--- title: "How to Include Post by Post ID in Custom Post Grid Layout?" url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/include-post-by-post-id-in-custom-post-grid-layout/ date: 2024-05-14 modified: 2026-09-14 lang: en author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "Sometimes a listing is not a query at all — it is a hand-picked set. A row of three case studies on a landing page, or the two posts a..." image: https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/How-to-Include-Post-by-Post-ID-in-Custom-Post-Grid-Layout_-1024x536.jpg word_count: 635 --- # How to Include Post by Post ID in Custom Post Grid Layout? ## - Dynamic Smart Showcase en The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro limita la lista a los IDs que se escriben en Include Post(s), y con el plugin Pro desactivado el widget no aparece en el editor. - WordPress muestra el ID de una entrada en el enlace de edición, después de post=, y varios IDs se separan con comas como 2402,2405. - Maximum Posts Display sigue limitando el resultado, mientras Order By y Order siguen controlando el orden; la lista no respeta el orden en que se escriben los IDs. - Include Post(s) ignora Exclude Post(s) cuando tiene valor, acepta solo IDs y devuelve Posts not found si ningún ID existe o si ninguno coincide con la categoría o las etiquetas seleccionadas. Sometimes a listing is not a query at all — it is a hand-picked set. A row of three case studies on a landing page, or the two posts a campaign is built around. **Include Post(s)** in the **Dynamic Smart Showcase** widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor limits the listing to the IDs you name, in place of whatever the query would have returned. *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.*** [LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-listing/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text#dynamic-listing-wgts) ## 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*.- **You need the post IDs:** the numbers WordPress uses internally, not the slugs. The steps below show where to find them. ## How to Find a Post ID - In the WordPress dashboard, go to **Posts**.- Hover over the post you want to show.- Read the edit link in the status bar at the bottom of the browser. The number after `post=` is the post ID. ![WordPress Posts list with a post edit link showing the post ID in the browser status bar](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/find-post-id.png) ## How to Include It - Select the **Dynamic Smart Showcase** widget on your page.- Open the **Content Source** section.- Type the post ID into **Include Post(s)**. For several posts, separate the IDs with commas: `2402,2405`.- Make sure **Maximum Posts Display** is at least as large as the number of IDs you entered — it starts at **1**. ![Include Post(s) field in the Content Source section with two post IDs entered](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/smartshowcase-include-posts.webp) ## The Result Only the two named posts are listed: ![Front-end grid showing only the two posts whose IDs were entered: How to Structure a WordPress Site for Long-Term Maintenance and Getting Started with Elementor Containers](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/smartshowcase-result-include.webp) ## How It Behaves - Only the named IDs are queried, so the categories, tags and taxonomy settings no longer widen the listing.- **Order By** and **Order** still apply, so the posts appear in date order by default rather than the order you typed the IDs.- It works for every post type. Use the ID shown in the edit link for that post type.- **Maximum Posts Display** still caps the result: with three IDs and a maximum of 2, only two posts are drawn. **Offset Posts** still skips from the front of that list.- **Select Category** and **Select Tags** are still applied on top. If none of your IDs sits in the selected category, the widget shows *Posts not found*.- **Exclude Post(s)** is ignored while **Include Post(s)** has a value.- If none of the IDs exists, the widget prints *Posts not found*. ## Limitations - The field takes IDs only — no slugs, no titles.- You cannot control the order of the cards by the order of the IDs. Use **Order By** instead, and consider **Default Menu Order** if you need a hand-set sequence on a post type that supports it.- The list is static: a new post will not appear in the listing until you add its ID. ## Troubleshooting ### Nothing shows at all Check that the IDs exist and are published. A typo produces *Posts not found* rather than a warning. ### Fewer posts than IDs Raise **Maximum Posts Display** in **Content Source**. It defaults to **1**, so a single card is drawn no matter how many IDs you entered. ### The posts are in the wrong order The listing is sorted by **Order By** and **Order**, not by the order of the IDs. ## Related Docs - [Dynamic Smart Showcase Widget Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/dynamic-smart-showcase-widget-settings-overview/)- [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 Create a Custom Post Grid Layout Slider in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-custom-post-grid-layout-slider-in-elementor/)- [How to Show Custom Posts Based on Custom Taxonomy in Custom Post Grid Layout?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/show-custom-posts-based-on-custom-taxonomy-in-custom-post-grid-layout/)