Rotate, offset, scale, and flip your blocks, patterns, containers, or sections in Gutenberg without touching a single line of CSS code.
GutenKit comes with CSS Transform controls for Gutenberg that let you transform block styles with real-time editing.
Prerequisite: #
CSS Transform is a premium module from GutenKit. So you need to have both GutenKit Lite and GutenKit Pro plugins installed on your WordPress site.
- GutenKit Lite (Free Version): Download Plugin
- GutenKit Pro: Get The Plugin
How to CSS Transform Gutenberg Blocks Styles #
You can do the following style transformation for any block, section, or pattern in the WordPress block editor:
- Rotate
- Offset
- Scale
- Skew
- Flip Horizontal
- Flip Vertical
Learn how to transform styles in Gutenberg using GutenKit CSS Transform module.
Step 1: Enable CSS Transform module #
To enable the CSS Transform module, first, log in to your WordPress site. From your WordPress dashboard:
- Navigate to GutenKit > Modules and find CSS Transform module from the list.
- Enable the block by turning on the toggle button.
![Enable CSS transform module for Gutenberg](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-enable-transform-module.jpg)
Step 2: Use CSS Transform feature to transform block styles #
To transform CSS styles in Gutenberg, choose a block or container, and move to the Advanced tab.
Under the Advanced Tab, you will find the CSS Transform controls.
![find css transform module in Gutenberg block editor](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/select-and-find-css-transform-module.jpg)
Now transform the following styles 👇 You can apply these CSS transformations as both default style and hover effects.
✅ Rotate
You can rotate any block, container, or section in 360 degrees around. Enable 3D Rotate to rotate the section in vertical and horizontal axis individually.
![Rotate Gutenberg blocks with CSS transform](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/3-rotate.gif)
✅ Offset
Easily add CSS offset properties to the block elements in the Gutenberg.
![Offset effect CSS transform Gutenberg blocks](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/4-offset.gif)
✅ Scale
Easily scale up or scale down any element in your design. You can individually change the scale in the X-axis and Y-axis, or keep the aspect ratio the same by enabling the “Keep Properties” option.
![Change the scale of Gutenberg blocks with CSS transformation](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5-scale.gif)
✅ Skew
Add the tilt effect to any section, element, or block on the x-axis and y-axis.
![Skew Gutenberg blocks with CSS transform](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6-skew.gif)
✅ Flip Horizontal
Flip the elements in the horizontal direction.
![Flip Gutenberg blocks in horizontal direction with CSS transform](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/7-horizontal-flip.gif)
✅ Flip Vertical
Flip the elements in the vertical direction.
![Flip Gutenberg blocks in horizontal direction with CSS transform](https://wpmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8-vertical-flip.gif)
Like CSS transform controls, GutenKit comes with tons more advanced features for block editor that bring the page builder features into your website built with Gutenberg.
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