Classic Elementor widget · Pro
Advanced Posts for Elementor: Blog grids with filters, load more and five layouts
Show your latest articles in an Elementor blog grid that reads like a magazine. Pick one of five layouts, let readers filter by category, load more posts without leaving the page, and make the first words of each title stand out. Video posts get a play button and every card can show views, date and author.
- 5 post layouts
- Category filter bar
- Load more and infinite scroll
- Title highlights
The short answer
What is Advanced Posts for Elementor?
Advanced Posts is a Pro Elementor posts widget from Animation Addons that lists your blog posts in one of five layouts. It pulls posts with a query, adds an optional category filter bar, shows the meta you choose (views, date, author), highlights the first words of each title, and pages through results with numbers, a Load More button or infinite scroll.
It is a classic widget for the Elementor 3 editor that keeps working in Elementor 4, and it does not need Elementor Pro, so it works as an Elementor posts widget without Elementor Pro. Use the advanced posts widget for Elementor on a blog page, a home page or a category page. For a simpler free grid there is the Posts widget.
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- Plan
- Pro
- Widget type
- Classic Elementor widget (V3), works in Elementor 4
- Works with
- Elementor Free and Elementor Pro
- Layouts
- 5: normal, overlay, aside, overlay 2, aside reversed
- Query
- 12 query types, posts, pages or video stories, terms, authors, post formats
- Pagination
- Numbers, Load More or Infinite Scroll
- Card parts
- Image, title highlight, excerpt, taxonomy, views, date, author, Read More
- Get it
- Animation Addons Pro
Live demos
Five blog layouts, live
The five layouts from the original page, each on a small blog. Filter the first grid by category and load more posts, and hover any card to zoom its photo.
Stories from the studio
A filterable story grid for a film magazine
Three columns of stories with the category on each photo and the first words of every title in bold. A row of buttons filters by category, and Load more adds three posts at a time.
Filter, then press Load moreTurn on Enable Filter, set Columns to 3 and Pagination to Load More Button, and turn on Show Highlights in the Title section.
Top stories this month
Two top stories on a studio journal
Two large cards with the category, title and date set on the photo. The photo zooms a little when you point at a card.
Hover a storyPick the overlay layout in Layout Type, set Columns to 2 and Posts Per Page to 2. The photo zoom is the Hover Effect in the Style tab.
Notes from the studio
Long reads on an interiors journal
Each article sits in a wide card with the photo on the left and a large title on the right. Under the title are the view count, the date and an outlined Read more button.
Hover Read morePick the aside layout in Layout Type, show views and the publish date in Post Meta, and set the Text Label of the Read More section to Read more.
Fresh from the journal
A style journal with text over the photo edge
Three posts in a row. A white text box overlaps the bottom of each photo, with the category between two thin lines and an uppercase title below it.
Hover a postPick the second overlay layout in Layout Type, set Columns to 3 and show only the date in Post Meta.
What we shipped and why
A product blog that leads with the headline
The same wide card as the aside layout, with the text first and the photo on the right, so the headline is the first thing a reader sees.
Hover a postPick the reversed aside layout in Layout Type. Views and date come from Post Meta and the button text from Text Label.
Features
Key features of Advanced Posts
The features from the original page, each with the panel setting behind it.
Advanced query control
Choose from 12 Query Type options, pick the Source, and include or exclude by category, tag, author or Post Format.
Five layouts
Five Layout Type options give you an Elementor blog layout as a classic grid, an Elementor posts overlay layout or side-by-side cards, with Columns per screen size. Together they cover most of what an Elementor magazine layout needs.
Category filter bar
Turn on Enable Filter for an Elementor posts filter by category: readers switch between categories above the grid without a page reload. It makes a post grid with filter out of one widget.
Dynamic content display
New posts appear on their own. Set Posts Per Page, the order and the date range once.
Load more and infinite scroll
Pick numbered pages, a Load More button for an Elementor posts load more button, or Infinite Scroll for Elementor infinite scroll posts on long archives.
Title highlights and meta
Show Highlights bolds the first words of each title. Post Meta shows views, date and author, with an Author Avatar.
Video, audio and gallery posts
Posts with a video, audio or gallery format show a play button, a player or a gallery on the card, so Elementor video posts work in the same grid.
Customizable and responsive
Style the layout, thumbnail, title (normal and hover), taxonomy, meta and Read More button, with a Zoom In Hover Effect, on every screen size.
Step by step
How to display blog posts in Elementor
Five steps. The bold names are the labels in the Elementor panel.
Install Animation Addons Pro, then turn on Advanced Posts in Animation Addons → Elements.
In Elementor, search the panel for Advanced Posts and drag it onto the page. That is how to display blog posts in Elementor without Elementor Pro.
In Query, choose the Source and filters, then pick a Layout Type, Columns and Posts Per Page.
Turn on Enable Filter, Show Highlights and the meta you want, and choose the Pagination type.
Style the cards in the Style tab, check the page on mobile and publish.
Honest comparison
Advanced Posts vs Elementor Pro Posts
Elementor Pro has its own Posts widget. Advanced Posts covers the same job as an Elementor blog grid without Elementor Pro, and adds filters and more layouts.
| Feature | Advanced Posts (Animation Addons Pro) | Posts (Elementor Pro) |
|---|---|---|
| Needs Elementor Pro | No | Yes |
| Layouts | 5 layout types | Classic, Cards and Full Content skins |
| Category filter bar | Yes | No |
| Load more and infinite scroll | Yes | Yes |
| Highlight the first words of the title | Yes | No |
| Post views in the meta | Yes | No |
| Play button for video posts | Yes | No |
Compared with Elementor Pro 3 and Animation Addons Pro, October 2026.
FAQ
Questions about Advanced Posts
How do I show posts without Elementor Pro?
Add the Advanced Posts widget from Animation Addons Pro. It is an Elementor posts widget without Elementor Pro: it works with Elementor Free, pulls your posts with a query and shows them in one of five layouts.
Can readers filter posts by category?
Yes. Turn on Enable Filter and a row of category buttons appears above the grid. Picking one shows only the posts in that category, without a page reload.
Can I add Load More or infinite scroll to my posts?
Yes. In Pagination choose Numbers, Load More Button or Infinite Scroll. New posts fade up into the grid as they load.
What does Show Highlights do?
It makes the first words of each post title bold, so titles scan like a magazine. You set how many words are highlighted.
Can it show custom post types or video posts?
Yes. Set the Source to posts, pages or video stories, and include by post format to show only video, audio, gallery or image posts. Video posts get a play button.
Which layouts are included?
Five: normal (image above the text), overlay (text on the photo), aside (photo beside the text), a second overlay (a text box overlapping the photo) and a reversed aside.
Can I show views, date and author?
Yes. The Meta settings show post views, the publish date and the author, with an optional author avatar and your own separator.
Is this an Elementor post grid with filter?
Yes. The normal layout is a grid of three columns, and Enable Filter adds the category bar, so one widget gives you a post grid with filter and Load More.
Does it work in Elementor 4?
Yes. It is a classic widget, so Elementor 4 lists it with the legacy widgets and it works on the same page as atomic elements.
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