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title: "How to Customize Post Content in Elementor Blog Post?"
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# How to Customize Post Content in Elementor Blog Post?

## 

- The Post Content widget renders a post’s body anywhere in an Elementor-built template, either as full content or as a short excerpt.
- The Plus Addons for Elementor requires the Post Content widget to be installed and activated, and the widget is enabled under The Plus Addons > Widgets.
- Single Page uses Content Type to switch between Full Content and Excerpt, while Content chooses Elementor or WordPress output for posts written in the block editor.

A blog post template needs somewhere to actually show the post's body - your theme's default placement is not always where you want it.

The **Post Content** widget renders the post's content at any position in your Elementor-built template, as full content or a short excerpt.

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 Content** and turn its toggle on.

## Steps

- Add the **Post Content** widget to the template.- From **Post Types**, choose **Single Page** to show one post's full content, or **Archive Page** to show a content snippet per post in a listing.

![Post Types dropdown set to Single Page](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/blog-builder-post-types.webp)

### Content Type (Single Page only)

With Post Types set to **Single Page**, the **Content Type** dropdown chooses between **Full Content** (the entire post body, the default) and **Excerpt** (a short summary).

![Content Type dropdown, Full Content vs Excerpt](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/blog-builder-content-type.webp)

### Content Source

Also on Single Page, the **Content** dropdown chooses which editor's output to render: **Elementor** (the default - shows the post as Elementor built it) or **WordPress** (the post's classic/Gutenberg editor content instead). Use WordPress if the post itself was written in the block editor rather than designed with Elementor.

![Content dropdown, Elementor vs WordPress](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/blog-builder-content-editor-type.webp)

## Settings Overview

| Setting | What it does | Default |
| ------- | ------------ | ------- |
| Post Types | Single Page or Archive Page template. | Single Page |
| Content Type | Full Content or Excerpt (Single Page only). | Full Content |
| Content | Render Elementor's output or WordPress's editor output (Single Page only). | Elementor |

## Not verified

So you know exactly what has and has not been checked:

- Live rendering of the WordPress content-source option against a post that was written in the classic/Gutenberg editor rather than Elementor - this needs a dedicated fixture in Phase 3, since the Element Cache trap noted in STATUS-AND-PROCESS.md has previously caused unrelated widgets to render blank.

## Related Docs

- [Blog Builder Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/blog-builder-settings-overview/)- [How to Customize Post Title in Elementor Blog Post?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/customize-post-title-in-elementor-blog-post/)- [How to Show Post Featured Image in Elementor Blog Post?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/show-post-featured-image-in-elementor-blog-post/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: What do I need before I can customize post content in an Elementor blog post template?**
A: Elementor free has to be installed and active, and the template itself needs to be built with the free Nexter Builder or Elementor Pro. The Post Content widget is part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, so it also needs to be installed and activated. A practical gotcha is that all Blog Builder widgets are free, so there is no Pro licence requirement for this setup.

**Q: Why is the post content not showing where I placed the widget?**
A: The Post Content widget renders the post body at the exact spot where you place it in the Elementor-built template, not at your theme’s default content location. That matters because theme placement can be different from the layout you want. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH provides this control inside the Elementor editor, so the template structure determines where the body appears.

**Q: Should I use Single Page or Archive Page for post content?**
A: Single Page is for one post’s full content, while Archive Page is for a content snippet per post in a listing. That choice changes the whole output behavior, so it is not just a display toggle. If you are building a single blog post template, Single Page is the right fit; if you are building a listing view, Archive Page matches that use case better.

**Q: How do I show an excerpt instead of the full blog post body?**
A: Set Post Types to Single Page, then use Content Type and choose Excerpt. Full Content is the default, so excerpt mode is only for shorter summaries on single-post templates. That is useful when you want a cleaner layout or need to keep long posts from overwhelming the page.

**Q: Can I render WordPress editor content instead of Elementor content in a blog post template?**
A: The Content dropdown on Single Page lets you choose WordPress instead of Elementor. That means The Plus Addons for Elementor can render classic editor or Gutenberg output when the post was written there rather than designed with Elementor. This matters if your site mixes editing workflows and you want one template to handle both styles consistently.

**Q: What settings does the Post Content widget actually control?**
A: The main controls are Post Types, Content Type, and Content. Post Types switches between Single Page and Archive Page templates, Content Type switches between Full Content and Excerpt on Single Page, and Content switches between Elementor and WordPress output on Single Page. The default setup shown in the page overview is Single Page, Full Content, and Elementor.