Readers look for the author, date and category of a post before they commit to reading it, and your theme’s default meta row is not always styled the way you want.
The Post Meta widget lets you build your own meta row – or column – from a repeater of individual fields, each independently configurable.
For the full settings tour of every Blog Builder widget, see Blog Builder Settings Overview.
Requirement – This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.
Before You Start
- Prerequisite: Elementor (free) installed and active.
- Template builder: use the free Nexter Builder, or Elementor Pro if you already have it, to build the single-post/archive template these widgets are placed into.
- Edition: all Blog Builder widgets are free – they work with just The Plus Addons for Elementor installed, no Pro licence required.
- Widget to enable: go to The Plus Addons > Widgets, search for Post Meta and turn its toggle on.
Steps
- Add the Post Meta widget to the template.
- From Layout, choose Layout 1 (the default) or Layout 2.
Adding Meta Fields
Use the repeater to add one or more meta items. Each item has its own Select Field dropdown choosing what that item shows (for example author, date, comment count or a taxonomy).
When a repeater item’s field is set to show a taxonomy, the Taxonomies dropdown lists the site’s own registered taxonomies live – not a fixed list. On a default WordPress + WooCommerce install this includes Category, Tag, and any WooCommerce or custom taxonomies present.
Settings Overview
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | Layout 1 or Layout 2 arrangement of the meta row. | Layout 1 |
| Select Field (per item) | Which meta value this repeater item shows. | – |
| Taxonomies | Which taxonomy to display, when a field shows a taxonomy. | Category |
Not verified
So you know exactly what has and has not been checked:
- The exact full option list of the per-item Select Field dropdown (author/date/category/comment-count/etc.) and the icon/text “Show” sub-control – flagged in findings as needing one more source pass before the fixture is built.
