Bento not compatible with SiteOrigin Post Loop Display Option

Hey John,

thank you for the heads-up! The content-grid.php template does render a post loop using the Post Loop widget, but it is not meant to create grid layouts this way, and we’ll note this in the theme manual – the content-grid.php template file is used for displaying the insides of a tile in a masonry grid, but the grid itself is generated by the page-grid.php template file, as per the best practices of WP theme development. Since SiteOrigin does not offer ways to exclude a template file from being shown by the “Template” drop-down in the Post Loop widget configuration, it’s still showing up in the drop-down, yet if you need a post grid, you’re better off using either the theme’s built in template or the “Simple Masonry” widget supplied by the SiteOrigin Builder.

Sincerely,
Andrii / Satori Studio

Sounds like SiteOrigin’s Simple Masonry is the way to go.

On a side note, you’ve been excellent at answering my questions (and I had quite a few). Thank you!

Thank you, glad to hear! Should you face other issues with the theme, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Best,
Andrii / Satori Studio

Just discovered a downside to the SiteOrigin Simple Masonry widget: I can’t use the blog feed. Rather, I have to manually choose which images to display. Unless, that is, I missed something.

You mentioned the theme’s “built in template.” But what template(s) are there for displaying the latest 6-10 blog posts on the home/index page?

• This reply was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by jrothra. Reason: Clarification

Hey John,

by “built in template” I meant the Grid page layout, which can be set up to display the posts in a masonry-like tiled arrangement. Alternatively, you can use SiteOrigin’s free Masonry plugin, which integrates well with the Content Builder (i.e. can be used as a separate block on a page) and allows creating masonry grid out of posts with featured images.

Sincerely,
Andrii / Satori Studio