Classic Elementor widget · Pro
Filterable Posts for Elementor: A blog grid your readers can filter
The Elementor post filter widget shows your blog or news posts with a row of category filters on top: an Elementor blog filter that needs no code. Readers pick a topic and the matching posts glide into place, without a page reload. Turn on the popup and each post opens in a clean card with its image, title, meta and a Read More button.
- Filter by category or tag
- Posts glide into place
- Post popup
- Grid or masonry
The short answer
What is Filterable Posts for Elementor?
Filterable Posts is a Pro Elementor widget from Animation Addons that lists your WordPress posts with a filter bar for categories or tags. When a reader picks a filter, the other posts hide and the rest move smoothly into place. That makes it an Elementor filterable post grid for blogs and news sites. Each post can also open in a popup with its image, title, meta, excerpt and Read More link.
It is a filterable posts addon for Elementor, so Elementor filterable posts and blog filters work without code. It is a classic widget for the Elementor 3 editor that keeps working in Elementor 4, and it does not need Elementor Pro. If you need more layouts, load more or infinite scroll, look at Advanced Posts, which also has a filter.
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Key factsFilterable Posts · Animation Addons for Elementor
- Plan
- Pro
- Widget type
- Classic Elementor widget (V3), works in Elementor 4
- Works with
- Elementor Free and Elementor Pro
- Filter
- Post categories or tags, posts glide into place in 0.5 s
- Layout
- Grid or masonry, with a large masonry tile
- Popup
- Opens the post in a card on the same page
- Card parts
- Image, category, title highlight, views, date, excerpt, Read More
- Get it
- Animation Addons Pro
Live demos
Filterable posts, live
A studio journal with a masonry grid and a post popup, and a news blog with plain cards. Pick a topic and watch the posts move.
Maison FormeProjectsJournalStudio
Designing a Bedroom That Feels Calm All Year
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Inside the New Lobby at the Halden Hotel
Warm wood, soft seating and a reception desk you can talk across. A walk through the new lobby.
Six Days in the Desert With the Sahara Crew
How a crew of five shot a full campaign in six days, with one van and a lot of water.
What We Learned Launching a Phone in 48 Hours
A product page, a launch film and a press kit in two days. What worked and what we would skip.
A New Online Shop for Malepère Wines
A family estate moves its cellar door online, with tasting notes, gift boxes and delivery dates.
Studio journal
An Elementor posts masonry filter with a popup
The journal of an interiors studio on a dark page. Topic links sit above a masonry grid of photos, and the newest story is a big tile. Pick a topic and the other posts drop out. Click a photo and the post opens in a card with its text and a Read More button.
Filter, then open a postSet up the Filter tabs for categories, pick a masonry Layout and turn on the post popup. The grid fades up as it scrolls into view, which comes from the Animation settings in Animation Addons Pro.
Northlight JournalStoriesStudioAbout
Designing a Bedroom That Feels Calm All Year
Low furniture, one natural material and a lot of daylight. The three rules behind our calmest room this year.
Inside the New Lobby at the Halden Hotel
Warm wood, soft seating and a reception desk you can talk across. A walk through the new lobby.
Six Days in the Desert With the Sahara Crew
How a crew of five shot a full campaign in six days, with one van and a lot of water.
What We Learned Launching a Phone in 48 Hours
A product page, a launch film and a press kit in two days. What worked and what we would skip.
A New Online Shop for Malepère Wines
A family estate moves its cellar door online, with tasting notes, gift boxes and delivery dates.
A Portrait Day on the Studio Roof
One roof, two hours of golden light and a dress that would not stay still.
Blog and news
An Elementor blog filter with plain post cards
A news blog with three cards per row. Each card shows a category, a title with its first words in bold, views and date, a short excerpt and a Read More button. The popup is off, so Read More goes to the post.
Click People, then StudioSet up the Filter tabs, pick a grid Layout, and turn on Title, Excerpt, Taxonomy, Meta and Read More.
Features
Key features of Filterable Posts
What the widget does, with the panel section behind each feature.
Filter by category or tag
Set up the Filter tabs for your post categories or tags. Elementor category filter tabs let readers sort the list with one click.
Posts that glide into place
Posts that stay move from their old spot to the new one in half a second, one after another, instead of jumping.
Elementor post popup
Turn on the popup and a click on a post opens it in a card on the same page, with its image, title, meta and Read More.
Query any posts
In Query, choose the source and limit the posts by category, tag or a custom query.
Grid or masonry
Pick a Layout. A grid gives an Elementor posts grid with category filter. Masonry gives an Elementor posts masonry filter, where a post can take a large tile to lead the page.
Highlighted titles and meta
Make the first words of each Title stand out and show views, date or author in Meta.
Excerpt and Read More
Add a short Excerpt and a Read More button, and split long lists with Pagination.
Full style control
Style the Filter, Layout, Thumbnail, Title, Excerpt, Taxonomy, Meta and Read More on every screen size.
Step by step
How to add filterable posts in Elementor
How to filter posts by category in Elementor, in five steps. The bold names are the sections in the Elementor panel.
Install Animation Addons Pro, then turn on Filterable Posts in Animation Addons → Elements.
In Elementor, search the panel for Filterable Posts and drag it onto the page.
In Query, choose which posts to show, then set up the Filter tabs for categories or tags.
Pick a Layout and choose what each post shows in Title, Excerpt, Taxonomy, Meta and Read More.
Style the filter and cards in the Style tab, check the page on mobile and publish.
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Honest comparison
Filterable Posts vs Advanced Posts
Both are Pro widgets and both can filter posts. Filterable Posts is built around the filter and the popup; Advanced Posts offers more layouts and paging.
| Feature | Filterable Posts | Advanced Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Category filter bar | Built in | Optional, with Enable Filter |
| Filter transition | Posts glide to their new place (0.5 s) | Posts grow in and fade in (0.6 s) |
| Open a post in a popup | Yes | Video and audio posts only |
| Layouts | Grid or masonry | 5 layout types |
| Large masonry tile | Yes | No |
| Load more and infinite scroll | Pagination | Yes |
Compared with Animation Addons Pro, October 2026. Transitions read from each widget’s script.
FAQ
Questions about Filterable Posts
How to filter posts by category in Elementor?
Add the Filterable Posts widget from Animation Addons Pro and set up its Filter tabs. This is the Elementor posts filter by category that readers expect on a blog: they pick a category above the posts and the list updates without a page reload.
Can I filter posts by tag in Elementor?
Yes. The Filter section works with post categories or tags, so you can build a tag filter for topics or series.
Filterable posts vs Advanced Posts: what differs?
Filterable Posts is built around the filter, with a masonry layout and a post popup. Advanced Posts has five layouts, load more and infinite scroll, and its filter is optional.
Can I build Elementor filterable blog posts for any post type?
Yes. Use the Query section to choose the source and limit the posts by category, tag or a custom query. Elementor filterable blog posts and custom post types use the same widget.
What happens when a reader clicks a post?
With the popup on, the post opens in a card on the same page with its image, category, title, meta, excerpt and Read More link. With the popup off, the post links to its page.
How does the filter animate?
The posts that stay move from their old place to the new one in 0.5 seconds, one after another. Posts from other categories are hidden.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. Columns change per screen size, the large masonry tile can drop to a normal tile on phones and the filter wraps onto more lines.
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.
Pairs well with
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