Posts Source

When Source Type is set to Posts, the slider uses the saved slide design as a template and fills it with post data at render time.

Typical Setup Flow

1. set Source Type to Posts
2. choose the Post Type
3. narrow the query with Categories
4. choose Sort Posts By
5. choose Sort Direction
6. define Max Posts Count
7. define Excerpt Length
8. design one or more slides using placeholders in the layer content
9. save and preview

Posts Query Fields

The posts source block includes:

• Post Type
• Categories
• Sort Posts By
• Sort Direction
• Max Posts Count
• Excerpt Length

Post Type

Post Type lists the available native and custom post types registered in the current WordPress installation.

This makes the same slider workflow usable for:

• blog posts
• portfolio items
• team members
• testimonials
• any custom post type used by your site

Categories

Categories updates based on the selected post type.

The dropdown groups terms by taxonomy, for example:

• Categories
• Tags
• custom taxonomies registered for that post type

Each term shows its entry count, such as:

• Books (7)
• Featured (3)

Sort Posts By

Common sorting choices include:

• post ID
• date
• last modified
• title
• slug
• author
• comment count
• random

Sort Direction

Use:

• Ascending
• Descending

Max Posts Count

Use Max Posts Count to limit how many posts are converted into slides.

Excerpt Length

Excerpt Length controls how trimmed excerpt content should be when you use {{post_excerpt}}.

External Requirements

Posts source does not require an external API key or external source URL. It uses posts and custom post types already stored in the current WordPress site.

Typical Placeholders

Common placeholders include:

• {{post_title}}
• {{post_excerpt}}
• {{post_content}}
• {{featured_image}}
• {{post_date}}
• {{post_author}}
• {{post_link}}
• {{custom_field:field_name}}

For layer placement guidance, see Layer Options.