your post content blockquote section into your page content section (exact coding could vary slightly per theme) and you will be all set.

      Thanks, I did see that in the wordpress, but I didn't think that it would make the "big" quote marks. So if your saying it does, I can change the background color behind the quote, just for the block, in css right?

      Thanks I appreciate your time

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      • Profile picture of the author Christian Little
        Originally Posted by Roaddog View Post

        Thanks, I did see that in the wordpress, but I didn't think that it would make the "big" quote marks. So if your saying it does, I can change the background color behind the quote, just for the block, in css right?
        You can also just switch to HTML mode in your page/post and wrap blockquote tags around it, example:

        HTML Code:
        <blockquote>this is the text that will appear in blockquotes</blockquote>
        As for changing the colors and such, go into your .css file and look for:

        HTML Code:
        blockquote {
  css rules here
}
        Just change whatever is there. Depending on the theme, you might need to look for a blockquote definition that has a class pointer, i.e.:

        HTML Code:
        .post blockquote { 
  css rules here
}
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        • Profile picture of the author Roaddog
          Originally Posted by Christian Little View Post

          You can also just switch to HTML mode in your page/post and wrap blockquote tags around it, example:

          HTML Code:
          <blockquote>this is the text that will appear in blockquotes</blockquote>
          As for changing the colors and such, go into your .css file and look for:

          HTML Code:
          blockquote {
  css rules here
}
          Just change whatever is there. Depending on the theme, you might need to look for a blockquote definition that has a class pointer, i.e.:

          HTML Code:
          .post blockquote { 
  css rules here
}

          I really appreciate you taking the time.

          I did what Vegas Greg said and it worked pretty well and easy.
          Never really wanted to do this before. Thought it would be more complicated.
          HUH! whaddo I know?


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          Thanks guy's, really

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