FX – Globe

The FX – Globe widget displays a vector-based spinning globe. This interactive sphere hovers above a 3-dimensional grid, and is all fully interactive for the site visitor. Utilize customization options like color and motion effects for a branded experience.


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-globe

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 Globe effect to be seen as the background of that row or column.
  • Note: while it is possible to use multiple FX – Globe widgets on the same page, we do not recommend using multiple instances of FX – Globe (or other FX series widgets) on a page. This type of widget require a significant amount of graphics processing power. Multiple instances of GPU-hungry effects can 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.

  • Mouse Control: When enabled, the globe effect will react to mouse movement.
  • Touch Controls: When enabled, the globe effect will react to touch controls on mobile and tablet devices.
  • Gyroscope Controls: When enabled, the globe effect will react to physical device movement from a mobile or tablet device.

DESIGN SETTINGS

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

  • Minimum Dimensions: Sets the dimension of the globe container.

Automatic: Forces the FX Globes 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.

  • Globe Color: Sets the main color for the lines in the grid as well as the globe.
  • Lines Color: Sets the base color that is used within the center lines of the globe effect.
  • Background Color: Sets the background color that is visible behind the globe effect.
  • Background Opacity (%): Sets the opacity of the background color.
  • Globe Size: Changes the size of the globe.

Styling Tip: if you prefer to see only the globe, or only the grid in the effect, set the color of the element you do not want to see to the same color used in the Background Color setting. This will hide any element you do not want to see.

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.