Title: Nested Columns
Last modified: May 16, 2019

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# Nested Columns

 *  [amaro57](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amaro57/)
 * (@amaro57)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-columns-5/)
 * Hello, I’m attempting to create a form that has nested columns.
    Unfortunately
   since each End Column automatically forces a new row, I’m unable to create the
   functionality I’m aiming for.
 * I’m looking for 1 row that would have 2 columns, but the first column would also
   have two columns within.
 * The layout would look like so:
 * C Start
 * [
    C Start —- C Break —- C End (Creates a new row instead of just ending nested
   column only) ]
 * C Break
    —– C End
 * Any assistance is appreciated, thank you

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 *  Plugin Author [WebHolism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webholism/)
 * (@webholism)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-columns-5/#post-11542425)
 * Hi amaro57,
 * Thank you for using the plugin.
 * If you wanted to have two elements in the first column I would recommend creating
   a Gravity Form form with a sample structure of:
 * Column Start
    Field 1 Field 2 Column Break Field 3 Column End
 * On the first two fields, go to Appearance -> Custom CSS Class and insert text
   width50 (this can be changed if this class is already used or if another class
   name makes more sense in your project. Note that the following CSS code would
   need to be altered to reflect this change.).
 * Then in your CSS add the following:
    .width50 { width: 48%; display: inline-block;
   margin-right: 2px; }
 * Does that create the desired result? If not, can you please provide more information
   and we’ll see what we can do. 🙂
 * Wishing you a fantastic day.
 * Kind regards.
 *  Thread Starter [amaro57](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amaro57/)
 * (@amaro57)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-columns-5/#post-11545022)
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * I’m not attempting to place two elements in a column, I’m attempting to nest 
   a column within another column. Like so:
 * Column Start
    Field 1 Field 2 **Column Start Field 3 Column Break Field 4 Column
   End Column Break Field 5 Column End
 *     ```
       +-------------------+---------+
       | Field 1           | Field 5 |
       +-------------------+---------+
       | Field 2           |         |
       +-------------------+         +
       | Field 3 | Field 4 |         |
       +         +         +         +
       |         |         |         |
       +---------+---------+---------+
       ```
   
 * The bold would be a column nested within the first column. I’m unable to find
   a method to create this reliably as the Column Break after the first Column End
   does not work. Field 5 is forced on a new row due to the first Column End forcing
   a new row while I want it to remain on the same row.
 *  Plugin Author [WebHolism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webholism/)
 * (@webholism)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-columns-5/#post-11545949)
 * Hi amaro57,
 * Thank you for replying, and sending more information on your requirements.
 * The plugin does not have the option to allow for nesting. It may be worth considering
   that something similar could be achieved using html fields (erase the Field Label,
   and for Content just use  ), although we can appreciate that this may be undesirable.
   If you need more information on this approach, please ask.
 * We will investigate the possibility of creating a way of nesting, but this would
   likely require a significant alteration of the logic.
 * I hope that helps, even if it is not a clean solution.
 * If there is anything more that we can do to assist, please do not hesitate to
   ask.
 * Kind regards.
 *  [KovaZg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kovazg/)
 * (@kovazg)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-columns-5/#post-11564653)
 * Dear WebHolism, can you please write in more details, I need exactly the same
   as amaro57.
    But I do not understand part just use ) ??
 * Can you please type steps to recreate what amaro57 asked for.
 * Thank you very much.
 *  Plugin Author [WebHolism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webholism/)
 * (@webholism)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-columns-5/#post-11565992)
 * Hi KovaZg,
 * Thank you for using the plugin.
 * Can you please provide more information on your requirements?
 * Up until now there have not been many requests for this functionality and we 
   are attempting to understand the use cases to determine the importance of this
   feature.
 * Many thanks for your time, and your assistance in helping us understand how people
   are using this plugin.
 * It is possible to send us information directly at [hello@webholism.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nested-columns-5/hello@webholism.com?output_format=md),
   if you prefer.
 * Kind regards.

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