All articles written by Amir 194 Posts
New Documentation and Training Courses for Toolset
We’re very happy to announce a major upgrade to Toolset’s documentation and learning material. All of Toolset’s documentation is now in one neat place, and organized as courses. Since the last 6 months, Toolset has shifted from the “shortcodes” plugins to using blocks. Our documentation has finally caught up fully.
June 17, 2020 17 CommentsToolset Blocks 1.2 is Live – Masonry, Collage, YouTube and More!
It’s ready and running on our own sites and now available for all Toolset clients. Toolset Blocks offers new image blocks and new ways to display Views and Archives. New Image Blocks – Slider and Gallery with Grid, Masonry and Collage Toolset Blocks now has two blocks, which allow you
May 5, 2020 23 CommentsSneak Peek to Toolset’s Upcoming Training Videos
We’re updating Toolset’s documentation to work better for visual design. Videos are going to be in the center of the new training material. Here is one of the videos from the upcoming documentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfudEx64gFk The purpose of these videos is to teach. We want these videos to allow you to
May 1, 2020 82 CommentsToolset Blocks 1.2 Beta Offers Image Galleries, Masonry, and More!
The upcoming release of Toolset Blocks lets you display images the way you want. It includes new Gallery and Slider blocks for static lists of images and dynamic lists in templates. The Gallery Block – Image grids, masonry and collage layouts When you insert blocks, look for Gallery, under the
April 15, 2020 40 CommentsToolset Blocks and Views Updated for WordPress 5.4
We’re happy to release a maintenance release of Toolset Blocks 1.1.3 and Toolset Views 3.1.3. This update makes Toolset fully compatible with WordPress 5.4 and packs a number of improvements and fixes. Updates for WordPress 5.4 WordPress 5.4 includes a number of styling changes which affect Block plugins. We’ve updated
March 25, 2020 0 CommentsHelp Needed Writing Toolset Courses
If you’re experienced in Toolset, you know that it can do a whole lot. We want to take this experience and turn it into training material to teach others. So, if you have the right skills and are available, we’re hiring 🙂 What We’re Looking to Get We would like
February 26, 2020 4 CommentsToolset Blocks 1.1.1 – Beautiful Responsive Design Made Easy
We’re happy to announce Toolset Blocks 1.1.1. This release gives you everything you need to build beautiful and fully responsive designs with Toolset and the WordPress Block Editor. It’s easiest to explain “responsive design” using an example. Look at our own homepage and how it’s improved with Toolset Blocks 1.1.1.
February 5, 2020 80 CommentsLearn How to Build Templates, Archives and Views with Blocks
Heard about the new Toolset Blocks but not sure how to get started? You can learn by following four detailed videos, each teaching one subject. Designing Templates with Blocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND5UJgMckZE For the step-by-step description, read about designing templates in Toolset’s Getting Started documentation. Designing Archives with Blocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jSq9FQAh-g Follow the
December 23, 2019 31 CommentsUsing Toolset Blocks On Existing Toolset Sites
You can easily start using Toolset Blocks on existing sites you built using Layouts and the shortcode-based workflow. You can use Blocks for only some elements in your site and keep the old workflow for the rest. In this tutorial, we explain the settings to use and the basics of
December 13, 2019 38 CommentsToolset Blocks 1.0 – Build Beautiful Dynamic Sites Quickly and Easily
We’re very proud to release the first production version of Toolset Blocks. Now, you can create beautiful dynamic sites for WordPress in minutes. Toolset has always focused on advanced functionality. You could create custom searches, design templates, and archives and display lists of content in any way you wanted. We
December 10, 2019 108 Comments“Toolset Views” Becoming “Toolset Blocks”
In the last year, we’ve rewritten Toolset to run inside the WordPress Block Editor. We are almost done with this grand project and are preparing to release the new development during this month (November 2019). Part of this change includes a branding update from “Views” to “Blocks”. In this post,
November 6, 2019 175 CommentsToolset and Divi 4 Issues
Divi theme has released version 4.0 with many new features and changes to Divi editor. Unfortunately, this release doesn’t play nice with Toolset. Update: Since we published this post, there was a Divi 4.0.5 release which fixed the biggest compatibility issue with Toolset, where Divi Builder was modifying the “post
October 28, 2019 31 CommentsDesign great archive pages using the new Views beta
This latest beta release of Views brings you the power of creating WordPress archive pages using the Block Editor. Use blocks to design the archive’s list of posts, add custom search, choose pagination options, and more. Design archives with the Block Editor Views 3.0 Beta 2 allows to design archives
October 24, 2019 35 CommentsViews 3 Beta Allows Building Beautiful Dynamic WordPress Sites
This new beta release brings the biggest features that Toolset’s integration with the Block Editor was missing. You can now use blocks to create custom searches, display blocks conditionally, style blocks, and display map markers. New features in the release Watch the following video to see a quick preview of
September 9, 2019 74 CommentsDo You Need Calendar View for Toolset?
For a long time clients have been asking how to show content from Views on a calendar. We’re finally starting with this project now and we want to make sure that we build what you need. We understand the general concept. For example, if you’re creating a website for events,
June 27, 2019 128 CommentsIt’s Here! Toolset’s “Custom Types Training” Course
The new training course on custom types allows developers of all levels to improve their knowledge and become more efficient when building rich WordPress sites. It explains the basics to beginners and quickly moves to advanced (and powerful) techniques. Why a course? Custom types for WordPress is a huge subject.
May 29, 2019 17 CommentsMaps 1.7.3 and new Toolset Blocks beta bring Dynamic Map Markers and other improvements to Blocks
Did you know you can design your templates using Toolset and WordPress Block Editor? You can now create markers based on custom fields in the Toolset Maps block. We also improved the “Fields and Text” block so you can more easily use custom markup when needed. Dynamic Markers in the
May 28, 2019 15 CommentsNew Integration with the Block Editor Offers Rapid Visual Design and Dynamic Content
Intuitive visual design, powerful dynamic content, everything integrated and working. If this is how you’d like to build websites, welcome to Toolset Blocks. https://youtu.be/yPExGHvf_mI Toolset’s challenge is being powerful while remaining easy to use. With Toolset, you already skip the PHP and Javascript development. However, to achieve great design, you
April 10, 2019 62 CommentsToolset Types Removed from WPORG – Where to Download and What’s Coming
Last week, we permanently removed Types plugin from the WordPress.org plugins repository. We wrote about it at the end of 2017 and it’s time for us to move on. All Toolset clients can download Types from their accounts. Of course, if you’re interested in Types, you’ll get it when you
April 7, 2019 28 CommentsEnable Gutenberg per Page and for Entire Post Types
How do I try Gutenberg in a safe way, so that I can enjoy the new editor without first breaking my site? If you’re asking yourself this question, you’re not alone. Toolset Types allows you to enable the new Gutenberg editor exactly on the pages that you want and go
December 18, 2018 10 Comments