How to set up and style the Post Timeline widget in Elementor.
Post Timeline lays out posts as cards along a vertical line, in the middle or on one side. It can add year or month headings, fill the line as visitors scroll and load more posts without a page reload. Use it for a blog archive, company history or news log.
Part of: Bright Addons Pro.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Source | Picks the post type, a manual list of post IDs, or the current archive query. |
| Include Terms | Shows only posts in the chosen categories, tags or other terms. |
| Posts per Page | Sets how many posts load at first and with each load more. |
| Order By | Sorts by published date, last updated, title, comments, menu order or random. |
| Nothing Found Message | The text shown when the query has no posts. |
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Layout | Puts the line in the middle, on the left or on the right. |
| Marker | Sets the marker to a dot, an icon, the day and month, or the post image. |
| Date Beside the Marker | Shows the post date next to the marker. |
| Date Format | Uses the site default, a preset format or a custom PHP date format. |
| Group Headings | Adds a heading for each year or month. |
| Fill the Line While Scrolling | Colors the line down to the visitor's scroll position. |
| Entrance Animation | Chooses None, Fade Up or Slide From the Side. |
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Card Style | Chooses Classic, Overlay, Side or Minimal. |
| Image | Shows the featured image, with a size, shape and fallback image. |
| Category Badge | Shows the first term of the chosen taxonomy as a badge. |
| Meta | Picks the meta items, shown in the order you select them. |
| Excerpt | Shows a short excerpt with a word limit. |
| Read More | Adds a text link or button to the post. |
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| More Posts | Chooses None, Load More Button or Infinite Scroll. |
| Page Limit | Stops loading after this many pages. 0 means no limit. |
| Button Text | The text on the load more button. |
| Loading Text | The text shown on the button while posts load. |
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These sections are in the Style tab.
space between posts, space around the line, line width, line color, filled line color and card arrow color.
size, distance from the card top, colors for normal and passed states, border width, radius and day typography.
typography and color of dates and headings, plus heading background, padding and radius.
background, border and shadow for normal and hover, radius, hover lift, padding and text alignment.
width or height by card style, radius, spacing, hover zoom, CSS filters and the overlay shade.
typography, normal and hover colors, padding, radius and border.
typography, colors, hover colors and margins for each text part.
space above and full link or button styling with hover states.
space above and full button styling with hover states.
No. New posts are fetched in the background and added to the end of the timeline, and cards keep alternating sides.
The marker is still shown, but it stays empty for that post.
Yes. The Source list in Query includes every public post type on your site.
No. The excerpt and reading time are left out for password protected posts.
Check the troubleshooting guide, or contact support with the page address and what you expected to happen.
Troubleshooting guide