Blockquotes

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Blockquote style

Posted by Panos ⋅ November 19, 2011 ⋅ 16 Comments

When you quote a passage from another source, you can mark it as a blockquote. Doing so will automatically result in some differentiation, to make the quote stand out. The styling varies from theme to theme – see complete survey in the post.
The default styling of blockquotes can be modified in the HTML editor or if you have the Custom Design upgrade. Continue reading →

Narrower blockquotes

Posted by Panos ⋅ May 18, 2010 ⋅ 4 Comments

https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ In some themes, regular blockquotes show up with little or no indenting. If you wish to make the blockquote column narrower, you can do it this way (in the html editor): <div class="aligncenter" style="width:85%;"> <blockquote>BLOCKQUOTE TEXT HERE</blockquote> </div> o Or this way: <div style="padding-left:30px;padding-right:24px;"> <blockquote>BLOCKQUOTE TEXT HERE</blockquote> </div> o In both cases the numbers … Continue reading →

Formatting text pt. 2: indents and blockquotes

Posted by Panos ⋅ June 19, 2009 ⋅ 58 Comments

https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Multiple spaces Pressing the space bar repeatedly won’t do; you need the html code for a space (in the html post or page editor, of course):   This can be used several times in a row, with or without a regular space after each repetition. But watch out: in the post or page editor … Continue reading →