Border Group Control

Elementor Core Basic

Elementor border group control displays input fields to define the border including the border type, border width and border color.

The control is defined in Group_Control_Border class which extends Group_Control_Base class.

When using this group control, the type should be set to Group_Control_Border::get_type() method.

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Description
type	string	border	The type of the control.
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.
exclude	array		Exclude some controls from the group control. Example: [ 'color' ]

Return Value

(array) An array containing the border values.

Usage

<?php
class Elementor_Test_Widget extends \Elementor\Widget_Base {

	protected function register_controls(): void {

		$this->start_controls_section(
			'content_section',
			[
				'label' => esc_html__( 'Content', 'textdomain' ),
				'tab' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TAB_CONTENT,
			]
		);

		$this->add_group_control(
			\Elementor\Group_Control_Border::get_type(),
			[
				'name' => 'border',
				'selector' => '{{WRAPPER}} .your-class',
			]
		);

		$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
	}

}