# Beginners

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## [How to add a gradient on top of a background image in PG?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/how-to-add-a-gradient-on-top-of-a-background-image-in-pg/3407)

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**Author:** [@red-rosefields](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/red-rosefields)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/how-to-add-a-gradient-on-top-of-a-background-image-in-pg/3407 "2020-06-22T22:02:39Z")

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I have a div with a background image and I want to use a gradient on top of this. In PG it seems I can either select image or gradient but not both. With a background image already selected if I set some gradient the im…

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## [Trying to rebuild this a better way](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/trying-to-rebuild-this-a-better-way/4265)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/trying-to-rebuild-this-a-better-way/4265 "2020-06-20T22:52:25Z")

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Hi. Although I got this working long ago, I have been spending the last week or so trying to rebuild this using a more solid method (…as my current solution, although working, is a bit of a house of cards, unfortunately…

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## [Scripts not loaded error](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/scripts-not-loaded-error/4257)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/scripts-not-loaded-error/4257 "2020-06-20T20:53:35Z")

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Hi. I’ve been building some responsive sites (which include rows/columns of image thumbnails that do responsive re-arranging with different screen sizes), and the work fine on desktops and seemingly all mobile devices. …

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## [Keeping a responsive image from scaling larger than it's fixed size](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/keeping-a-responsive-image-from-scaling-larger-than-its-fixed-size/4222)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/keeping-a-responsive-image-from-scaling-larger-than-its-fixed-size/4222 "2020-06-20T17:04:13Z")

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I sometimes get a little tripped up by the combinations of properties/classes, clashing with each other. If I have a fixed size canvas item inside a responsive Bootstrap column, which is inside a row, which is inside a …

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## [Bootstrap to CSS Rule question](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/bootstrap-to-css-rule-question/4242)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/bootstrap-to-css-rule-question/4242 "2020-06-18T13:57:00Z")

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Hi. I have a page I’m working on now where some of the styling is done via Bootstrap classes, and some with CSS properties. So, two questions: Overall question: Am I right in thinking it’s perfectly safe/fine for me…

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## [Arrange the media queries](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/arrange-the-media-queries/4239)

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**Author:** [@sylviomr](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/sylviomr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/arrange-the-media-queries/4239 "2020-06-16T01:34:22Z")

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Hello, I have a question regarding the order of media queries. I have created some breakpoints in my test page and assigned them to the selectors for the respective view. Only I ask myself, what am I doing wrong. Pinegro…

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## [Reading from external txt file and adding it (as text content) to a page](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/reading-from-external-txt-file-and-adding-it-as-text-content-to-a-page/4230)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/reading-from-external-txt-file-and-adding-it-as-text-content-to-a-page/4230 "2020-06-15T15:09:06Z")

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Sorry, I can’t seem to find a good reference to this anywhere on the Web, other than very complex versions or examples that do something far more complex than I need… I’m just trying to figure out how to read from a sim…

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## [Background-images and grid](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/background-images-and-grid/3436)

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**Author:** [@BeyondBeta](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/BeyondBeta)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/background-images-and-grid/3436 "2020-06-14T02:03:01Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to place a/two background images on a page which has a grid covering the majority of the page. When I do, it appears the images are block elements and the grid won’t sit above them. My image are at the to…

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## [Static HTML file; error message, "This type of file can't be edited in Pinegrow"?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/static-html-file-error-message-this-type-of-file-cant-be-edited-in-pinegrow/4217)

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**Author:** [@tekreativ](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/tekreativ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/static-html-file-error-message-this-type-of-file-cant-be-edited-in-pinegrow/4217 "2020-06-11T16:20:15Z")

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I’m an occasional PG user and haven’t touched it in about a year. I let my one-time license lapse. A search of the forum (native and Google) proves fruitless. I’m trying to open an HTML file that was not created in Pin…

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## [Question regarding onload](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/question-regarding-onload/4213)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/question-regarding-onload/4213 "2020-06-11T12:52:10Z")

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If I have an external .js file which my HTML file references/triggers, and inside that external .js file, I put all my coding inside a windows.onload = function(){}, will that onload know which html file it is supposedly…

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## [Call for suggestions for our next Beginners tutorials](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/call-for-suggestions-for-our-next-beginners-tutorials/4072)

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**Author:** [@RobM](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/RobM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/call-for-suggestions-for-our-next-beginners-tutorials/4072 "2020-06-10T11:37:54Z")

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Howdy, Brand new to Pinegrow or unsure of the best way to use Pinegrow for a specific feature? Have favorite frramework you would like to see utilized in a Pinegrow project? Looking for ways to better automate a…

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## [Responsive block of animation (Retry)](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/responsive-block-of-animation-retry/4216)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/responsive-block-of-animation-retry/4216 "2020-06-09T13:07:38Z")

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I’ve actually successfully created this several days ago, and had made a previous post asking about this… but, although my version works, it’s done using some cheats/workarounds, and I’d love to do a more solid/proper v…

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## [Is there anything that would prevent a border from showing up? \[SOLVED\]](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-anything-that-would-prevent-a-border-from-showing-up-solved/4196)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-anything-that-would-prevent-a-border-from-showing-up-solved/4196 "2020-06-01T19:24:44Z")

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No idea why this is suddenly happening, but I can’t seem to get a border to appear on anything. I just started another new Bootstrap page, and have the container, a row in that, a column in that (12 width) and an 800px …

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## [Hoping for a bit of help with a possible attribute misunderstanding](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/hoping-for-a-bit-of-help-with-a-possible-attribute-misunderstanding/4181)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/hoping-for-a-bit-of-help-with-a-possible-attribute-misunderstanding/4181 "2020-06-01T19:22:20Z")

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Hello. So, I’ve got this relatively easy layout I’m setting up, but I’m obviously messing something up with the attributes (and/or misundertanding something). Hopefully the attached images will be enough to give you th…

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## [Do forum thread titles lock out editing after a certain time period? \[SOLVED\]](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/do-forum-thread-titles-lock-out-editing-after-a-certain-time-period-solved/4193)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/do-forum-thread-titles-lock-out-editing-after-a-certain-time-period-solved/4193 "2020-05-31T19:33:04Z")

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I like to change my thread titles to have \[SOLVED\] in it, once a solution is presented, but on this particular forum, I can’t seem to find any button to edit the title. Probably right in front of me, but I really haven’…

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## [Masking effect... with a twist](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/masking-effect-with-a-twist/4190)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/masking-effect-with-a-twist/4190 "2020-05-30T21:52:32Z")

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Okay, if I have an image, and I am overlaying a number of smaller images on top of that (via positional offsets), I know I can clip all of them to the larger image (meaning, the smaller images will get cropped if parts o…

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## [Error : Tag must be paired for \<input\>\</input\>](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175)

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**Author:** [@xayaraj](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/xayaraj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175 "2020-05-25T23:30:36Z")

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When I drag “Input” component to the drop down tree, it generates \<input\>\</input\> html line. Is there a way to tell Pinegrow to generates \<input /\> instead? Error: Tag must be paired, no start tag: \[ \] Error: Tag mus…

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## [Any Support for all the Pseudo-classes](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/any-support-for-all-the-pseudo-classes/4165)

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**Author:** [@xayaraj](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/xayaraj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/any-support-for-all-the-pseudo-classes/4165 "2020-05-23T17:29:01Z")

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:last-child, last-of-type, nth-child()… I might have missed where it is in the Pinegrow editor. Please point it to me. Thanks.

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## [Anchor Tag Link Attributes Options](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/anchor-tag-link-attributes-options/4166)

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**Author:** [@xayaraj](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/xayaraj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/anchor-tag-link-attributes-options/4166 "2020-05-23T11:01:45Z")

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Is there a list of attribute supported by the Anchor tag? When I drop Link anchor tag on the tree, I don’t see the option for target. The target itself has the option Blank, Top, Self… Please let me know if I have done …

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## [General question about customizer field/section](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/general-question-about-customizer-field-section/4152)

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**Author:** [@JanaL](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/JanaL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/general-question-about-customizer-field-section/4152 "2020-05-20T22:48:10Z")

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Hello, I have a (hopefully) pretty basic question about Pinegrow. I am using the Theme converter to convert my Webflow website to wordpress. Everything is going great so far. However, I am a bit confused that when add …

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## [External Link not working on icon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/external-link-not-working-on-icon/4149)

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**Author:** [@JanaL](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/JanaL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/external-link-not-working-on-icon/4149 "2020-05-20T15:28:16Z")

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Hi all, I am new to Pinegrow and am using the Pinegrow Theme Converter to convert my Webflow page to wordpress. I am still experimenting with all the functions and currently have issues with adding links to my social me…

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## [Is there any way to have Pinegrow's layout include the code editor?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-have-pinegrows-layout-include-the-code-editor/4131)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-have-pinegrows-layout-include-the-code-editor/4131 "2020-05-19T01:32:51Z")

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I see that you can save custom layouts in Pinegrow, but it doesn’t appear that it remembers that you have the code editor open and docked at the bottom (under the preview display). It’s obviously no big deal hitting CTR…

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## [Way to tell Boostrap version?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/way-to-tell-boostrap-version/4108)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/way-to-tell-boostrap-version/4108 "2020-05-13T15:57:04Z")

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I’ve been creating a site (starting from a blank HTML page from the Pinegrow ‘New’ menu)… and suddenly realized that the Bootstrap 3 template is actually above the Bootstrap 4 item in the selection list… and now I’m para…

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## [Position item half way down page (... the right way)](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/position-item-half-way-down-page-the-right-way/4102)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/position-item-half-way-down-page-the-right-way/4102 "2020-05-11T21:49:51Z")

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Hi. I used to be able to do this, back when I was using improper methods for positioning, styling, etc. But, I find myself no longer able to vertically center items… at least in the proper/contemporary way! I am curre…

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## [Fast/easy method for commenting out code?](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fast-easy-method-for-commenting-out-code/4063)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/fast-easy-method-for-commenting-out-code/4063 "2020-05-08T15:55:01Z")

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Hi. I’m just wondering if Pinegrow has some quick/easy method for commenting out a section of code (like drag selecting a section of code, and hitting some hotkey to automatically place the ‘greater than/less than, excl…

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## [Odd image behavior on phone](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/odd-image-behavior-on-phone/4086)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/odd-image-behavior-on-phone/4086 "2020-05-08T15:25:14Z")

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Hi. I am finishing up a website which has a gallery of thumbnail images arranged in (Bootstrap) rows and columns. There’s no coding in them, other than the CSS/Boostrap classes, and the usual Row \> Column arrangement (…

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## [Tutorial for start and upload changes to remote server](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/tutorial-for-start-and-upload-changes-to-remote-server/4077)

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**Author:** [@ivanv](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ivanv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/tutorial-for-start-and-upload-changes-to-remote-server/4077 "2020-05-08T15:10:01Z")

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Hello Folks i just joined here and starting with pinegrow, my grettings to all the community. My question is is any way to improve the workflow and work on pw on my desktop local, and upload changes to my remote server…

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## [CSS3 visual guide … as the CSS Visual Editor lacks of some CSS properties](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/css3-visual-guide-as-the-css-visual-editor-lacks-of-some-css-properties/4054)

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**Author:** [@gecko](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/gecko)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/css3-visual-guide-as-the-css-visual-editor-lacks-of-some-css-properties/4054 "2020-05-07T14:08:42Z")

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Hi there, my questions is rooted in my post about the missing CSS filter property in the visual editor of Pinegrow … hoping that some sunny day this feature will appear :wink: … I just thought about what the need of thi…

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## [Can't figure out the coding for this (Placing smaller image on top of larger)](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/cant-figure-out-the-coding-for-this-placing-smaller-image-on-top-of-larger/4049)

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**Author:** [@ladlon](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/ladlon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/cant-figure-out-the-coding-for-this-placing-smaller-image-on-top-of-larger/4049 "2020-05-01T19:54:05Z")

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Hi. Sorry, I’ve been reading books and articles on this, and have had no success. Unfortunately, many of the posts I find on the Web have an answer, but then it’s followed by numerous conflicting corrections/additions,…

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## [NavBar PG - Adjust right](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/navbar-pg-adjust-right/4039)

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**Author:** [@Alfredo](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Alfredo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/navbar-pg-adjust-right/4039 "2020-05-01T00:06:37Z")

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Hello people, I’m new to PG and I’m a little rusty in CSS and this is the first time I use BS. As I adjusted the menu (navbar) of the model provided in PG to be on the right and the logo on the left. I imagine it is qui…

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