WP Smart Widgets

The only free Elementor plugin for unlimited pro-grade filtering of all your post content. Filter by taxonomies, custom fields, ACF, relational fields, and numeric ranges – with seamless integration, no restrictions, and full customization. Get advanced filtering features without paying for limitations.
<h3>Filter Widget Key Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Compatible with Elementor Pro post widget, ACF, WooCommerce and most translation plugins.</li>
<li>True faceted filtering with real-time option availability and dynamic result counts.</li>
<li>Filter any post type.</li>
<li>Customizable filter items list with easy re-ordering options.</li>
<li>Filter anything using taxonomies, custom fields/ACF, relational and numeric fields.</li>
<li>Keyword search support for custom field/ACF.</li>
<li>Various filter types catered to diverse use-cases: checkboxes, radio buttons, label list, dropdown, numeric range, select2 (single & multiple select).</li>
<li>Fine-tune the filter with the choice of relation (AND or OR) between terms and parents.</li>
<li>User-friendly more/less and toggle options, ideal for managing extensive lists.</li>
<li>Choose how filters are applied: Auto-submission or Submit button mode.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://wpsmartwidgets.com/doc/better-post-and-filter-widgets/filter-post-widgets-demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Filter Widget Demo</a> – See the filter in action.
<h3>Post Widget Key Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Query multiple post types at once.</li>
<li>Do more with less – display posts, users, and taxonomies using a single widget.</li>
<li>Effortlessly switch between a dynamic carousel or grid layout at different breakpoints.</li>
<li>Make the most of Swiper API with advanced features such as carousel synching, parallax effects, and more.</li>
<li>Multiple layout options, including classic, on the side, banner, template grid (loop grid), and custom HTML.</li>
<li>Possibility to create your own loop grid, with any dynamic tags and Elementor widgets.</li>
<li>Flexible post content options: title, content, excerpt, custom field/ACF, taxonomy, HTML, post meta, read more, bookmark, edit options, product price, product rating, buy now, and product badge.</li>
<li>Flexible query system with AJAX pagination.</li>
<li>Customize widget content and style like native Elementor widgets.</li>
<li>Feed-style layouts with taxonomy-based grouping, ideal for magazine or news-style content.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://wpsmartwidgets.com/doc/better-post-and-filter-widgets/elementor-post-slider-travel-theme-demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Post Slider/Carousel Demo</a> – Check out the post widget possibilities.
<h3>Create Loop Grids for Free:</h3>
Create dynamic loop grids without Elementor Pro. Design fully custom layouts using any Elementor widget and dynamic tag, while keeping full compatibility with filtering and AJAX pagination.
<h3>Exclusive Dynamic Tags:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Exclusive Repeater Field Tag: Unlock the ability to directly output ACF repeater fields in the Elementor frontend, with the flexibility to wrap each part in different HTML tags.</li>
<li>Includes a series of dynamic tags, allowing users to fully utilize template grids with the free version.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Crafted for Seamless Elementor Integration:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Blends seamlessly with Elementor’s native interface.</li>
<li>No disruptive branding — Enjoy a clean, streamlined interface without unnecessary distractions.</li>
<li>Lightweight design, utilizing Elementor’s resources to minimize external dependencies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developer-Friendly:</h3>
Tailor the widgets to your needs using dedicated filters and developer hooks.
<h4>Troubleshooting</h4>
<ul>
<li>Make sure the Post Widget class name and the Filter Widget target match.</li>
<li>Check for incompatible plugins or theme conflicts:
<ol>
<li>Temporarily switch to a default WordPress theme.</li>
<li>Deactivate all other plugins except Elementor and Better Post & Filter Widgets.</li>
<li>Test the filter. If it works, reactivate your plugins one by one to find the one causing the conflict.</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Disable caching or optimization plugins while testing, as they can interfere with AJAX.</li>
<li>Check the browser console for JavaScript errors (press F12 and look under the Console tab) and resolve any errors that appear.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Docs and Support</h3>
Find support for this plugin in the <a href="https://wpsmartwidgets.com/doc/better-post-and-filter-widgets/" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation</a>.
<h3>Source Code</h3>
This plugin includes both compressed and uncompressed versions of CSS and JavaScript files and can be found under the <code>/assets/</code> directory.

Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor

The only free pro-grade Elementor filtering system for posts, taxonomies, custom fields, ACF, WooCommerce, WPML & more. Ditch paid limits!

Freemius

Abu Hayat

bPlugins

Charles Cormier

Farazi Forhad

​The Ultimate Gutenberg Block to Display Posts, Pages, and Custom Content Beautifully
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Post Block</a> | <a href="https://bplugins.com/docs/advanced-post-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pricing</a> | <a href="https://bplugins.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a> | <a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/#demos" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a>
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Post Block</a> is a Gutenberg blocks plugin for displaying posts, pages, and custom post types in WordPress with advanced query controls, filtering, and multiple layout options.
It supports grid, list, masonry, slider, ticker, and news-style layouts, allowing you to create dynamic post displays for blogs, magazines, and content-heavy websites. The plugin includes flexible query parameters such as category, tag, author, keyword search, and custom taxonomy filtering, along with query presets for faster setup.
Recent additions include AJAX-based post loading, pagination, load more, and infinite scroll, enabling seamless content browsing without page reloads. It also supports post view tracking and sorting by popularity, helping highlight trending or most-viewed content.
You can control the visibility and structure of post elements, including featured images, titles, metadata, excerpts, and read more links. Built for performance and responsiveness, the plugin integrates directly with the WordPress block editor to create structured, customizable content layouts without coding.
<h3>Layout Options</h3>
Choose from various display styles:
<ul>
<li>
Grid: Arrange posts in a column-based format.
</li>
<li>
Masonry: Automatically position posts in a staggered, flowing layout.
</li>
<li>
Slider: Create carousel-style post sections.
</li>
<li>
Ticker: Show content as a scrolling headline list.
</li>
</ul>
Each layout includes sub-layouts such as Title Meta, Left or Right Image, and Overlay Content.
<h3>Filtering and Query Controls</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Easily select and organize the content you want to display:
</li>
<li>
Display standard posts, pages, or custom post types.
</li>
<li>
Filter by categories, tags, or authors.
</li>
<li>
Control post order and offset.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Design Customization</h3>
Fine-tune the look and feel of your content listings:
<ul>
<li>
Show or hide featured images, and choose whether they link to the post.
</li>
<li>
Customize post titles, excerpts, and read more links.
</li>
<li>
Display post metadata such as date, author, and categories, with control over visibility and styling.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Responsive and Performance-Focused</h3>
All layouts are optimized for mobile and desktop devices. The plugin is built to load efficiently and minimize impact on performance.
<h3>Key Features – Free Version</h3>
Everything you need to build a professional and modern content display:
<ul>
<li>
Core Layouts: Choose from professional Grid, Masonry, Slider, Ticker and News Ticker views.
</li>
<li>
Flexible Sub-layouts: Optimize displays with Default, Left/Right Image, Overlay, and Title-Meta layouts.
</li>
<li>
Slider Options: Customize the slider layout with loop, touch move, autoplay, speed, effect, pagination and navigation with the customization and styling.
</li>
<li>
Dynamic Post Query: Advanced filtering by post type, posts per page, categories, authors, taxonomy relation (AND/OR), post orders and more.
</li>
<li>
Element Visibility: Full control to show or hide thumbnails, titles, metadata, excerpts, and read more buttons.
</li>
<li>
Feature Image Settings: Toggle link, set dimensions (Width/Height), and adjust image fitting (Cover/Contain) for a polished look.
</li>
<li>
Title Control: Customize post title with enable link, select tag, set typography, alignment, colors, and margin.
</li>
<li>
Flexible Metadata: Show or hide post author, date, categories with position, and comment counts with typography, different colors and margin.
</li>
<li>
Dynamic Excerpt: Display excerpt from post excerpt or content with limit, alignment, typography, colors, and margin.
</li>
<li>
Customized Read More: Show Read More button with custom label and icon with link tab and style for alignment, typography, padding, colors, borders, shadows and hover animation.
</li>
<li>
Interactive Container Design: Alignment, backgrounds, borders, and shadows with padding support for article blocks and content areas.
</li>
<li>
Shortcode Support: Seamlessly display post blocks anywhere on your site using shortcodes.
</li>
<li>
Responsive Ready: Fully optimized for a perfect experience on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
</li>
<li>
Developer Friendly: Built with clean code following the best WordPress developmental standards.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pro Version – Unlock Premium Power</h3>
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Post Block Pro</a> adds precision filtering, layout enhancements, and deeper content control for high-performing websites.
What’s Included in Pro:
<ul>
<li>
Exclusive Layouts: Unlock the Grid 1, Magazine 1, and Magazine 2 layouts and sub-layouts like Overlay Content Box, Overlay Half Content, and List Even/Odd.
</li>
<li>
Ticker Options: Customize the Ticker layout with direction, speed, interval, height, and pause on mouse hover options.
</li>
<li>
News Ticker Pro: Fine-tune News Ticker layout with label, theme, type, direction, speed, animation, and pause on mouse hover options.
</li>
<li>
Display Pages: Showcase standard WordPress pages alongside your posts.
</li>
<li>
Query Presets: Instant query configurations for Popular, Random, Sticky, Most Comments, Related Posts, and more.
</li>
<li>
Deeper Filtering: Advanced posts query by Tags, Custom Taxonomies, Search Queries and more Order By options.
</li>
<li>
Post Precision: Use Offset to skip the first “N” posts or manually Include/Exclude content by IDs, Exclude current and sticky posts.
</li>
<li>
Pagination & AJAX: Modern Pagination, Navigation, Infinite Scroll, and Load More button to display more posts.
</li>
<li>
Sortable Elements: Intuitive drag-and-drop interface to rearrange Post Title, Metadata, and Excerpt.
</li>
<li>
Title Control: Set precise Word/Character limits with ellipsis to adjust title length.
</li>
<li>
Feature Image: Define the image size, lazyload, and set default Placeholder image with normal-hover grayscale effects and hover radius styling.
</li>
<li>
Metadata Customization: Set separator and gaps between meta items, reorder/sorting the meta items, set alignment for the metadata.
</li>
<li>
Meta Author: Set the author link and set custom icon for the author meta.
</li>
<li>
Meta Date: Set the date format, show date as time ago and set custom icon for the date meta.
</li>
<li>
Meta Category: Set the category on image position, and set padding, border radius for the Badge display.
</li>
</ul>
–Tags and Custom Taxonomies: Display tags and custom taxonomies in the meta with the custom icon.
<ul>
<li>
Meta Reading Time: Show post read time with seconds, label and custom icon.
</li>
<li>
Post View Count: Enable post view count with custom to display the post views in meta area.
</li>
<li>
Excerpt Control: Display the SEO Meta description from Yoast, Rank Math, or AIOSEO at the excerpt and display the ellipsis.
</li>
<li>
Advanced Read More: Unlock more icons, set icon gap, and position with pulse animations.
</li>
<li>
Custom Query Hook: Leverage the <code>apb_query</code> filter for deep developer-level control.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Use – Step-by-Step Setup</h3>
Getting started is fast and beginner-friendly.
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/milYZrqLJsE?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe>
You can set up your first post grid in just a few clicks.
Step-by-Step Setup:
<ul>
<li>
Install and activate the Advanced Post Block plugin.
</li>
<li>
Open a post or page in the Gutenberg editor.
</li>
<li>
Click the + icon.
</li>
<li>
Find the block called Advanced Post Block under the “Advanced Post Block” category.
</li>
<li>
Choose your layout style, post type, and configure display settings.
</li>
<li>
Save and publish.
</li>
<li>
That’s it!
</li>
</ul>
Gutenberg Block Support 
Using the Block Editor? You’re covered.
<ul>
<li>
Easily find the Advanced Post Block in the Gutenberg block library.
</li>
<li>
Drag and drop to add dynamic post lists to any page or post.
</li>
<li>
Customize layout and design using the right-hand block settings panel.
</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/#demos" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo</a> | <a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro</a>
<h3>User Feedback</h3>
<h4>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-8873/" rel="ugc">Excellent Plugin</a></h4>
❛❛Amazing plugin, with now option to showcase pages instead of posts as well. Just perfect!❜❜
–<a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/sophibee/" rel="nofollow ugc">sophibee</a>
<h4>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-does-what-i-need-it-to-do-very-well/" rel="ugc">It does what I need it to do very well</a></h4>
❛❛This plugin works good, has many options and sounds like more to come. What I like best is the support. Nothing better then a quick reply and they were able help out too! Looking forward to much more style control maybe in a future update.❜❜
–<a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/emburr/" rel="nofollow ugc">eMBurr</a>
<h4>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-job-1273/" rel="ugc">Great Job!</a></h4>
❛❛I love the layout! Makes things fast and easy.❜❜
–<a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/torichambers/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tori Chambers</a>
<h4>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wonderful-plugin-exceptional-support/" rel="ugc">Wonderful plugin, exceptional support</a></h4>
❛❛I’ll be completely honest, the level of support offered by the plugin creator is exceptional! This is the best plugin for your blog posts arrangement, it makes your blog look wonderful and well-organized.❜❜
–<a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/husainghasra/" rel="nofollow ugc">husainghasra</a>
<h4>– Did you like this plugin? Dislike it? Have a feature request? <a href="mailto:support@bplugins.com" title="Send feedback" rel="nofollow ugc">Please share your feedback with us</a></h4>
<h3>Check out the Parent Plugin of this plugin-</h3>
<a href="https://bblockswp.com" rel="nofollow ugc">B Blocks</a> – A blocks collection and page building tool for Gutenberg.
<h3>Check out our other WordPress Plugins-</h3>
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/html5-video-player/" rel="nofollow ugc">Html5 Video Player</a> – Display videos as single and playlist in multiple skins.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/pdf-poster/" rel="nofollow ugc">PDF Poster</a> – Display/Embed PDF files with different styles.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/html5-audio-player/" rel="nofollow ugc">Html5 Audio Player</a> – Listen audios with awesome visuals.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/streamcast-radio-player/" rel="nofollow ugc">StreamCast</a> – Customizable radio player with different skins.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/3d-viewer/" rel="nofollow ugc">3D Viewer</a> – Embed 3D models and 3D products with interaction.
<h3>Source Code</h3>
You can find the source code, report bugs, and contribute to the development of this plugin on our GitHub repository: 
<a href="https://github.com/bPlugins/advanced-post-block" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Post Block on GitHub</a>
<h3>Third-Party Libraries</h3>
This plugin bundles the following third-party JavaScript/PHP libraries.
<h4>jQuery Easy Ticker</h4>
<ul>
<li>Source: https://github.com/vaakash/jquery-easy-ticker</li>
<li>GitHub: https://github.com/vaakash/jquery-easy-ticker</li>
<li>License: MIT – <a href="https://github.com/vaakash/jquery-easy-ticker/blob/master/LICENSE" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/vaakash/jquery-easy-ticker/blob/master/LICENSE</a></li>
<li>Purpose: Provides smooth vertical scrolling for the News Ticker layout.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Swiper</h4>
<ul>
<li>Source: https://swiperjs.com/</li>
<li>GitHub: https://github.com/nolimits4web/swiper</li>
<li>License: MIT – <a href="https://github.com/nolimits4web/swiper/blob/master/LICENSE" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/nolimits4web/swiper/blob/master/LICENSE</a></li>
<li>Purpose: Modern touch slider used for Slider and News Ticker components.</li>
</ul>
<h4>react-responsive-masonry</h4>
<ul>
<li>Source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-responsive-masonry</li>
<li>GitHub: https://github.com/cedricdelpoux/react-responsive-masonry</li>
<li>License: MIT – <a href="https://github.com/cedricdelpoux/react-responsive-masonry/blob/master/LICENSE" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/cedricdelpoux/react-responsive-masonry/blob/master/LICENSE</a></li>
<li>Purpose: Handles responsive masonry layouts for post displays.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Freemius Lite SDK (Custom)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purpose: A custom-made version of the Freemius SDK that calls through api.bplugins.com to handle opt-in usage tracking and analytics to help improve the plugin.</li>
</ul>

Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts with Grid, List, Card Layouts and Filters

Thanks, bPlugins for creating such useful software. The WordPress community is really enjoying your software. 

Thanks


Charging a montly fee to use the pro features is a joke. You offer nothing to warrant the montly fee. It should be a one off payment for something like this. Dont waste your time with this. 


Rip off

Advanced Post Block lets you add dynamic post grids, lists, sliders, and tickers. Filter content by category, tag, author, or custom post type.

Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor vs Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts with Grid, List, Card Layouts and Filters