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How to use the Category Posts Accordion With Elementor and Shortcode

The category posts accordion will render an accordion with posts from various categories, or with specific tags attached. A combination of tags and/or categories might be used. The feature is similar in nature to the Related Reading List except that the accordion will periodically update based on new articles added to the applicable category or tag group.

An Elementor widget or WordPress shortcode may be used. Note that this future is expected to receive a major update, so keep refer back to this FAQ from time-to-time.

The Result

The shortcode of [bm_category_posts categories="lender-bank-data"] returns the following:

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An example panel returned with multiple categories and tag filtering applied might be [bm_category_posts categories="lender-bank-data,elementor" tags="something,something-else"]. Note that we accept category and tag slug - not ID. To return article associated with just a tag, and limiting the number of results is as follows: [bm_category_posts tags="something,something-else" number="10"].

Shortcode Attributes

Shortcode can be complicated, and using it is considered advanced. Elementor is easier! That said, if you choose to use shortcode, the following attributes will apply:

categories and tags

The accordion requires at least one category and/or tag. We use the slug associated with each category and tag, not the ID.

bgcolor

The background colour of the accordion panel. Defaults to #f1f1f1 (light grey) as shown in the example.

color

The colour of accordion text when hovered over. Defaults to #fbfbfb (light grey).

color_selected

The colour of accordion text when hovered over. Defaults to #fbfbfb (light grey).

hover

The colour of accordion panel hovered over. Defaults to ##6b6b6b (darker grey).

selected

The colour of the accordion title text when selected. Defaults to #000000 (white).

line_height

The line height that applies to accordion paragraph text. Defaults to 1.1.

font_size

The font_size that applies to accordion paragraph text. Defaults to 0.9.

words

The number of words in the paragraph text. Defaults to 55.

height

The height of the accordion title panel. Defaults to 40.

more

The 'more text' used that links to the applicable article. Defaults to 'Learn More'.

more_style

CSS that applies to the 'more' attribute text, such as font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.9em; (default).

icon

The HTML attribute that will be used before each title text. Defaults to +.

profile

A style profile created in Yabber. Defaults to 'default'.

post_status

The status of posts to include in the accordion. Use 'publish', 'draft' or 'future'.

orderby

The order in which posts are returned in the stacked accordion. Defaults to 'date'.

order

Return posts in ASC or DESC order (useful when using the 'date' orderby attribute).

margin_bottom and margin_top

The margin applied above and below the stacked accordion container. Defaults to 30 and 20 respectively.

number

The number of results to include in the accordion. Use number="-1" for all results.

truncate

This will truncate the title to a specific length. Defaults to 80 characters, but when used on areas on your website other than the blog page, you might have a need to shorten it.

Again, you can expect these attributes to change.

Elementor Widget

To create a Category accordion in Elementor, search for 'Category Posts Accordion', drag it into your page, and then select the applicable categories and/or tags. The first options presented is 'Style Profile', and this will be introduced shortly.

Elementor Category Widget

  Pictured: Elementor Post Category Widget. Drag the widget into your page, select the applicable categories, and the accordion will be returned. Various options apply for the purpose of altering the returned data. The style applied is inherited from those profiles created for FAQ panels.

Applying Style

The style applied to this accordion is inherited from the 'FAQ Module', and the method is now deprecated and will soon be replaced with a global option. Check back to this FAQ soon for an update.

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