We'll create fresh WordPress site with WP Auto Columns installed. You have 20 minutes to test the plugin after that site we'll be deleted.
You need to display your articles in magazine or newspaper style. Use this plugin. You don’t have
to change your theme files or add styles – just use “table” splitter.
The plugin requires DOM API (http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php) and Tidy (http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.tidy.php)
Wrap block of text with [auto_columns]...[/auto_columns]
shortcode. It will produce markup like
<div class="auto-columns-container columns-2">
<div class="auto-columns-column column-1 first-column">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</div>
<div class="auto-columns-column column-2 last-column">Nam tincidunt gravida dui, at bibendum nisl lacinia nec.</div>
<div class="auto-columns-clear"></div>
</div>
In your theme use do_shortcode
function:
<?php echo do_shortcode('[auto_columns]' . $content . '[/auto_columns]'); ?>
You will have to define width for .auto-columns-column
class in your theme, of course.