The Post Info widget is a Theme Element. It is one of the available Single Post Template widgets that is used to dynamically display the current post’s meta data, such as author, date, time, and comments.
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Content
Meta Data
Layout: Choose to display the post info items vertically or horizontally.
The next options are displayed as a list of all the available meta data. You can drag and drop them to change their order. Click on the Add Item button to add a custom post info meta item to the list.
Tip: Quickly duplicate or delete items by clicking an item’s Duplicate or Delete icon.
By clicking on each item you can customize its content and settings, which are:
Author
- Type: Change the type of item from Author to Date, Time, Comments, Terms, or Custom
- Before: Enter text to be displayed before the Author
- Avatar: Set to YES to display the Author’s avatar next to the Author’s name
- Link: Set to YES to link to the Author’s archive
- Icon: Select None or select Default to display the default icon, or choose Custom to select a Font Awesome icon
Date
- Type: Change the type of item from Date to Author, Time, Comments, Terms, or Custom
- Date Format: Select from several date formats, or choose Custom to format your own
- Before: Enter text to be displayed before the Date by entering a value or using a Dynamic Tag
- Link: Set to YES to link to that Date’s archive
- Icon: Select None or select Default to display the default icon, or choose Custom to select a Font Awesome icon
Time
- Type: Change the type of item from Time to Author, Date, Comments, Terms, or Custom
- Time Format: Select from several time formats, or choose Custom to format your own
- Before: Enter text to be displayed before the Time
- Icon: Select None or select Default to display the default icon, or choose Custom to select a Font Awesome icon
Comments
- Type: Change the type of item from Comments to Author, Date, Time, Terms, or Custom
- Before: Enter text to be displayed before the Comments
- Custom Format: Set to YES to change the phrasing for No Comments, One Comment, etc.
- Link: Set to YES to link to the comment form for the current post
- Icon: Select None or select Default to display the default icon, or choose Custom to select a Font Awesome icon
Style
List
- Space Between: Adjust the space between each post info item
- Alignment: Align the list of post info items left, center, or right
- Divider: Set ON to add a divider line between each post info item.
If Divider is set to ON, the following options become available:
Divider
- Style: Select solid, double, dotted or dashed
- Weight: Set the divider’s weight
- Height: Set the divider’s height
- Color: Choose the divider’s color
Icon
- Color: Choose the color of the post info icon
- Size: Set the size of the post info icon
Text
- Text Indent: Set the amount of space the text is indented from the icon
- Text Color: Choose the color of the text
- Typography: Set the typography options for the text
Read the tutorial showing how to Create a Single Post Template