To add a link to a whole column in a Beaver Builder layout you need to use some jQuery to add the link tag markup to make the whole column clickable.

This post has 2 solutions the first is the simpler one with no CSS just some jQuery – the second one is more long winded.

Quick jQuery Way

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Longer Way

It is preferable to probably just redo the layout as html from scratch in a html module, but if you need to present the layout in a Beaver Builder way so its content is easy to change for someone else then use jQuery.

Beaver 3 Col Layout

 

So in the above layout, there are 3 columns, each column has a heading module with a link and a column background image, the user wants the whole background of the column to be a link – which is the same as the heading link. The column initially has no padding and equal heights are disabled.

The column’s contents are wrapped rather than the column itself – with the column set to have zero padding, that’s set in the CSS.

Beaver Builder Add Class To Column

Give each column a generic and unique class – ie link-col and link-col-1, link-col and link-col-2 etc

Add jQuery

In the above-commented jQuery code, each column is targetted, its first link is set to a variable which is then used in the link mark up a tag to surround the fl-module content.

Add CSS

We also have to give the element some height and center things so a big of flexbox is needed – for the height, you can either set a fixed height or use padding – really depends on the content.

Adjusted HTML

Column Mark Up Tag

 

For the CSS/JS you can add CSS to your existing stylesheet, or for both CSS & JS you can either enqueue a script or use the Beaver Builder per page Javascript and CSS areas under the Tools header.

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10 Comments

  1. Karen on October 13, 2020 at 1:20 am

    I used the quick jquery code and unfortunately it disabled the builder. I tried to dequeue the script but that didn’t work so eventually I had to revert to the db to the previous day’s back-up. Can’t say I’m keen to try the long version now.

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    • Neil Gowran on October 13, 2020 at 3:17 am

      The quick way is preferred and works, I use it in many sites – it’s jQuery so I cant see why you had to restore from a backup, possibly you had a caching issue – also worth checking is any errors in the browser developer console window – that always assists in troubleshooting

      Reply
  2. Jasper on September 3, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    I love it when somebody comes up with a simple solution – and it still works in 2020. That means it’s great coding on your part and on BB’s. Thanks, this simple snippet is just what I needed!

    Reply
  3. Maleka on June 26, 2019 at 7:06 pm

    This is great. I used the first method and am now trying to make the background column color change on hover. This is the css I am using but nothing happens:

    .click-col a:hover {
    background: #000000 !important;
    }

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    • Neil Gowran on June 26, 2019 at 11:16 pm

      Try without the link tag

      .click-col:hover {
      background: #000000 !important;
      }

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      • Maleka on June 27, 2019 at 8:07 pm

        Thank you Neil! That worked perfectly!

        Reply
  4. John Falke on December 13, 2018 at 10:45 pm

    Where do you specify the links that you want each column to go to?

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    • Neil Gowran on December 24, 2018 at 8:42 am

      It copies the first link it finds in the module – so it may be a button link or a headline link etc

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  5. Fred Gabe on October 19, 2018 at 11:57 am

    Hey,

    This is interesting! Anyhow, I’m not a developer so I am not sure how to edit the jQurey. I’ve named my column class link-col-1, but where do I add the link here? and what do you mean by “set a variable”?

    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {

    $(‘.link-col-1’).each(function() { // Target a column class
    var content_link = $(this).find(‘a’).first().attr(‘href’); // Set a variable for the first link in the column
    $(‘.link-col-1 .fl-module’).wrap(‘‘); // Wrap a tag around the module content with the variable
    });

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    • Neil Gowran on October 20, 2018 at 5:08 am

      I have updated the post regards where to add the class – the variable captures the link address and is then re-used in the jQuery

      Reply

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