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Posts widget (Pro) vs Stock posts widget (Pro)

How to know when to use the Posts widget and when to use the Archive Posts widget?

Although they are similar in that both widgets produce a list or grid layout of posts, the Archive Posts widget (Pro) and the Posts widget (Pro) are not interchangeable.

When and where to use each widget

  • the Archive posts The widget should only be used in File templates, which are created in Templates> Theme Builder> File. If you try to use it on a normal page or post, it will only show the current post.
  • the Publications The widget is designed to be used anywhere Single page or post where you would like to display a group of posts.

What posts will be displayed?

  • the Archive posts widget does not include a query control function, so you have no control over which posts are displayed within the widget itself. All posts that meet the display conditions of the archive template will be displayed in this widget.
  • the Publications The widget includes a robust method to control which posts to display on the grid screen, using its query control feature.

Why doesn't excerpt length work consistently on archive posts or posts widgets?

When Elementor displays a post, if you don't have an excerpt, Elementor automatically generates an excerpt from the post's content. Both Archive posts widget and the Publications The widget includes an excerpt length option to allow you to control the length of the excerpt automatically generated statement. In both, however, the excerpt length only applies to posts where no manual excerpts have been entered. The length specified in the Elementor widget is ignored if there is a manually generated excerpt for a post.

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