The Post Ticker Widget is a great way to showcase posts from your website in a hero section or even as part of content in a inner page. The Post Ticker Widget is fully responsive and RTL ready. This widget also supports advanced options like Advanced Post Selection and Post Pagination and Filtering.
Let’s look at each of the options in the “Post Ticker Widget” below.
Install Post Ticker Widget for Elementor #
This widget requires Unlimited Elements Free version installed and activated on your WordPress website.
- Go to Unlimited Elements Widget Library
- Search in the search bar for “Post Ticker”
- Hover over the widget in the search results and click install
- Add your “Post Ticker” widget to any Elementor Page
General Settings #
Direction
Select the direction of content.
- ltr - content will display from left to right.
- rtl - content will display from right to left.
Label Text
Type the text for label.
Intro Number of Characters
Set the number of characters to be displayed as intro.
Layout Settings #
Show title
Show/Hide the title element.
Show intro
Show/Hide the intro element.
Show date
Show/Hide the date element.
Show Arrow
Show/Hide the navigation arrow.
Post Ticker Settings #
Speed
Set the transition speed in milliseconds.
Auto
Turn on or off the autoplay option.
Mode
Select the layout mode from given options.
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Fade
Pause
Set the time between transition.
Post Query Setting #
Select the exact posts you want to show on your Post Ticker.
Posts Source
Choose any of the below options for your post source.
- Current Query Post
- Custom Posts
- Related Posts
- Manual Selection
Post Types
Choose the type of post you want to display.
Include By
Include the posts from different options given below
- Include Sticky Posts
- Get Only Sticky Posts
- Author
- Date
- Post Parent
- Post Meta
- Most Viewed
- ID's from PHP function
- ID's from Post Meta
- ID's from Dynamic Field
Include By Terms
Choose specific posts that you would like to include from your selection by adding rules.
- Include By Terms Relation
- Include Terms Children
Exclude By
Choose specific posts that you would like to exclude from your selection by adding rules.
- Terms
- Current Posts
- Author
- Post Without Featured Image
- Posts with current category
- Posts with current tags
- Offset
- Avoid Duplicates
- ID's from Dynamic Field
To know more about post query setting, please visit our article on Advanced Post Selection
Post Pagination and Filtering #
Pagination
Display the pagination for your post grid
- None
- Numbers
- Using Pagination Widget
Enable Post Filtering
When turned on you can use all the post-filter widgets like tab filters, load more and infinite scroll.
Filters Behaviour
- Ajax
- Ajax and URL change - Will change the URL each time the filter changes and add the possibility to use browser back navigation.
Learn more about the different Ajax filters that can work with the Post Ticker in the links bellow:
Post Ticker Widget Styling #
Every aspect of the widget’s design can be controlled through different styling options. Choose colors that complement the style of your website. You can modify the text, icons, fonts, and layout to make the widget look and work the way you want.
General Styling #
Set the label style, background color, and content padding.
Background Styling #
In this section, style the background color and background image.
Border Styling #
You can set the border radius and border type.
Arrows Styling #
In this section, set the arrow background, color, and padding.
Title Styling #
Style the title color, typography, and padding.
Text Styling #
Here, you can set the text color, typography, and padding.
Date Styling #
You can set the date color, typography, and padding.
Label Text Styling #
Set the label text typography and color.
Usage Examples #
Here are some live use cases for the Post Ticker Widget.
