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[Resolved] Switching from Floats to Flexbox

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  • #1475833
    Sharon

    Just updated to Ver 3.0

    1. For me, I need to visually see the difference between Floats to Flexbox can i get example? i am not a programmer so i need to see things clear to actually benefit from your updates.

    2. if i will decide to to switch, i like to know where in the control panel i need to change it, so i will not open another support ticket.

    #1475909
    Lilia

    Dear Sharon,
    here is the link how you can activate flexbox

    https://share.getcloudapp.com/NQurXqRL

    Custumizer -> General -> Structure -> Change from Floats to Flexbox

    #1475955
    Sharon

    I didnt saw something visually changed on the video, in short, this should improve only website speed ?

    #1476044
    Pascal

    Hi

    I don’t havce the flex option: Flex

    I’m usint the V3 and cleared my browser cache: V2

    Thanks

    #1476136
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    Hi Sharon,

    changing to Flex makes an improvement to performance.
    One change that may be noticeable is the site container width is now accurate.
    For example; in 2.4 a 1200px container with 40px of padding would display a 1280px wide container. in 3.0 it will display a 1200px wide container.

    There should be no other noticeable changes unless there is custom code in place. For example some users used the grid-* classes built into the Floats version to create there own grids and columns. Changing to Flex removes those classes which would break those custom grids.

    Hope that helps

    Hi Pascal – You may find its just a Caching issue – clear any plugin/server/browser caches. If not can you raise a new topic and share a link to your site.

    #1476142
    Sharon

    Last question:

    Does the improvement to performance make huge different? you recommend me to switch to Flex ?

    SEO is the most important to me.

    #1476279
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    In comparison to the base 2.4 theme the improvement is noticeable.
    However those improvements maybe negligible if your site is loading a lot of other styles/scripts etc. eg. if using a Page Builder.

    You can always switch back to Floats if there is a noticeable problem using Flex.

    #1476319
    Pascal

    Hi
    It’s a stagging website, and as I said I cleared my browser cache.
    There is no cachin plugin…

    #1476459
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    Pascal – did you update to 3.0 ? IF so can you try deleting the theme and re-installing it.

    #1476538
    Pascal

    Of course I did, and I first saif I did it 🙂

    can you try deleting the theme and re-installing it.
    > Did, and no changes too.

    #1476545
    Pascal

    It works now: I update to the latest version of GP Premium…
    So we need GP Premium to make it works?
    Thanks

    #1476773
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    Yes, GPP Premium needs to be up to date form that option to be displayed as both the Theme and Plugin require the Flex option to be available.

    #2040409
    Michelle

    Hi, I upgraded to use Flexbox and now see no way to revert to using Floats – the option has disappeared from the Customizer. And all my pages (another developer built this site a while back) are broken! Yikes. What can I do to get the float version of the css for those .grid- styles back while I work on the fix for flexbox? Is there an old stylesheet I can copy from temporarily?

    Thanks!

    #2040508
    Ying
    Staff
    Customer Support

    Hi Michelle,

    Your host should have a backup copy for your site, rolling back is the best option here.

    #2448254
    Robert

    I too have the same problem Michelle describes above, I activated flex-box to see how things look and now the option for “float / flex-box” has disappeared from “Appearance > Customizer > General”. It appears to be a bug that needs attention. Fortunately, this is a staging site. I have checked this on 2 different computers and 2 different browsers to be sure it was not a local problem. I do not see a fix in the Plug-in’s configure screen either. I do use a child theme for most my “Additional CSS”, could this be related?

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