Editor X: Adding and Customizing Buttons

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Buttons are a great way to encourage visitors to perform the actions you want. In Editor X, you can add buttons that show text, an icon or both if needed. You have full control of the design and layout so you can create the exact look you need.

In this article, learn how to:

Adding a Button

When adding a new button, you can choose a design from two categories:

Basic Buttons: These buttons only display text and have a more "minimal" look.
Styled Buttons: These buttons can display both text and icons, and offer advanced customization options (e.g., image backgrounds, color gradients and more).

To add a button:

Click Add on the top left of Editor X.
Click Button.
Scroll through the designs and drag a Basic Button or Styled Button onto your page.

Learn more about basic vs. styled buttons

Need some inspiration?

Check out these button tutorials:

Customizing Basic Buttons

After adding a basic button to your site, change its text to your needs and choose where it links to. Once that's set up, you can start customizing the design – select a different fill color, add shadow and adjust other settings like spacing and text formatting.

Click below to learn how to customize basic buttons:

Change the text

Link the button

Design the button

Customizing Styled Buttons

Styled buttons offer tons of customization options so you can design them down to the last detail. Change the text and icon to match the desired action, choose how the two should be arranged, set a gradient or an image as the background and much more.

Click below to learn how to customize styled buttons:

Change the text and / or icon

Link the button

Design the button

Adjust the button's layout

Design Glossary

Option	Explanation	How to Use
Background Fills	Add different fills such as colors, images, patterns and gradients to create stunning and colorful effects on your button.	Click the color box for each layer and choose the fill type, then drag the slider to change the opacity of the fill layer. Reorder the fill layers by dragging them up and down the list.
Borders	Customize the button's border to make it stand out. Customize all sides of the button together, or each side separately, by clicking the lock and unlock icon.	Click the Width field and enter the pixel width, or adjust the slider. Click the Style drop-down and select the border style. Click the Fill color box and select the border color, and use the slider to adjust opacity.
Corners	Change the corners of your button to make them more rounded or square. Change the size of all the corners together, or customize each corner separately, by clicking the lock and unlock icon.	Click the pixel field on a corner and enter the number of pixels you want to apply to it.
Shadows	Add layers of shadows to your button, and customize the color, size and more for each one.	Click the color box for each shadow layer and customize the color, type, angle, size, distance, and blur. Then, drag the slider to change the opacity of the shadow. Reorder the shadow layers by dragging them up and down the list. If using an Upload Button: Click the toggle to enable. Use the sliders to edit the angle, distance, size, and blur. Then, use the slider and color box to edit the opacity and color.
Layout	Change the layout of your button.	Click the Choose what to show drop-down menu and choose if you want to display the text, icon or both. Select the alignment, position and spacing of the text and/or icon (if relevant). Set the padding around the text and/or icon.

Text Formatting Options

Option	Explanation	How to Use
Show Text	Show or hide text on your button.	Click the toggle to show or hide text on your button.
Theme	Select the theme for your button text.	Select a text theme from the drop-down menu.
Fonts	Choose the font for your button text.	Click the drop-down menu and select a font.
Font Size	Change the size of the text on your button.	Drag the slider to increase or decrease the font size, or enter a value.
Text Formatting	Apply formatting to your text.	Format your text using the options: bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, colors, capitalization and text direction and alignment.
Character Spacing	Change the spacing between the text characters.	Drag the slider to increase or decrease spacing, or enter a value.
Shadows	Create shadows for your text. You can have more than one shadow.	Click Add a shadow to add a new one. Click the Customize Shadow icon to design it.

Icon Design Options

Option	Explanation	How to Use
Show icon	Show or hide an icon on your button.	Click the toggle to show or hide the icon on your button.
Size	Change the size of your icon.	Drag the slider to increase or decrease the size of your icon, or enter a value.
Color	Change the color of the icon.	Click the color box and select a color.
Rotation	Adjust the rotation of the icon.	Drag the handle to customize the rotation of the icon, or enter the degrees in the text box.

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In this article

Adding a Button
Customizing Basic Buttons
Customizing Styled Buttons
Design Glossary
Text Formatting Options
Icon Design Options

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