FX – Halos

The FX – Halos widget puts on a dramatic visual display unlike anything else. This effect begins with a halo shape that evolves into an organically flowing piece of art. This one-of-a-kind visual is also light on the GPU and won't slow down page load speeds.


The FX series of widgets are built with simplicity in mind, providing one dedicated effect that is used as a background for a row, column or other page element. Since these effects are applied as backgrounds, you can work freely with other elements within a row, column, etc. while the visual effect remains in the background.


Preview: https://demo.wocode.com/fx-halos

Tutorial Video

Setup

WIDGET PLACEMENT AND SIZING

  • Drop the widget into your site and place it into a row or column where you would like the halo effect to be seen as the background.


  • Note: while it is possible to use multiple FX – Halos widgets on the same page, we do not recommend using more than one instance of FX – Halos (or other FX series widgets) on a page. Multiple instances of this effect may require a significant amount of graphics processing power and could result in reduced page speed on older computers or machines with slower GPU’s.

WIDGET OPTIONS

  • Open the widget option panel.

  • Apply to: This dropdown provides multiple options for how you choose to apply the effect. The available options are Current Row, Current Column, Entire Page, Custom CSS Selectors, Flex Section (Flex Layout Only) and Flex Grid (Flex Layout Only).

    Current Row: Applies the effect to the background of the row the widget is placed in.

    Current Column: Applies the effect to the background of the column the widget is placed in.

    Entire Page: Applies the effect to the background of the entire page. In this case, the widget may be placed anywhere on the page except the header or footer. Placement in the header or footer will result in the effect being applied to the entire site.

    Custom CSS Selectors: This advanced option allows you to target elements using their CSS class or ID. This is useful when trying to apply the effect to the backgrounds of things where a widget cannot be placed, such as a gallery or slideshow. See the  Advanced: Using Custom CSS Selectors section below for more information.

    Flex Section (Flex Layout Only): Applies the effect to the background of a Flex column. This can only be used in Flex layouts.

    Flex Grid (Flex Layout Only): Applies the effect to the background of a Flex column. This can only be used in Flex layouts.

DESIGN SETTINGS

The Design section allows you to customize the look and feel of the halo effect.

  • Minimum Dimensions: Sets the dimension of the halo effect container.

Automatic: Forces the FX Halos widget to automatically resize to fill the container or row it is placed in.

Custom: Allows you to manually adjust both the minimum width & height of the widgets container.

  • Background Color: Sets the background color that is visible behind the halos effect.
  • Base Color: Sets the base color that is visible within the halos effect.
  • Halo Size: Sets the size of the halo effect.
  • Amplitude: Adjusts how strong or soft the effect is on the halo.
  • Horizontal Offset Direction: Sets which side of the horizontal offset value will affect (left or right).
  • Horizontal Offset: Sets the offset amount for the vertical offset.
  • Vertical Offset Direction: Sets which side of the halo the vertical offset value will affect (top or bottom).
  • Vertical Offset: Sets the offset amount for the vertical offset.

ADVANCED: USING CUSTOM CSS SELECTORS

The Apply to setting gives the option for Custom CSS Selectors. This allows you to target most any element on the page, including things that cannot be targeted using the other Apply to options; such as slideshows, galleries, etc.

Using Custom CSS Selectors requires that you identify the class or ID of the element you’re targeting. The best way to do this is to use the Edit HTML/CSS option.

In this example, we will use the class of a gallery as a custom CSS selector.

  • Right-click the element you wish to target.
  • Select Edit HTML/CSS.
  • Find the div class and copy it.
  • Paste the class in the Custom CSS Selector field in the widget.
  • Note that a period has been added in front of the class name. Class names should begin with a period (.) and IDs should begin with a hashtag (#). This step is required, and is a rule of working with CSS classes and IDs.
  • The effect will now be applied to the gallery only.