Description
The Dynamic Post Listing with Custom Field plugin provides a powerful Elementor widget to display WordPress posts in a customizable grid layout. With support for custom fields (via Advanced Custom Fields), pagination, and various display options, this widget is perfect for creating dynamic post listings on your Elementor-powered website.
Features
- Flexible Post Selection: Display posts from a specific category or all categories.
- Exclude Posts: Exclude specific post IDs from the listing.
- Grid Layout: Choose 1, 2, 3, or 4 items per row for a responsive grid.
- Pagination: Enable pagination for category-based listings.
- Customizable Display: Toggle post images, excerpts, title links, read more buttons, and set custom excerpt lengths.
- Image Sizes: Select from all registered image sizes for post thumbnails.
- Custom Fields: Display custom fields (ACF) with optional labels.
- Elementor Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Elementor’s drag-and-drop editor.
Requirements
- Elementor (free or pro version)
- WordPress 5.0 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- Advanced Custom Fields (optional, for custom field support)
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See the License URI for details.
Installation
- Upload the
dynamic-post-listingfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Ensure Elementor is installed and activated.
- Open the Elementor editor, search for the “Dynamic Post Listing” widget under the General category, and drag it into your page.
- Configure the widget settings (category, layout, custom fields, etc.) and save.
FAQ
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Does this plugin require Elementor?
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Yes, this plugin is an Elementor widget and requires Elementor to function.
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Can I use it without Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)?
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Yes, the plugin works without ACF. Custom fields are optional and only displayed if ACF is active and configured.
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How do I exclude specific posts?
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In the widget settings, enter comma-separated post IDs in the “Exclude Post IDs” field (e.g., 1,2,3). Limit to 10 IDs for optimal performance.
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Does it support pagination?
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Yes, you can enable pagination for category-based listings in the widget settings.
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Yes, use the “Link Post Title” and “Show Read More Button” options in the Post Settings to enable links to the full article.
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Contributors & Developers
“Dynamic Post Listing with Custom Field” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release with post listing, grid layout, pagination, and custom field support.
- Added option to show a “Read More” button linking to the full article.
- Added option to toggle a link on the post title to the full article.
- Implemented secure pagination output with escaped links.
- Removed external placeholder image in Elementor content template.
- Replaced post__not_in with post__in and preliminary query for better performance.
- Added robust Elementor dependency checks to prevent Widget_Base errors.
- Standardized text domain to dynamic-post-listing-with-custom-field for translation consistency.
- Updated function and constant prefixes from DPL to DPLWCF for consistency and clarity.