The Archive Post List widget in BlogNews for Elementor displays posts dynamically in a list-style layout. It is perfect for blog sidebars, category archive pages, or news sections where a vertical list of posts is required. The widget automatically fetches posts from the current archive (category, tag, author, or date-based archive).
How to Use
- Go to the WordPress Dashboard → Pages (or Site Builder templates).
- Edit with Elementor.
- Drag and drop the Archive Post List widget from the BlogNews widget panel.
- The widget will show posts from the active archive with controls to customize the layout, meta, and styling.
Content Settings
The widget provides flexible controls to manage list display:
- Post Query → Control layout style, number of posts, excerpt length, post order, category style(Only Pro Version), and title length.
- Post Settings → Set columns, column gap, toggle featured image, adjust image resolution, enable/disable category icon, post content, and meta options.
- Search Query Settings → Choose whether to include specific post types in search results.
- Button → Customize button title, select an icon, adjust icon position, and define icon gap.
- Pagination → Select pagination style: none, number, number with dots, number with prev/next, or number with dots + prev/next. Alignment controls are also available.
Styling Controls
The widget provides flexible controls to manage list display:
- Blog Style → Control overall container styling.
- Category → Customize category label colors, typography, and spacing.
- Image → Style image size, border radius, spacing, and overlays.
- Title → Adjust typography, color, hover color, spacing, and alignment.
- Metas → Style author, date, comments, and other metadata.
- Excerpt → Customize typography, color, spacing, and length display.
- Button → Full control over background, color, typography, border, padding, margin, and hover effects.
- Button Icon → Style icon size, color, spacing, and hover color.
- Pagination → Customize typography, spacing, colors, active/hover states, and alignment.
- Nothing Found Setting → Style the message displayed when no posts match the archive query.
Pro Tip
- Use the Archive Post List widget in sidebars or narrow layouts for maximum readability. Combine it with
