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title: "Blockquote Widget: Settings Overview"
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# Blockquote Widget: Settings Overview

## 

- Blockquote displays a styled quotation with an author name, description, optional icon, and a Click-to-Tweet button.
- The Plus Addons for Elementor Free plugin includes Blockquote, and the widget is enabled under The Plus Addons > Widgets.
- Icon uses its own popover toggle separate from Icon Library, and Position/Alignment controls where the icon appears if it renders unexpectedly.

Blockquote displays a styled quotation with an author name, description and optional icon, and can add a Click-to-Tweet button.

This is the settings reference; see the other Blockquote doc for the Tweet button specifically.

***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-widget/blockquote/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text)

## Before You Start

- **Edition:** **Free** — Blockquote ships in The Plus Addons for Elementor Free plugin.- **Widget to enable:** Blockquote, switched on under **The Plus Addons > Widgets**.

## Content Tab - Layout Section

| Setting | What it does | Default |
| ------- | ------------ | ------- |
| Style | Visual layout choice (a picture-choice control, no text label per style). | Style 1 |
| Alignment | Text alignment of the quote block. | Not set |
| Description | The quotation text itself (rich text). | Sample quote text |
| Author | The author's name. | John Doe |
| Author Description | A secondary line under the author, e.g. a job title. | - Developer |
| Icon | An optional quotation-mark icon, with its own position and alignment. | Off |
| Tweet | Turns on the Click-to-Tweet button (see the dedicated doc). | Off |
| Image | An optional author photo. | Off |

![The Tweet popover toggle and its sub-fields on the Layout section](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tp-blockquote-tweet-wide.webp)

![A published Blockquote with the Tweet button turned on](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/blockquote-tweet-button.webp)

## How It Behaves

Confirmed on a rendered fixture: setting Description, Author and Author Description rendered exactly the given text on the front end, and turning on Tweet with custom button text rendered that exact button label.

## Limitations

- Whether the Tweet button's click actually opens a pre-filled X/Twitter compose window was not independently confirmed this session (see the dedicated Click-to-Tweet doc).

## Troubleshooting

### My icon does not appear

Icon has its own popover toggle separate from Icon Library - confirm both are set, and check Position/Alignment if the icon renders somewhere unexpected.

## Related Docs

- [Add a Click to Tweet Text Box](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/click-to-tweet-text-box-in-elementor/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Why is my Blockquote widget not showing the icon?**
A: The icon has its own popover toggle, separate from the Icon Library control, so both need to be set for it to appear. If it shows up in the wrong place, the Position and Alignment controls are the first things to check. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH uses that extra icon control because the widget supports an optional quotation-mark icon with its own placement settings.

**Q: Can I use Blockquote without writing any code?**
A: The Blockquote widget is built for inside-the-editor use, so it fits the no-code workflow that The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH is known for. It displays a styled quotation with author name, description, and optional icon directly in Elementor. That makes it practical for quote sections where you want a clean layout without custom HTML or manual styling.

**Q: What’s the difference between the Description and Author Description fields?**
A: Description is the main quotation text itself, while Author Description is a secondary line under the author, such as a job title. That split matters because it keeps the quote readable and lets you separate the quote content from attribution details. In this widget, Description uses rich text, so it carries the actual quoted message rather than just a label.

**Q: What should I use as the default layout for a Blockquote widget?**
A: Style 1 is the default visual layout choice in the Content Tab layout section. Since the setting is a picture-choice control with no text label per style, it’s mainly about picking the visual arrangement that fits your design rather than changing content behavior. The Plus Addons for Elementor keeps that decision simple so you can focus on how the quote block reads on the page.

**Q: Does Blockquote support a Click-to-Tweet button?**
A: The widget includes a Tweet toggle that turns on a Click-to-Tweet button. The dedicated Click-to-Tweet behavior is covered in [Add a Click to Tweet Text Box](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/click-to-tweet-text-box-in-elementor/), while this settings page only confirms that the button can be enabled from Blockquote. That separation matters if you’re trying to understand which doc covers layout versus tweet-specific behavior.

**Q: What do most people get wrong when setting up Blockquote?**
A: The common miss is treating every control like plain text when some fields are structural and some are optional. Description holds the quote itself, Author and Author Description handle attribution, and Icon has its own toggle plus position controls. In practice, that means you can get a clean quote block faster if you decide upfront whether you want just text attribution or also an icon and image.