Getting Started

ConeBlog is an amazing plugin that can help you create beautiful blog layouts for personal or commercial projects. This page contains written and audio-visual documentation of the plugin. Quick navigation is available on the right side of this section.

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Installation

Installation of ConeBlog is really simple. Just download the plugin from this link & Install it via WordPress Dashboard.

Elementor Widgets

To use ConeBlog widgets with Elementor page builder, edit any page with Elementor and scroll down in the widgets panel. Drag any widget from the ConeBlog section and explore its settings and controls.

Layout & Styles

Each widget comes with styling and layout management options. You can change the look of your widget by playing with the settings.

Query Control

ConeBlog widgets are packed with advanced query controls. You can select what type of posts you want to display in the widget.

Shortcodes

ConeBlog widgets shortcodes and their accepted arguments are listed below. Widget layout and query I controlled via attributes and styling is managed from Customizer.

[CONEBLOG_GRID]

This shortcode displays Posts Grid. There are 6 different pre-made layouts that you can select to display posts in a beautiful grid.

Attribute Name

Accepted Value

Description

layout

Integer (Number)

Select Grid Layout from 6 pre-made layouts Default Value: 1

overlay

Integer (Number)

Select Grid Overlay Layout from 3 options. 0 for Disabled, 1 for Full Grid Overlay and 3 for Title only Default Value: 1

show_term

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Term (Category) in grid items Default Value: true

show_meta

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Meta in grid items Default Value: true

full_grid_link

Boolean (true|false)

Apply the post link to full grid item Default Value: true

post_type

String (value in quotes)

Provide the Post Type Name for WP_Query Default Value: "post"

category

Integer (Number)

Provide Category ID to display posts from a specific category. Works only for default Post Type & Categories Default Value: 0

limit

Integer (Number)

Set the Posts Limit Default Value: 5

offset

Integer (Number)

Set the Offset value to exclude X posts from the start. More details about offset is Available Here Default Value: 0

Example Usage

				
					[CONEBLOG_GRID layout=2 overlay=2 show_term=false limit=6 post_type="post"]
				
			

[CONEBLOG_LIST]

This shortcode displays the Posts List. There are 2 different pre-made layouts that you can select to display posts in a beautiful list.

Attribute Name

Accepted Value

Description

layout

Integer (Number)

Select Grid Layout from 2 pre-made layouts Default Value: 1

heading

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide widget headingDefault Value: true

heading_text

String (value in quotes)

Set custom text for widget heading Default Value: "Posts List"

show_term

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Term (Category) in grid items Default Value: true

show_meta

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Meta in grid items Default Value: true

show_thumb

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Thumbnmail Default Value: true

show_excerpt

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Excerpt Default Value: true

post_type

String (value in quotes)

Display posts from a custom post type by providing post type name Default Value: "post"

category

Integer (Number)

Provide Category ID to display posts from a specific category. Works only for default Post Type & Categories Default Value: 0

limit

Integer (Number)

Set the Posts Limit Default Value: 5

offset

Integer (Number)

Set the Offset value to exclude X posts from the start. More details about offset is Available Here Default Value: 0

Example Usage

				
					[CONEBLOG_LIST layout=2 heading_text="Technology" limit=6 show_excerpt=false]
				
			

[CONEBLOG_CLASSIC]

This shortcode displays the Posts in a classic block. There are 2 different pre-made layouts that you can select.

Attribute Name

Accepted Value

Description

layout

Integer (Number)

Select Block Layout from 2 pre-made layouts Default Value: 1

heading

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide widget headingDefault Value: true

heading_text

String (value in quotes)

Set custom text for widget heading Default Value: "Posts List"

show_term

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Term (Category) in grid items Default Value: true

show_meta

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Meta in grid items Default Value: true

show_excerpt

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Excerpt Default Value: true

post_type

String (value in quotes)

Display posts from a custom post type by providing post type name Default Value: "post"

category

Integer (Number)

Provide Category ID to display posts from a specific category. Works only for default Post Type & Categories Default Value: 0

limit

Integer (Number)

Set the Posts Limit Default Value: 5

offset

Integer (Number)

Set the Offset value to exclude X posts from the start. More details about offset is Available Here Default Value: 0

Example Usage

				
					[CONEBLOG_CLASSIC layout=2 heading_text="Technology" limit=6 category=5]
				
			

[CONEBLOG_CAROUSEL]

This shortcode displays the Posts in a carousel. There are 2 different pre-made layouts that you can select.

Attribute Name

Accepted Value

Description

layout

Integer (Number)

Select Carousel Layout from 2 pre-made layouts Default Value: 1

overlay

Integer (Number)

Select Overlay Layout from 3 options. 0 for Disabled, 1 for Full Item Overlay and 3 for Title only. Overlay works with Layout 1 only Default Value: 1

full_item_link

Boolean (true|false)

Apply the post link to full carousel item. Works with Layout 1 only Default Value: true

show_title

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Title in carousel items. Works with Layout 2 only. Default Value: true

show_term

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Term (Category) in carousel items. Works with layout 2 only Default Value: true

show_meta

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Meta in carousel items. Works with layout 2 only Default Value: true

show_excerpt

Boolean (true|false)

Show or Hide Post Meta in carousel items. Works with layout 2 only Default Value: true

post_type

String (value in quotes)

Provide the Post Type Name for WP_Query Default Value: "post"

category

Integer (Number)

Provide Category ID to display posts from a specific category. Works only for default Post Type & Categories Default Value: 0

limit

Integer (Number)

Set the Posts Limit Default Value: 5

offset

Integer (Number)

Set the Offset value to exclude X posts from the start. More details about offset is Available Here Default Value: 0

items

Integer (Number)

Total number of items (columns) per row. Default Value: 4

slide_by

Integer (Number)

Number of items to slide. Default Value: 1

is_rtl

Boolean (true|false)

Right toLeft Direction of carousel. Default Value: false

cb_autoplay

Boolean (true|false)

Autoplay the carousel. Default Value: true

cb_autoplay_speed

Integer (Number)

Autoplay speed (milliseconds). 1000 = 1 second.Default Value: 3000

cb_loop

Boolean (true|false)

Loop the carousel items. Default Value: true

lazy_load

Boolean (true|false)

Enable or Disable the LazyLoad feature. Default Value: true

dot_nav

Boolean (true|false)

Enable or Disable the dots navigation. Default Value: false

centered

Boolean (true|false)

Enable or Disable the center effect for the carousel. Default Value: false

items_margin

Integer (Number)

Margin between carousel items (px).Default Value: 10

Example Usage

				
					[CONEBLOG_CAROUSEL layout=2 items=4 slide_by=4 dot_nav=true]
				
			

[CONEBLOG_SLIDER]

This shortcode displays the Posts in a slider. There are 2 different pre-made layouts that you can select.

Attribute Name

Accepted Value

Description

layout

Integer (Number)

Select Slider Layout from 2 pre-made layouts Default Value: 1

overlay

Integer (Number)

Select Overlay Layout from 3 options. 0 for Disabled, 1 for Full Item Overlay and 3 for Title only. Overlay works with Layout 1 only Default Value: 1

height_1

Integer (Number)

Set custom slider height in Slider layout 1 (px)Default Value: 450

height_2

Integer (Number)

Set custom slider height in Slider layout 2 (px)Default Value: 300

full_slide_link

Boolean (true | false)

Apply the post link to full slide. Default Value: true

show_title

Boolean (true | false)

Show or Hide Post Title in the slider.Default Value: true

show_term

Boolean (true | false)

Show or Hide Post Term (Category) in slides. Default Value: true

show_meta

Boolean (true | false)

Show or Hide Post Meta in slides.Default Value: true

show_excerpt

Boolean (true | false)

Show or Hide Post Meta in slides.Default Value: true

post_type

String (value in quotes)

Provide the Post Type Name for WP_Query Default Value: "post"

category

Integer (Number)

Provide Category ID to display posts from a specific category. Works only for default Post Type & Categories Default Value: 0

limit

Integer (Number)

Set the Posts Limit Default Value: 5

offset

Integer (Number)

Set the Offset value to exclude X posts from the start. More details about offset is Available Here Default Value: 0

is_rtl

Boolean (truev | false)

Right toLeft Direction of slider. Default Value: false

cb_autoplay

Boolean (true | false)

Autoplay the slides. Default Value: true

cb_autoplay_speed

Integer (Number)

Autoplay speed (milliseconds). 1000 = 1 second.Default Value: 3000

cb_loop

Boolean (true | false)

Loop the slides. Default Value: true

lazy_load

Boolean (true | false)

Enable or Disable the LazyLoad feature. Default Value: true

dot_nav

Boolean (true | false)

Enable or Disable the dots navigation. Default Value: false

arrow_nav

Boolean (true | false)

Enable or Disable the arrow navigation. Default Value: true

Example Usage

				
					[CONEBLOG_SLIDER layout=1 height=500 dot_nav=true show_term=false]