Element Library

Display content by using a huge collection of ready-to-use elements, from text and images to slideshows and galleries. Save configured elements as presets and reuse them later.

To open the element library, click the Add element icon in the page builder. The element library will open in a modal. Start with a new element or load your saved element from the presets.


Elements

The Elements tab shows all available elements. To load an element into the current layout, simply click the element icon. Elements are grouped into Basic, Multiple Items and System elements. Custom elements added by a child theme are grouped under Custom. Use the search to easily find the needed element.

Element library

Basic Elements

Basic elements are mostly common elements which have simple content. Learn more in the basic elements documentation.

Element Description
Alert Display an error message.
Code Display code in a preformatted text block.
Countdown Display a countdown timer for a specific date.
Divider Display a horizontal divider.
Headline Display a headline with an optional link.
HTML Display custom HTML code.
Icon Display an SVG icon with an optional link.
Image Display an image with an optional link.
Newsletter Display a newsletter signup for Mailchimp or Campaign Monitor.
Overlay Display an image with a content overlay.
Panel Display a panel or a card with text and image.
Sublayout Display a sublayout within the page builder.
Quotation Display a quotation.
Text Display plain text.
To Top Display an icon which scrolls back to the top of the page.
Video Display a video file or a YouTube or Vimeo video.

Multiple Items Elements

Multiple items elements repeat content items in a given layout. Learn more in the multiple items elements documentation.

Element Description
Accordion Display a collapsable list of items.
Button Display one or multiple buttons aligned horizontally.
Description List Display a description list.
Gallery Display multiple Overlay elements within a grid.
Grid Display multiple Panel elements within a grid.
List Display a vertical list.
Map Display a map from Google Maps or OpenStreetMap with markers.
Popover Display an image with markers, which open popovers.
Overlay Slider Display multiple Overlay elements in a slider.
Panel Slider Display multiple Panel elements in a slider.
Slideshow Display an image slideshow.
Social Display icons linking to social media profiles.
Subnav Display a horizontal navigation.
Switcher Display a tabbed navigation which transitions through content slides.
Table Display a table.

System Elements

System elements add WordPress functionality into your layouts. Learn more in the system elements documentation.

Element Description
Breadcrumbs Display the breadcrumb navigation.
Comments Display comments.
Widget Display a WordPress widget.
Area Display all WordPress widgets assigned to a specific area within a grid.
Pagination Display the pagination.
Search Display the search.

Pro Presets

The Pro Presets tab shows all available element presets built by YOOtheme. New presets are added to this cloud library on a regular basis. To load a preset into the current layout, simply click the preset preview image. Use the filter options to find the needed preset. Either browse all presets or select a builder element to show its available presets. Hover the preset to see which builder element it is based on and the option it showcases.

Note YOOtheme Pro presets can only be loaded with an API key of an active YOOtheme Pro subscription.

Pro presets


My Presets

The My Presets tab shows a list of your saved presets which include the content and settings of an element. To load a preset into the current layout, simply click its name. Actions to Rename, Download and Delete the preset will appear on hover. The last modified date shows when the preset was changed. Additionally, the search can be used to easily find the needed preset.

My presets

Save Presets

To save an element as preset, click the Save in Library icon which appears on hover.

Save element as preset

Download and Upload Presets

Presets can be downloaded as JSON file and uploaded again to reuse them across different projects. The Download action appears when hovering the preset, while the Upload Preset button is available in the upper right corner. There is also a Download All button to download all element presets at once.

Download presets


Layout Techniques

The same layout can be built using different elements. A group of basic elements can be replaced with an element which has the same group of content fields. If this element is repeated several times, there may be a multiple items element which can be used instead. To keep layouts clearly arranged, it’s recommended to use as few elements as possible. This makes it easier to adjust the layout later, for example when changing the order in the layout. However, if the more complex elements have too limited options, fall back on combining basic elements.

Layout techniques

Panel and Grid

The Panel element has title, meta, content, image and link fields. So whenever any combination of these fields is needed, use the Panel element instead of separate Text, Image and Button elements. When using multiple panels side by side, use the Grid element which can display multiple panel items.

Panel and grid

The Overlay element displays an image with a content overlay. When using multiple overlays side by side, use the Gallery element which can display multiple overlay items.

Panel and grid

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