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Free widget

Post Info Widget for Elementor Free

Author, date, reading time and categories in one row.

Overview

What Post Info does

Post Info shows details of the current post in one row or one per line: author with picture, published or updated date, time, reading time, categories, tags, comments or your own text. Use it in single post templates and blog layouts.

Demo

Live demo

Post Info shows details of a post, or page.

Features

What it can do

  • Author with an optional picture.

  • Published date, updated date and published time, with several formats or time ago.

  • Reading time worked out from the word count.

  • Categories, tags or any taxonomy, with a limit.

  • Comments count and your own custom text.

  • Text before each item and an icon per item.

  • In one row with a dot, slash or line separator, or one per line.

Use cases

When to use it

Single post templates

Show the author, date and reading time under the title.

Recipe and review posts

Show the updated date so readers see the content is fresh.

Portfolio items

List the project type taxonomy with links.

Setup

How to set it up

A few steps from adding the widget to a finished result.

  1. Drag the Post Info widget into a single post template or a post.

  2. In Details, add one item per detail and choose what it Shows.

  3. Set the Format for dates and the Taxonomy for terms.

  4. Add Text Before or an Icon if you like.

  5. Choose the Layout, Separator and Alignment.

  6. Set the Reading Speed (words per minute) if needed.

FAQ

Questions and answers

Does it work without Elementor Pro?

Yes. It works in any Elementor page or template, including the Bright Addons Pro Theme Builder.

Can I show a custom taxonomy?

Yes. Choose it under Taxonomy on a categories item.

Can I change the reading speed?

Yes. Set Reading Speed (words per minute).

Free forever

Post Info is free

It is one of 48 widgets in the free Bright Addons plugin. Each widget loads its code only on pages that use it.