[Resolved] Using Beaver Builder modules with Toolset Views

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[lloydS-2]

I would like to build Toolset Views using the Beaver Builder plugin. I've watched the videos and have a basic understanding of how to use the integration.

What I'm trying to figure out is how to use Beaver Builder modules like Callouts, Images, etc. in the Toolset View.

For something like a rich text field or headline, the integration is straight forward. We use the content area of the page or custom fields and then populate the Beaver Builder modules with the input in those fields.

But I can't seem to figure out how I would use some of the more advanced modules.

For example, the Callout module allows for images, icons, headlines, text, and URLs to all be added. How can I add this type of a module to a Toolset View and then somehow populate it with the data entered into the page?

[Nigel]

Hi Lloyd

This community forum is for questions about the free Types plugin.

Questions about our paid plugins (your question is about Views) should be directed to the Toolset Professional forum, for which you will need a valid Toolset subscription.

If you have bought Toolset but not registered it, please do so, and then re-post your question in the above forum, where you will receive a more prompt reply.

Thanks for your cooperation.

[lloydS-2]

This is a pre-sales question. I need to know if Toolset will actually do what I want it to do before purchasing. How do I get a pre-sales question answered then?

[Nigel]

Hi Lloyd

There are two main ways in which Views is integrated with Beaver Builder.

The first is that you can use Beaver Builder to design Views Content Templates.

So, if you register a custom post type of "Locations" for example, then you can make a template for displaying single Location posts, which might include outputting custom fields of that post such as an address, coordinates, a satellite image, etc.

You can design that template using Beaver Builder, much like you would use Beaver Builder to design the content on a static page, dragging modules onto the page and arranging them as required.

Now the second part of the integration is adding Toolset content to the page design. There are a couple of special modules for adding Views as widgets, or you can insert Views and Types shortcodes into text editor modules. So you can add a shortcode to output the satellite image stored as a custom field on the location post, for example.

But, what you can't do is use Toolset data as an input into the Beaver Builder modules.

So, for example, if you wanted to use the Beaver Builder photo module, it allows you to specify an image from the media gallery as the source, or a url. You can't use a Types shortcode to output the image url here.

That example is slightly redundant because you can just output the image via a shortcode in a text module.

So, say you wanted to use add a pricing table module. You can't populate the price fields with values from a Types custom field if that is the nub of what you are asking. You would have to design your own pricing table markup to effectively recreate the module.

I hope that clarifies what you can and cannot do using Views integrated with Beaver Builder.