Crosswinds Blocks
Take your website to the next level with the Crosswinds Blocks plugin!
Add More Functionality to Your Website with Crosswinds Blocks!
The Crosswinds Blocks plugin adds in even more functionality to help you take your website to the next level.
The core of the plugin is the block library that adds in simple but powerful blocks that you can use in your posts and pages. There are blocks that add in post navigation and related posts sections for your blog pages. You can also add in social sharing sections so people can share your content with their friends and followers.
There are also accordion and tab sections that allow you to present a lot of information in a contained space. And there are very simple blocks that make tricky things, like breadcrumbs and the copyright date for your footer, super easy.
And for those who want to scratch their design, it comes with a grid block to help you create complex designs as well as tools for using flex box on all group and column blocks. Oh, and it helps you a lot with the responsiveness for all of your designs, so your website will look great no matter what device it’s viewed on.
As you’ll see, it’s a very simple plugin but it can add a whole lot to your website, even if you don’t use one of the Crosswinds Framework themes.
Details
- Version: 1.1.3
- Requires WordPress Version: 6.2
- Tested Up To: 6.4
- Requires PHP Version: 7.4
Level
Free
Tags
blocks, custom post types
Block Library
Add Simple, But Powerful Blocks to Your Arsenal
The real power behind the Crosswinds Blocks plugin is the number of simple yet powerful blocks that it adds to your website. They might not look like much individually, but together they can really add a lot to your website. And you don’t need to hunt down a specific block plugin for each little thing. They’re all right here in one plugin.
Showcase a Specific Post, Page or Other Content
Want to showcase a specific blog post, page or other post type item on any page? You can with the single content block. This block allows you to select a specific piece of content and then customize how it looks on the page, just like you can with the query loop block. It’s a great way to highlight something people need to read.
Add Breadcrumbs to Your Pages
Breadcrumbs are a valuable tool for helping people navigate through your website. They lead the way back to your homepage, which can help people from getting lost. And they can add SEO benefits as well. The breadcrumbs block in Crosswinds Blocks allows you to easily display breadcrumbs on any template while reaping those SEO benefits.
Add Maps, Marquees or Skills Sliders to Any Page
Want to add a Google Map to your contact page? Want to display a marquee on the homepage? Do you have a portfolio website and want to display your skills in a slider format? No problem! The Crosswinds Blocks plugin comes with those blocks ready to be used wherever you want.
Design Tools
Design and Create Better Pages
The WordPress site editor really gets you roughly 90 percent of the way to being able to design amazing websites right from the editor. But that 10 percent is annoying, especially when it includes responsive design issues and lack of control over things like grids. Crosswinds Blocks give you that last 10 percent so that you can design and build better pages for yourself or your clients.
A Grid Block That Makes It Easy to Create Amazing Layouts
One of the biggest design benefits of using the plugin is the grid block. In addition to giving you a grid section where you can control the number of columns and the spacing between columns and rows, you can also control the number of rows and columns a grid item spans. And you can control everything for desktop, tablet and mobile screen sizes. It’s the perfect way to create beautiful and complex designs on any page.
Use Accordions and Tabs to Better Present Information
Some pages need to present a lot of information in a small amount of real estate. Crosswinds Blocks helps you with that. The plugin adds in easy-to-use accordion and tabs blocks so that you can add all of the information to the page but keep it simple and easy for a user to read.
Use Flex Box Tools on Query Loops, Groups and Columns
Finally, flex box is an amazing thing. And while WordPress gives you some of those tools in the editor, it doesn’t give you everything. But Crosswinds Blocks does. You’ll be able to use flex box and all of its options for query loops, groups and column blocks right out of the box.
Block Library
Add More to Your Single Post Template
The single post template is an important part of any website, especially if you rely a lot on your blog. And the Crosswinds Blocks plugin can help you add more functionality to your post template. From post navigation to related posts and helping people share your content, you can really make your blog post pages come alive.
Add in More Customizable Post Navigation
When you have people on your website, you want to keep them there. And one way to do that when they are reading a blog post is to have post navigation to the next and previous posts around the current post. Crosswinds Blocks makes that super easy for you to add to your blog post template with next and previous post blocks. Just add them to the template, customize how they look just like you would in the query loop block and you’re all set. Now you can have people read more of your content and keep them on your website.
Encourage More Reading with Related Posts
Another way you can keep people reading your content is by sharing related posts that might be interesting to them. And the plugin makes it super easy for you to do that. The related posts block allows you to choose how many related posts show up and how they look. You can customize them just like you would in the query loop block. So keep readers on your website reading your amazing content.
Help People Share Your Content
One key in helping get your website seen by others is by readers sharing your content on their social media profiles. And Crosswinds Blocks can help you out with that. There’s a social share content block that allows you to display share links for all of the major social media companies so your readers can share your posts and pages with just one click.
Performance
Performance is key in today’s online world, and Crosswinds Blocks is built for speed. This theme will help you keep your website loading as quick as possible. With lean code and utilizing new WordPress styling tools, you won’t have to worry about your website taking too long to load.
Accessibility
Your website should be accessible to everyone browsing the internet. And Crosswinds Blocks can help you make sure it is. The theme is built following the WCAG 2.0 standards so that everyone can use your website.
Responsive Design
Websites are viewed on many different sized devices. So it’s important that your website looks great on a laptop, tablet or mobile device. Crosswinds Blocks will help you build a responsive website that looks amazing on all of those devices.
Compatible with Major Plugins
Plugins help you add great functionality to your website. Crosswinds Blocks is compatible with all major WordPress plugins — Yoast, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, WP Forms and more.
Translation Ready
Crosswinds Blocks already comes translated in a variety of different languages, including Spanish, French, German and Italian. And it’s ready for you to translate it into a different language using Loco Translate, WPML or any one of the WordPress translation plugins.
Quality Code
Crosswinds Blocks is built using the best WordPres and web development practices. You can always depend on the code to be secure and dependable for your website.
Rapid Support
Run into an issue with Crosswinds Blocks? No worries. Using the Report an Issue form, you’ll get rapid support for any bug you discover. I work to get things fixed up as quickly as possible to keep your website running.
15-day money back guarantee
Want to give the theme a worry-free test drive for your website? If you give Crosswinds Blocks a shot but find that it does fit what you need it to do, you can get your money back within 15 days of purchase.
Automatic Updates
Your yearly or lifetime subscription gives you access to automatic theme updates. You’ll be able to easily update the theme with just a few clicks right in your WordPress dashboard. It’s the perfect way to make sure you’re up-to-date with Crosswinds Blocks.
Live Preview
See what Crosswinds Blocks can do in action
Want to see what Crosswinds Blocks can do for your website? Head on over to the demo site to see the amazing blocks and other functionality that you’ll get when you add the plugin to your website.
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