A Wordpress plugin to add beautifully styled left-aligned, right-aligned, or full-width pullquotes. Includes a custom 'Pullquote' menu button for the TinyMCE Editor as well as a custom shortcode. View the always-current info post on adamdehaven.com
Download the plugin. To change the default color of the pullquote’s border, edit lines 71, 79, and 87 of the perfect-pullquotes.css file by changing the HEX value of the border-color attribute. Alternatively, once the plugin is installed, you may utilize the “color” option included within the shortcode (details below). Upload the compressed perfect-pullquotes.zip plugin file via your Wordpress Dashboard.
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Once installed, the plugin will add a Pullquote dropdown button to the Visual Editor (as seen below) within your Wordpress installation as well as enable the [perfectpullquote] shortcode. The actual positioning of the button in your installation may vary.
The plugin enables a Wordpress shortcode that allows you to add a pullquote within your content. The shortcode can be added manually or by selecting text in the text editor and then selecting an option (left, right, or full) from the Pullquote dropdown button.
The default shortcode tag is shown here
[perfectpullquote align="left" bordertop="" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]This is the pullquote text.[/perfectpullquote]
The shortcode includes six options, as outlined below.
| Option | Accepts | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
align |
left right full |
Determines whether pullquote is left-aligned, right-aligned, or full-width (95% width of container). Required | [perfectpullquote align="left"]This is the text.[/perfectpullquote] |
bordertop |
true |
Move the border location above the pullquote. On mobile, falls back to the align corresponding location. Optional |
[perfectpullquote align="right" bordertop="true"]This is the text.[/perfectpullquote] |
cite |
text | Cite your quotes back to their author/source. Optional | [perfectpullquote align="right" cite="Jane Doe"]This is the text.[/perfectpullquote] |
link |
URL | Turn the cited author's name into a link that opens in a new window. Must be a valid URL beginning with http or https. Optional | [perfectpullquote align="right" cite="Jane Doe" link="http://example.com"]This is the text.[/perfectpullquote] |
color |
HEX color code | Change the default border-color attribute by entering a valid HEX color, including the # |
[perfectpullquote align="left" color="#16989D"]This is the text.[/perfectpullquote] |
class |
text | Add class(es) to pullquote container. Optional | [perfectpullquote align="right" class="cited author-quote"]This is the text.[/perfectpullquote] |
size |
integer | Change the size, in pixels, of the pullquote's text. Optional | [perfectpullquote align="right" size="32"]This is the text.[/perfectpullquote] |
No. Only the align option attribute is required. All other attributes may be deleted if unsued. For example:
[perfectpullquote align="left"]Text[/perfectpullquote]
To change the default color of the pullquote’s border, before uploading the plugin, edit lines 71, 79, and 87 of the perfect-pullquotes.css file by changing the HEX value of the border-color attribute. Alternatively, once the plugin is installed, you may utilize the “color” option included within the shortcode.
Simply utilize the "class" option on the shortcode tag.
[perfectpullquote align="left" class="firstClass secondClass"]Text[/perfectpullquote]
Simply utilize the "size" option on the shortcode tag by entering the one or two-digit size, in pixels.
[perfectpullquote align="left" size="32"]Text[/perfectpullquote]
Simply utilize the "cite" option on the shortcode tag.
[perfectpullquote align="left" cite="Author Name"]Text[/perfectpullquote]
Simply utilize the "cite" and "link" options on the shortcode tag. Both options must be present in order to generate a working link.
[perfectpullquote align="left" cite="Author Name" link="http://example.com"]Text[/perfectpullquote]
After updating the plugin, you may see "ugly" pullquotes until you clear the cache in your browser and load the new CSS files from the plugin. Server cache time may vary. If the pullquotes continue to look "broken," simply clear your web brower's cache and refresh the page.
Below are a series of paragraphs (filler text) with pullquotes inserted:
