OK, so images can get quite complicated as we have a few variables to work with! For example the image below has had a caption entered in the WordPress image upload dialog box, this creates a [caption] shortcode which then in turn wraps the whole thing in a div
with inline styling! Maybe one day they'll be able to use the figure
and figcaption
elements for all this. Additionally, images can be wrapped in links which, if you're using anything other than color
or text-decoration
to style your links can be problematic.
The next issue we face is image alignment, users get the option of None, Left, Right & Center. On top of this, they also get the options of Thumbnail, Medium, Large & Fullsize. You'll probably want to add floats to style the image position so important to remember to clear these to stop images popping below the bottom of your articles.
- Ordered list item one.
- Ordered list item two.
- Ordered list item three.
- Ordered list item four.
- By the way, Wordpress does not let you create nested lists through the visual editor.
- Unordered list item one.
- Unordered list item two.
- Unordered list item three.
- Unordered list item four.
- By the way, Wordpress does not let you create nested lists through the visual editor.
Currently WordPress blockquotes are just wrapped in blockquote tags and have no clear way for the user to define a source. Maybe one day they'll be more semantic (and easier to style) like the version below.
HTML5 comes to our rescue with the footer element, allowing us to add semantically separate information about the quote.
- Definition Term
- Definition
- Definition Term
- Very long definition - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Praesentium non, et cupiditate cum, iure ipsam facere dignissimos totam nam vitae, tempore eaque reprehenderit provident architecto deleniti facilis minima libero maxime.
- Very long term - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Asperiores est provident assumenda veniam unde dolorum, dolorem earum placeat maxime iusto dicta in suscipit. Tenetur aliquid doloribus illum commodi repellat rem.
- Multiple definitions
- Multiple definitions
- Multiple definitions
- Multiple definitions
- Multiple definitions
- Multiple definitions
- Another Term
- Another Definition
- Another Term
- Another Definition
Level One Heading
Level Two Heading
Level Three Heading
Level Four Heading
Level Five Heading
Level Six Heading
These are the styles for the pre tag: pre { padding: 20px; font-family: Consolas, "Andale Mono WT", "Andale Mono", "Lucida Console", "Lucida Sans Typewriter", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Liberation Mono", "Nimbus Mono L", Monaco, "Courier New", Courier, monospace; color: #fff; background: #000; overflow-x: auto; }
This is a standard paragraph created using the WordPress TinyMCE text editor. It has a strong tag, an em tag and a strikethrough which is actually just the del element. There are a few more inline elements which are not in the WordPress admin but we should check for incase your users get busy with the copy and paste. These include citations, abbr, bits of code
and variables, inline quotations
, inserted text, text that is no longer accurate or something
so important you might want to mark it. We can also style subscript and superscript characters like C02, here is our 2nd example. If they are feeling non-semantic they might even use bold, italic, big or small elements too. Incidentally, these HTML4.01 tags have been given new life and semantic meaning in HTML5, you may be interested in reading this article by Harry Roberts which gives a nice excuse to test a link. It is also worth noting in the "kitchen sink" view you can also add underline styling and set text color with pesky inline CSS.
Additionally, WordPress also sets text alignment with inline styles, like this left aligned paragraph. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum.
This is a right aligned paragraph. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum.
This is a justified paragraph. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum.
Finally, you also have the option of an indented paragraph. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum.
And last, and by no means least, users can also apply the Address
tag to text like this:
...so there you have it, all our text elements