In this tutorial, I’m going to provide you with the step by step instructions and the CSS needed to create a simple hover card using GenerateBlocks.
Step-by-Step Instructions to Create a Hover Card
1. Open your page in the editor
2. Click to add a new block
3. Choose Container
4. Click on Spacing
5. Add some padding
This is optional, but necessary for the demo so we can have a little breathing room.
6. Click on Add block
7. Click on Grid
8. Choose 1 column
9. Select the container in your grid
10. Change the container width to 33%
Any width will do, but this demo is setup for a 3-column grid
11. Click on Advanced
12. Add the class “hc-back”
13. Click on Backgrounds
14. Click on Browse
15. Choose your background image
16. Click on Select
17. Click on Colors
18. Click on the background color
19. Choose a dark color for an overlay
20. Change the opacity of your background image
.2 to .4 usually works well, but this may vary depending on your image
21. Click on Spacing
22. Give the container a minimum height
For the demo 300px was enough, but your use case may vary
23. Change the Vertical Alignment to “Bottom”
24. Click on Add block
You want to add this block inside of your container with the background
25. Choose Container
26. Give your new container the class of “hc-front”
27. Click on Spacing
28. Click on Sync Units
29. Add padding to your container
24px of padding was fine for this demo, but your padding may vary.
30. Click on Add block
31. Click on Headline
32. Enter the text you want to show on hover
33. Change the tag to whatever is appropriate
For the demo I used a paragraph tag.
34. Click on Colors
35. Click on the Text Color
36. Choose a light color
In the demo I used pure white (#ffffff).
37. Click on Spacing
38. Make sure the text doesn’t have any bottom margin
39. Click on Update
40. Click on View Page
41. Click on Customize
42. Click on Additional CSS…
43. Add the following code
.hc-back {
overflow: hidden;
}
.hc-front {
transform: translatey(100%);
transition: 200ms ease-in-out;
}
.hc-back:hover .hc-front{
transform: translatey(0%);
}}
44. Click on publish
Once your hover card is working, you can go back into the page editor and duplicate the outer-most column inside your grid to create multiple cards, then style them as needed.
Kyle Van Deusen
After spending 15 years as a graphic designer and earning a business degree, I launched my agency, OGAL Web Design, in 2017. A year later, after finding the amazing community around WordPress, I co-found The Admin Bar, which has grown to become the #1 community for WordPress professionals. I'm a husband and proud father of three, and a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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