Readers who finish a post are more likely to keep reading your site if the next (or a related) post is one click away.
The Post Prev/Next widget adds that navigation to your Elementor blog post template, either as strict chronological prev/next or scoped to a taxonomy.
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 Prev/Next and turn its toggle on.
Steps
- Add the Post Prev/Next widget to the single-post template.
- From Style, choose the visual layout for the navigation block.
Related Posts Instead of Strict Prev/Next
Enable Related to switch from strict chronological previous/next posts to related-post navigation scoped by taxonomy. When Related is on, the Taxonomies dropdown – populated live from the site’s own registered taxonomies – chooses which taxonomy determines “related” (for example, same Category).
Per-Side Content
The widget has separate Previous Post and Next Post content sub-sections, so each side’s label, icon and layout can be configured independently.
Settings Overview
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Visual layout of the navigation block. | Style 1 |
| Related | Switches from strict prev/next to related-by-taxonomy. | Off |
| Taxonomies | Which taxonomy scopes “related” (Related on). | Category |
| Previous Post / Next Post | Independent content settings per side. | – |
Not verified
So you know exactly what has and has not been checked:
- Whether Style has more than the 2 confirmed values (style-1/style-2) – the source pass was cut off before the full options array; flagged for a follow-up in Phase 3.
- Live behaviour when a post has no previous/next post (first or last post in the taxonomy/site) – not yet tested against a real fixture.
