Column-Matic Setup

jaydokie, sorry that you have been banging your head on this all day. If you like, we’d be happy to set up a sample on your site. Just create a temp admin account and email the login details to: support (at) twinpictures (dot) de
We’ll get you squared away.

Ok just set you up. E-mailed to [email protected] Is that correct? Password is mailed to that account with administrator role.Thanks so much.

I guess the page name is “News All Across Indian Country.” Guess if it looks ok, the entire page could be column format starting after the slider at the top. I would want the intro description which is before the slider left out of a column if possible. Thanks.

which page/post do you want this set up on… hit us up on email, as this thread will not help others.

Alright, we see what your problem was.

1. the shortcode:

[column class="column1"]content[/column]
[column class="column2"]content[/column]
[end_columns]

is what goes in your post or page (not your style.css file)

2. the class definitions

.column1 {
	width: 45%;
}
.column2 {
	width: 45%;
    	margin-left: 10px;
    	padding-left: 10px;
}

go in your style.css file.
all of this is explained in detail in the column-matic documentation.

your working example is set up at:
https://roundhousetalk.com/?page_id=907&preview=true

and we also inserted the columns on the front page:
https://roundhousetalk.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=22&action=edit

and the editorials: https://roundhousetalk.com/editorials/

Hello from Maryland! I download column-matic and viewed the documentation. I am not familiar with code which is why I chose wordpress. My site is theoutdoorepicurean.com. I would like to set up two columns for pictures of all sized with borders. Can you help this newbie out.

Many thanks.
[email address moderated – these forums do not provide support via email]

Cheers,

Margaret

Hello Margaret,

You have three options:
Good Enough:

[column width="45%"]content[/column]
[column width="45%" margin_right="5%"]content[/column]
[end_columns]

This will allow you to change the width as you need directly within the shortcode.
Pro: easy, and requires no additional work
Con: a bit messy, and not suited for more than a few sets of columns

Better:

[column class="column_left"]content[/column]
[column class="column_right"]content[/column]
[end_columns]

And then enter the following under the Column-Matic Options page under Custom CSS:

.column_left, .column_right {
    width: 45%;
}
.column_right {
    margin-left: 5%;
}

Pro: cleaner and better suited for more than a couple sets of columns.
Cons: It involves very basic CSS… which is a very useful skill to get familiar with.
Note: Both of these methods are shown with examples in the documentation.

Pro and/or Lazy:
We will set it up for you via our very reasonable support pack
Pro: It only costs 15 bucks
Con: It costs 15 bucks… and you miss out on your first adventure with CSS

Let us know how it goes!

Thanks for the quick response. I want to learn CSS and appreciate the information. Do I enter the code thru my hosting account which is Bluehost. And if so, where do I insert it. I would like to utilize the better formatting.

Thank you.

Margaret

Hey, after trying to figure this out, I have gone ahead and took the route of paying the fifteen dollars in the hopes that the customer support will help me figure out css.

Margaret

We’ll get you squared away. Please post back with a review of the support, once we are done.