New elements request

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#1

We’re still missing several elements that other builders do have. The following would be nice to have at some point:

  • Gallery element. Would go well with a lightbox feature, which I believe you were going to implement a custom built one in the (near) future?

  • Slider/carousel element.

  • Pricing table element. This one has been discussed previously and the conclusion was to just use columns to create pricing tables. I still think it would be convenient to have a dedicated pricing table element :slight_smile:

  • Login form element. Place a login form anywhere.

  • Item list element. We have a classic version (Classic Item List) but we never got an updated one and who wants to still use classic elements, right? :smiley:
    At one point it was suggested to just use Headline elements in the meantime to create lists with images/icons but that’s not an ideal solution.

  • Restricted content element. Something to wrap other content (sections, rows, columns) to make it only available to logged in users and perhaps also with a specific user role.

And here are a few examples of prefab elements that could be added, inspired by the recently added dynamic post and archive elements that use existing elements with DC pre-configured (The Title, Featured Image, etc.):

  • Feature box, would replace the Classic Feature Box. It’s a Headline element with the secondary text and graphic pre-enabled.

  • Feature list, would replace the Classic Feature List. Similar to the Item list but this one could have the connector feature from the Classic Feature List element

#2

This one can already be done with conditionals i.e. current user is not logged in or current user is logged in. You can also do this based on user role.

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#3

Ah yes, we have conditionals. Thanks @urchindesign we can scratch that one then :slight_smile:

#4

Thanks for putting all this together! Here are a few notes so you have an idea of what we’re thinking and have planned:

  • We are planning on making our own lightbox implementation. At that time we’ll be considering how galleries would work.
  • For Sliders/Carousels we’re going to create some kind of element that allows you to build whatever you want inside using child elements and prefab examples will be included
  • The 4.1 release (coming out today) has includes several new list elements including some that use icons.
  • As @urchindesign pointed out, Element Conditions can be used for restricted content. In 4.1 we also added Condition Expressions so you can do even more complex comparisons.
  • It’s unlikely we’ll do anything that involves forms or tables (Login Form, Pricing Table, etc.) until after the Theme Options reboot because we don’t have an effective way to style those from a base level just yet.
  • As of right now we’re not planning on doing any kind of feature box or feature list equivalents. We lose the connector feature, but the majority of use cases of those elements can now be accomplished using Headline elements with some effects enabled.

For any of the above I can’t comment on ETA or prioritization, but at least it helps let you know what we have in mind.

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#5

Thanks @alexander, very nice to hear that most of what I suggested here is going to be done in some form in the future! Can’t ask for more :slight_smile:

#6

You’re welcome!