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Item Types

Facebook Post

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The Facebook Post Item type allows you to display a specific Facebook post. For general information on working with items check out the following articles:

Facebook Post Settings

Select the Gear/Edit icon shown on your Facebook Post item to adjust the settings.

General Settings

Set the general settings of a Facebook Post.

  • Post ID – Add the Post ID.

Links

Configure link settings for a Facebook Post.

  • Link Target – Set a target for the link.
  • Link No Follow – Enabling this setting will add an attribute called ‘nofollow’ to the link. This tells search engines to not follow this link.

Customize (Layout Tags)

Customize the layout tags used in the layout for a Facebook Post item. Keep in mind that your layout may not use all of the tags shown on this panel. If the tag is not included in your layout, modifications in this panel will have no effect.

  • Click the checkmark next to each tag to toggle visibility.
  • Click the gear icon to open the available attributes for each tag.
  • If you want to modify an attribute, click the pencil icon next to the attribute name. This will open a field to set a custom value for the attribute.

For more information view the documentation here: https://www.metaphorcreations.com/article/ditty/general/adding-new-items/#customize-tab

Facebook Post Layout Settings

Select the Pencil/Brush icon shown on your Facebook Post item to modify the layout for the item. Read more about what Layouts are and how they are used here: https://www.metaphorcreations.com/article/ditty/general/using-layouts/

HTML Tags

The following tags are available to use with the Facebook Post Item type.

  • {author_avatar} – Render the post author’s avatar.
  • {author_name} – Render the post author’s name.
  • {content} – Render the post content.
  • {icon} – Render the item’s icon.
  • {image} – Render the post’s image.
  • {image_url} – Render the post’s image url.
  • {permalink} – Render the post’s permalink.
  • {time} – Render the post’s date/time.

CSS Selectors

The following css classed are available to use with the Facebook Feed Item type.

  • .ditty-item__elements – The container wrapping around the item’s content.
  • .ditty-item__author_avatar
  • .ditty-item__author_name
  • .ditty-item__content
  • .ditty-item__icon
  • .ditty-item__image
  • .ditty-item__image_url
  • .ditty-item__permalink
  • .ditty-item__time