Generate: Page Builders Integration: Breakdance Builder

Support for Breakdance Builder is available in Page Generator Pro 3.9.5, releasing Thursday 1st December 2022 23:59 UTC.
This guide refers to basic usage of Page Generator Pro with Breakdance Builder.  It is not a substitute for referring to the Generate: Content Documentation, which must be read first to understand all Content Group configuration options.

Prerequisites

Older versions may work, however the steps below may not reflect the available functionality.
  • Breakdance 1.1. or higher

Setup

Failure to follow all steps in this section may result in incorrect working functionality.

Before using Breakdance Builder in your Content Group, you’ll need to:

  • Navigate to Breakdance > Settings
    Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder: Settings Menu
  • Click the Post Types tab
    Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder: Post Types Menu
  • Select Content Group and any other Post Types you wish to use Breakdance on.
    Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder: Post Types
  • Click Save Changes

Add a Content Group

To add a new Content Group to Page Generator Pro, click the Add New button below the Content Groups title, which can be found towards the top of the screen:
Page Generator Pro: Generate Content:

You will then be presented with a screen similar to the one used to edit your WordPress Posts and Pages.

It’s recommended that you first:

Once saved, click the Edit in Breakdance button:
Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder

Edit a Content Group

To edit an existing Content Group in Page Generator Pro, click the Title of the Group that you want to edit:
Page Generator Pro: Generate: Group Actions

Click the Edit with Breakdance button:
Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder

Dynamic Elements

Support for inserting Dynamic Elements in the Rich Text element is available in Page Generator Pro 4.6.9, releasing Monday 5th August 2024 23:59 UTC.

Breakdance’s Rich Text editor uses the Classic Editor / TinyMCE, therefore allowing you to build each Dynamic Element’s shortcode using the UI.

To access the Rich Text editor, in Breakdance:

  • Add the Rich Text element to the Content Group
    Page Generator Pro: Breakdance: Rich Text Element
  • Click the expand arrow icon to display the Classic Editor / TinyMCE
    Page Generator Pro: Breakdance: Rich Text TinyMCE
  • Click the applicable Dynamic Element button and configure accordingly.

How to configure a Dynamic Element can be found in the Adding: Classic Editor / TinyMCE section of each of the Documentation links below:

Common Issues

Edit in Breakdance is not available

Follow the Setup steps to enable Breakdance on Content Groups.

Styles are incorrect or missing

Regenerate Breakdance CSS cache:

  • Navigate to Breakdance > Settings
    Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder: Settings Menu
  • Click the Tools tab
    Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder: Post Types Menu
  • Click the Regenerate CSS cache button
    Page Generator Pro: Generate: Content: Breakdance Builder: Regenerate CSS Cache