FX – Clouds

The FX – Clouds widget displays a horizon full of life-like moving clouds. This unique effect will be the perfect background for uplifting, moody or inspirational headlines. Use the extensive set of customization options to create skies with an atmosphere ranging anywhere from cheery to stormy.


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-clouds

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 cloud effect to be seen as the background of that row or column.
  • Note: while it is possible to use multiple FX – Clouds widgets on the same page, we do not recommend using more than one instance of FX – Clouds (or other FX series widgets) on a page. The reason for this is that these widgets 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 widgets 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.

  • Clouds Type: Sets which type of cloud effect is used.
  • Mouse Control: When enabled, the cloud's background effect will react to the movement of a mouse while on desktop.
  • Touch Controls: When enabled, the cloud's background effect will react to the gestures of a finger while on mobile.

DESIGN SETTINGS

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

  • Minimum Dimensions: Sets the dimensions of the visual effect in relation to the container.

Automatic: Forces the FX Clouds 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 of the widget.
  • Sky Color: Sets the color of the sky behind the clouds.
  • Clouds Color: Sets the prominent color in the clouds.
  • Clouds Shadow Color (Clouds 1 Only): Sets the color of the shadows of the clouds 1 style.
  • Light Color (Cloud 2 Only): Sets the color of the light source for the clouds 2 style.
  • Clouds Speed: Sets the speed at which the clouds animate.

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.