Code Control

Elementor Core Basic

Elementor code control displays a code editor textarea based on Ace editor (opens new window). It accepts a language argument to define the programming language and includes a syntax highlighter for highlighting the code.

The control is defined in Control_Code class which extends Base_Data_Control class.

When using this control, the type should be set to \Elementor\Controls_Manager::CODE constant.

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Description
type	string	code	The type of the control.
label	string		The label that appears above of the field.
description	string		The description that appears below the field.
show_label	bool	true	Whether to display the label.
label_block	bool	true	Whether to display the label in a separate line.
separator	string	default	Set the position of the control separator. Available values are default, before and after. default will hide the separator, unless the control type has specific separator settings. before / after will position the separator before/after the control.
language	string	html	Any language supported by Ace editor.
rows	int	10	Number of rows.
default	string		The field default value.

Return Value

(string) The code field value.

Usage

<?php
class Elementor_Test_Widget extends \Elementor\Widget_Base {

	protected function register_controls(): void {

		$this->start_controls_section(
			'content_section',
			[
				'label' => esc_html__( 'Content', 'textdomain' ),
				'tab' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TAB_CONTENT,
			]
		);

		$this->add_control(
			'custom_html',
			[
				'label' => esc_html__( 'Custom HTML', 'textdomain' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::CODE,
				'language' => 'html',
				'rows' => 20,
			]
		);

		$this->end_controls_section();

	}

	protected function render(): void {
		$settings = $this->get_settings_for_display();

		if ( empty( $settings['custom_html'] ) ) {
			return;
		}
		?>
		<div class="your-class">
			<?php echo $settings['custom_html']; ?>
		</div>
		<?php

	}

	protected function content_template(): void {
		?>
		<#
		if ( '' === settings.custom_html ) {
			return;
		}
		#>
		<div class="your-class">
			{{{ settings.custom_html }}}
		</div>
		<?php
	}

}