Calla: Case Studies Particle
Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Calla Demo for Grav
Introduction
The Case Studies particle is an excellent particle for displaying image content in a clean, modern way.
Here are the topics covered in this guide:
Configuration
Settings
These options affect the main area of the particle, and not the individual items within. You can set the title of the particle, as well as give it an introductory paragraph here.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Particle Name | This is the name of the particle used for back end management. It does not appear on the front end. |
| Content Source | Choose between Particle and Grav as the Content Source. |
| Demo Mode | Enables or Disables Demo Mode. If enabled the preset number will be synced with the set number. |
| CSS Classes | Enter any CSS class(es) you wish to have apply to the particle. |
| Title | Enter a title for the particle. This will appear on the front end. |
| Upper Title | Enter a title to appear in the upper area of the particle. |
| "All Items" Label | Enter a label for the tab that loads all of the items at once. |
| Grid Column | Enter the number of column(s) you wish to have items displayed in at once. |
Particle Item Options
These items make up the individual featured items in the particle. Items in this section will only appear if Particle is selected as the Content Source.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Item Name | This is the name of the item. This only appears in the back end. |
| Accent | Select the accent color from the style settings to apply to the item. |
| Image | Select an image to display in the item. |
| Subtitle | Enter a subtitle to appear with the item. |
| Description | Enter a text description to appear with the item. |
| URL | Enter a URL for the item to link to. |
Pages
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Categories | Select the categories of pages this particle will display. |
| Number of Pages | Select the number of pages you would like the particle to fetch. |
| Start From | Enter offset specifying the first post to return. The default is '0' (the first post). |
| Order By | Choose the type of factor to order by. |
| Ordering Direction | Choose between Ascending and Descending as the post ordering method. |
Display
This section configures how posts are displayed.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Image | Display the image assigned to the post's Featured Image. Choose between Hide and Show. |
| Content Type | Choose between Content, Exerpt, and Hide. |
| Content Limit | Set a limit (in characters) for the article text displayed. |
| Content Formatting | Choose between HTML and Plain Text formatting for the post's text. |
| Title | Show or Hide the post's title. |
| Title Limit | Enter the maximum number of characters in the title to display. |
| Date | Choose to show the Created, Published, Modified, or to Hide the date. |
| Date Format | Select the format you wish to have the date displayed in. |
| Read More | Show or Hide the Read More link. |
| Read More Label | Enter a text label to appear as the read more link |
| Target | Set a target window for the read more link. |
| Button CSS Classes | Enter any CSS Class(es) to apply to the items. |
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