--- title: "How to Add Post Next & Previous Button in Elementor Blog Post?" url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-post-next-previous-button-in-elementor-blog-post/ date: 2023-12-07 modified: 2026-09-27 lang: en author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "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..." image: https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/How-to-Add-Post-Next-_-Previous-Button-in-Elementor-Blog-Post_-1024x536.jpg word_count: 368 --- # How to Add Post Next & Previous Button in Elementor Blog Post? ## - The Plus Addons for Elementor includes the Post Prev/Next widget, which adds navigation to an Elementor blog post template as either strict chronological prev/next or taxonomy-scoped related posts. - The Post Prev/Next widget uses the Related toggle to switch from strict prev/next to related-post navigation, and the Taxonomies dropdown chooses the taxonomy, such as Category. - The widget has separate Previous Post and Next Post content sections, so each side’s label, icon, and layout are configured independently. 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](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/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.*** [LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-builder/blog-builder/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text) ## Before You Start - **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) (free) installed and active.- **Template builder:** use the free [Nexter Builder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/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. ![Style visual-choice control for the navigation block](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/blog-builder-nav-style.webp) ## 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). ![Related toggle and its Taxonomies dropdown](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/blog-builder-nav-related.webp) ## 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. ## Related Docs - [Blog Builder Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/blog-builder-settings-overview/)- [How to Add Post Meta in Elementor Blog Post?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-post-meta-in-elementor-blog-post/)- [How to Add Post Author Box in Elementor Blog Post?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-post-author-box-in-elementor-blog-post/) ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: What do I need before adding a next and previous button to an Elementor blog post?** A: Elementor needs to be installed and active, and the single-post or archive template has to be built first. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH provides the Post Prev/Next widget as part of its Blog Builder widgets, and those widgets are free with the plugin installed. A practical gotcha is that the widget must also be enabled under The Plus Addons > Widgets before it will appear in the editor. **Q: How do I add post next and previous navigation in an Elementor blog post template?** A: The Post Prev/Next widget is added directly into the single-post template, then its Style setting controls how the navigation block looks. That matters because the widget is not a standalone page element, it is meant for the blog post template itself. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH uses this widget to place one-click navigation at the end of a post so readers can keep moving through your content. **Q: Can I show related posts instead of strict previous and next posts?** A: The Related option switches the widget from strict chronological navigation to related-post navigation scoped by taxonomy. When Related is turned on, the Taxonomies dropdown decides which taxonomy defines the relationship, such as Category. That makes it useful when you want readers to stay within a topic cluster instead of just moving backward or forward in publish order. **Q: How does taxonomy-based related navigation work in the Post Prev/Next widget?** A: Taxonomy-based navigation uses the site’s registered taxonomies to decide what counts as related. Once Related is enabled, the Taxonomies dropdown is populated live from those taxonomies, and that selection controls which posts are treated as related. In practice, this is how you keep navigation aligned with a category or other taxonomy instead of relying on date order. **Q: Can I customize the previous post and next post separately?** A: The widget has separate Previous Post and Next Post content sections, so each side can be configured on its own. That means label, icon, and layout do not have to match between the two directions. This is useful when you want one side to stand out more clearly or when your design needs different treatment for backward versus forward navigation. **Q: Where can I find the settings overview for this widget?** A: The full settings tour lives in [Blog Builder Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/blog-builder-settings-overview/). For this widget specifically, the page confirms Style controls the visual layout, Related defaults off, Taxonomies defaults to Category when Related is on, and Previous Post / Next Post are independent content settings. That overview is helpful when you want context across all Blog Builder widgets instead of just this one.