Creating Custom Post Listing Page Templates with Elementor Pro: A Detailed Tutorial

exist WordPress Middle.Article List Page(also known as article category pages or tag aggregator pages) are usually categorized as Archive Page type. The default style of such pages is mostly determined by the currentthematicdecisions, resulting in styles that are not flexible enough and may not meet individualized needs. This article will detail how to use the Elementor Pro Make a customized article listing page template, including the steps of template creation, element addition, style adjustment and display condition setting.

First, why customize the article list page?

default WordPress Article Listing PageWhile being able toautomationDisplay articles, but it's often very basic in style and functionality, making it difficult to meet individualized needs. By Elementor Pro With the powerful features of the

1. Free design: Fully customizable page layout, colors, fonts, margins and other styles.
2. Enhanced user experience: Optimize page structure to make it easier for visitors to find what they need.
3. Personalized templates: Specify different style templates for different categories, tags, and other pages.
4. Dynamic Content Display: Display article data more flexibly with Elementor's Dynamic Content feature.

II. Preparatory work

Before you start, you need to be prepared for the following:

1. Install WordPress and run a program that supports Elementor Topics (recommended) Hello Elementor (Subject).

2. Installation and activation Elementor Pro plug-in (software component)(Template function is not supported in the free version)

3. Prepare post categories, tags and other relevant content, ensuring that there is content to display.

Using Elementor Pro to create custom article listing page templates

1. Go to the template creation screen

• Log in to the WordPress backend and click Elementor → Templates → Add New TemplateThe

• In Template Type, select Archive(archived template).

• Enter the name of the template, for example "Customize Post List Page", and then click Create Template Button.

2. Choose from preset templates or design from scratch

Elementor offers two ways to design article listing pages:

Using preset templates::

• Elementor comes with a variety of beautiful built-in article categorization templates for newbies to get started quickly.
• Click "Library of preset templates", choose a template you like and click "stick" can import the template.

• Customized design::
  • If you want to design from scratch, feel free to layout on a blank canvas.

3. Add core widgets

Whether you're customizing a design or modifying a preset template, the following two widgets are essential for making article listing pages:

Archive Title

• In the Elementor editor, find the Archive Title widget, drag and drop it onto the page.

• This widget automatically displays the title of the current category, tag or other archive page, such as "News" or "Products".

• In the style settings, freely adjust the font, size, color, spacing and other styles of the title.

Archive Posts

• In the editor, find the Archive Posts widget and drag and drop it onto the page.

• This widget displays a list of all posts under the current category or tag, in a grid layout by default.

• You can customize the display style in the Settings panel:
  • opening (chess jargon): Grid, list or card style.
  • Number of articles displayed per page: Controls how many articles are displayed on a single page.
  • arrange in order: Sort by time, title, or random.
  • metadata: Show/hide posting date, author, category and other information.
  • paging function: Enable paging to allow users to view more articles.

4. Adjusting page styles

Elementor offers a wealth of styling options to personalize your pages:

Background and Spacing: Set the background color or image in the Layout panel and adjust the inner and outer margins.

• Title Style: Customize fonts, font sizes, colors, etc. to ensure that the page style is consistent with the site theme.

• Article Card Styles::
  • Customize borders, shadows, and hover effects for post images, titles, and descriptions.

• Add article card animation effect
  • Add animation effects to enhance the user experience.

• Responsive Optimization: Using Elementor's responsive mode, you can tweak the layout of your pages on desktop, tablet, and mobile separately to ensure that they display perfectly on different devices.

IV. Setting the display conditions of the template

Once the design is complete, you need to set up the display conditions for the template so that WordPress knows on which pages to use the template.

• Click the arrow to the right of the Publish buttonSelection Display Conditions(display conditions).

• Select display conditions::
  • If you want this template to be applied to all article category pages, choose the All ArchivesThe
  • If you only want to display on a specific category page, you can choose the Category Archive, and then specify the name of the category.
  • For labeled archive pages, you can choose Tag ArchiveThe

• Save Settings: Click Save & Close Save the template and publish it.

V. Best practices and tips

1. Template reuse: Save the designed template asGlobal Templates, easy to reuse on other pages.
2. Optimize loading speed: Try to compress images and streamline content to ensure smooth page loading.
3. dynamic content: Using Elementor'sdynamic labelingfunction to display real-time updated data.
4. Categorized group display: Create different templates for different categories to meet personalized presentation needs.
5. Adding Interactive Effects: Make pages more lively and engaging with CSS animations and hover effects.

VI. Summary

pass (a bill or inspection etc) Elementor Pro With Elementor Pro, you can easily customize the layout and style of WordPress post listings pages without writing code, just drag and drop the widgets for dynamic content display.Elementor Pro's powerful features provide more flexible and personalized design solutions for category pages and tabs, which make your website more professional and attractive.