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title: "How to Create a Custom Post Grid Layout Slider in Elementor?"
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# How to Create a Custom Post Grid Layout Slider in Elementor?

## 

- Dynamic Smart Showcase de The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro muestra el estilo Magazine Slider como un carrusel de tarjetas desde cualquier tipo de entrada del sitio, con una tarjeta principal grande y tarjetas de apoyo más pequeñas.
- Maximum Posts Display en Content Source empieza en 1, así que un widget recién insertado muestra una sola entrada hasta que se sube el valor o se pone en -1 para todas las entradas coincidentes.
- Magazine Layout ofrece ocho diseños, Style-1 a Style-8, incluyendo Style-1 a Style-3 con una tarjeta grande y dos o tres tarjetas de apoyo, y Style-6 y Style-8 con un control Height de 0 a 1000 px y valor predeterminado 300.
- The Plus Addons for Elementor usa la imagen destacada como fondo CSS de cada tarjeta, y si una entrada no tiene imagen destacada muestra una tarjeta gris clara; el encabezado ticker superior está activado por defecto y se apaga en Post Ticker.

A row of static post cards is easy to scroll past. Turning the same posts into a magazine slider gives you a large lead card, smaller supporting cards, and room for more posts in the same space.

The **Magazine Slider** style of the **Dynamic Smart Showcase** widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor does this from any post type on your site.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Dynamic Smart Showcase widget, [click here](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/dynamic-smart-showcase-widget-settings-overview/).*

***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

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## Before You Start

- **Edition:** **Pro** — Dynamic Smart Showcase is only in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. With the Pro plugin switched off the widget is not in the editor at all, and a page that already uses it shows nothing where the widget was.- **Widget to enable:** Dynamic Smart Showcase, switched on under **The Plus Addons > Widgets**.- **You need published content:** the widget queries your site. Posts, pages or a custom post type with published entries must already exist, or the widget prints *Posts not found*.- **Raise the post count:** **Maximum Posts Display** in **Content Source** defaults to **1**, so a freshly dropped widget shows a single post. Set it to the number you want, or to **-1** for every matching post.

## How to Create the Slider

- Drag the **Dynamic Smart Showcase** widget onto your page.- In the **Layout** section, leave **Style** on **Magazine Slider** — it is the default.- Pick one of the eight pictures under **Magazine Layout**. Hover a picture to see its name, **Style-1** through **Style-8**.- Set **Post Type** to **Posts**, or to a custom post type if that is where your content lives.- Open **Content Source** and raise **Maximum Posts Display** from **1** to the number of cards you want.

![Magazine Layout picture choices in the Layout section with the slider on the canvas](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/smartshowcase-magazine-layout.webp)

## The Result

The posts become a carousel of cards, each one using its featured image as the card background:

![Magazine Slider on the front end: a LATEST NEWS ticker strip above three post cards with category chips, dates and excerpts](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/smartshowcase-result-magazine.webp)

The slider itself is driven by **Carousel Options** in the **Style** tab — columns, arrows, dots, autoplay and the Unique Carousel ID that pairs it with a Carousel Remote widget.

## Choosing a Layout

| Magazine Layout | What it gives you |
| --------------- | ----------------- |
| **Style-1** to **Style-3** | One large card with two or three supporting cards. The supporting cards reveal their excerpt on hover. |
| **Style-4**, **Style-5** | Even rows of cards, no single hero. |
| **Style-6**, **Style-8** | Two-across layouts that add a **Height** slider (0-1000 px, default 300) in the **Layout** section. |
| **Style-7** | A two-up split with a larger second column. |

## How It Behaves

- The card background is the post's featured image, applied as a CSS background. A post with no featured image shows a plain light-grey card rather than a broken image.- The headline ticker above the slider is **on by default**. Switch **Post Ticker** off in the **Post Ticker** section if you only want the cards.- The category chip, date, author and excerpt on each card are controlled from **Extra Options**.- **Order By** and **Order** in **Content Source** decide which posts land in the slider first.

## Limitations

- The number of cards across comes from the chosen **Magazine Layout** and from **Columns** inside **Carousel Options** in the Style tab. There is no columns setting in the Content tab.- There is no **Layout** dropdown in this widget. The Magazine Slider is always a carousel.- **Display Image Size** and **Image Resolution** are ignored — the full-size image file is always used as the card background.

## Troubleshooting

### Only one card shows

**Maximum Posts Display** in **Content Source** defaults to **1**. Raise it, or set it to **-1** for every matching post.

### The cards are blank grey blocks

The posts have no featured image. Magazine Slider uses the featured image as the card background, so set one on each post.

### A headline strip appears above the slider

That is the post ticker, which is on by default. Open the **Post Ticker** section and switch **Post Ticker** off.

## Related Docs

- [Dynamic Smart Showcase Widget Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/dynamic-smart-showcase-widget-settings-overview/)- [How to Create a Custom Post Grid Layout with Dynamic CPTs in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-custom-post-grid-layout-with-dynamic-cpts-in-elementor/)- [How to Exclude Post by Post ID From Custom Post Grid Layout?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/exclude-post-by-post-id-from-custom-post-grid-layout/)- [How to Use Carousel Remote With an Elementor Magazine Slider?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/carousel-remote-with-elementor-magazine-slide/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Why does only one post card show in the slider?**
A: Maximum Posts Display defaults to 1 in Content Source, so a fresh Dynamic Smart Showcase setup only renders one card. Raising that value is the fix, and setting it to -1 shows every matching post. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH uses that limit to control how many posts enter the Magazine Slider at once, so this setting matters more than the layout choice when you want a fuller carousel.

**Q: What do I need before creating a custom post grid layout slider in Elementor?**
A: The widget needs published content to query, and it only exists in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. If Pro is switched off, the widget is not in the editor and existing pages using it show nothing. The Dynamic Smart Showcase widget also has to be enabled under The Plus Addons > Widgets. That means the setup depends on both an active Pro plugin and real posts, pages, or a custom post type with published entries.

**Q: Can I use this slider with a custom post type?**
A: The Magazine Slider style works with any post type on your site, including a custom post type. Set Post Type to Posts or point it at the custom post type where your content lives. That makes The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH useful for turning different content sources into the same magazine-style carousel without changing the underlying content structure.

**Q: What is the best Magazine Layout for a hero card and supporting cards?**
A: Style-1 to Style-3 are the layouts built for that magazine look because they create one large card with two or three supporting cards. The supporting cards reveal their excerpt on hover, so they work best when you want a lead story plus smaller secondary items. If you want even rows instead of a hero-led composition, Style-4 and Style-5 are the better fit.

**Q: Why are my slider cards blank grey blocks?**
A: Blank grey cards usually mean the posts do not have featured images. Magazine Slider uses each post's featured image as the card background, and if none exists it falls back to a plain light-grey card instead of a broken image. That behavior is intentional in The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH, so adding featured images is what makes the layout feel like a real magazine grid.

**Q: How do I remove the headline strip above the slider?**
A: That strip is the post ticker, and it is on by default. Turning Post Ticker off in the Post Ticker section removes it so only the cards remain. This matters if you want a cleaner carousel presentation or if the ticker competes with your headline hierarchy. The same widget also lets Extra Options control category chip, date, author and excerpt display on each card.