Dimensions Control

Elementor Core Basic

Elementor dimensions control displays a input fields for top, right, bottom, left and the option to link them together. The dimensions control can optionally have a number of unit types (size_units) for the user to choose from. The control also accepts a range argument that allows you to set the min, max and step values per unit type.

The control is defined in Control_Dimensions class which extends Control_Base_Units class.

When using this control, the type should be set to \Elementor\Controls_Manager::DIMENSIONS constant.

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Description
type	string	dimensions	The type of the control.
label	string		The label that appears above of the field.
description	string		The description that appears below the field.
show_label	bool	true	Whether to display the label.
label_block	bool	true	Whether to display the label in a separate line.
separator	string	default	Set the position of the control separator. Available values are default, before and after. default will hide the separator, unless the control type has specific separator settings. before / after will position the separator before/after the control.
size_units	array	[ 'px' ]	An array of available CSS units like px, em, rem, %, deg, vh or custom.
default	array		Default slider value. $top (int) Initial size of the top dimension. $right (int) Initial size of the right dimension. $bottom (int) Initial size of the bottom dimension. $left (int) Initial size of the left dimension. $unit (string) Initial size of the CSS unit type. $isLinked (bool) Whether to link all the values together or not.
placeholder	array		The field placeholder that appears when the field has no values. $top (int) placeholder of the top dimension. $right (int) placeholder of the right dimension. $bottom (int) placeholder of the bottom dimension. $left (int) placeholder of the left dimension.

Return Value

[
	'top' => '',
	'right' => '',
	'bottom' => '',
	'left' => '',
	'unit' => '',
	'isLinked' => '',
]

(array) An array containing the dimension values:

• $top (int) Top dimension.
• $right (int) Right dimension.
• $bottom (int) Bottom dimension.
• $left (int) Left dimension.
• $unit (string) The CSS unit type.
• $isLinked (bool) Whether to link all the values together or not.

Usage

<?php
class Elementor_Test_Widget extends \Elementor\Widget_Base {

	protected function register_controls(): void {

		$this->start_controls_section(
			'style_section',
			[
				'label' => esc_html__( 'Style', 'textdomain' ),
				'tab' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TAB_STYLE,
			]
		);

		$this->add_control(
			'margin',
			[
				'label' => esc_html__( 'Margin', 'textdomain' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::DIMENSIONS,
				'size_units' => [ 'px', '%', 'em', 'rem', 'custom' ],
				'default' => [
					'top' => 2,
					'right' => 0,
					'bottom' => 2,
					'left' => 0,
					'unit' => 'em',
					'isLinked' => false,
				],
				'selectors' => [
					'{{WRAPPER}} .your-class' => 'margin: {{TOP}}{{UNIT}} {{RIGHT}}{{UNIT}} {{BOTTOM}}{{UNIT}} {{LEFT}}{{UNIT}};',
				],
			]
		);

		$this->end_controls_section();

	}

	protected function render(): void {
		$settings = $this->get_settings_for_display();
		?>
		<div class="your-class">
			...
		</div>
		<?php
	}

	protected function content_template(): void {
		?>
		<div class="your-class">
			...
		</div>
		<?php
	}

}