Portfolio List

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The Portfolio List widget allows you to display portfolio items in a clean vertical list layout using Elementor. Each portfolio item is presented in a structured row format, making it easy to highlight project details such as the title, featured image, excerpt, categories, and other metadata.

This layout is ideal for showcasing projects in a simple and readable format while maintaining full control over which portfolio elements appear and how they are arranged.

General Overview


The Portfolio List widget helps you showcase portfolio items with full control over:
  • Portfolio post queries and filtering
  • List layout structure
  • Number of displayed portfolio items
  • Content elements shown in each list item
  • Metadata placement
  • Read more button customization
  • Image display behavior

Widget Controls


The widget settings are divided into several sections inside the Content tab in Elementor.

1. General Section

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  • Extra Class: Add a custom CSS class for additional styling or advanced customization.

2. Query Section

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  • Excerpt Length: Controls how many words are displayed in the portfolio excerpt.
  • Author: Filter portfolio items by selecting specific authors.
  • Categories: Select categories to include in the portfolio grid.
  • Exclude Categories: Select categories that should not appear in the portfolio grid.
  • Include Posts: Manually select specific portfolio posts to display.
  • Exclude Posts: Remove selected posts from the grid.
  • Order By: Sort portfolio items by ID, title, date, or other available options.
  • Order: Choose ascending or descending order.

3. Layout Section

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  • Post Items: Drag-and-drop layout builder to enable or disable portfolio elements such as feature image, title, excerpt, read more button, categories, tags, and author.
  • Post Overlay Items Options: Enable or disable elements that appear in the overlay when hovering over an accordion item.
  • Post Overlay Items: Configure which elements appear inside the overlay.
  • Top Meta: Configure metadata displayed above the portfolio content such as categories, author, or date.
  • Bottom Meta: Configure metadata displayed below the portfolio content.
  • Post Heading Tag: Choose the HTML heading tag used for portfolio titles (H1–H6).

4. Read More Section

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  • Read More Text: Customize the label for the read more button.
  • Icon: Add an icon to the read more button.
  • Icon Position: Choose whether the icon appears before or after the text.
  • Icon Spacing: Adjust the spacing between the icon and the button text.

5. Image Section

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  • Thumbnail: Choose the image size used for portfolio thumbnails.
  • Image Behavior: Control how the portfolio image behaves when hovered.
  • Overlay Options: Configure overlay effects and hover behavior for portfolio images.

Styling Options


All elements of the Portfolio List widget can be styled using Elementor’s Style tab.
  • Typography and colors for titles and excerpts
  • List item spacing and alignment
  • Image borders, radius, and hover effects
  • Overlay background and animations
  • Metadata styling for categories, tags, and author
  • Read more button styling including hover effects and typography

Summary


The Portfolio List widget provides a structured way to display portfolio projects using Elementor. It supports:

  • Advanced portfolio query filtering
  • Flexible list layout configuration
  • Drag-and-drop control of portfolio elements
  • Metadata placement options
  • Customizable read more buttons
  • Complete styling control through Elementor

This widget is ideal for creating portfolio directories, project listings, agency work summaries, and case study lists.

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