The RSS Feed widget for Elementor is a premium tool that seamlessly integrates external RSS feeds into your WordPress website, displaying updates, news, or blogs in a clean format. It offers multiple layouts like Grid, Carousel, and Marquee, along with features like date filtering, item limit control, and character customization. You can also enable remote connections for enhanced interactivity. Ideal for news sites, blogs, and e-commerce platforms, this widget keeps your audience engaged with fresh, dynamic content.
Let’s look at each of the options in the RSS Feed widget for Elementor below.
Elementor RSS Feed Video Tutorial
Add a RSS Feed Widget to Elementor
This widget requires Unlimited Elements Free version installed and activated on your WordPress website.
- Go to Unlimited Elements Widget Library
- Search in the search bar for “RSS Feed”
- Hover over the widget in the search results and click install
- Add the “RSS Feed” widget to any Elementor Page
Source Settings
RSS Feed URL
Type or paste the RSS feed URL to fetch data from.
Filter By Date
Enable to filter feed items based on their published date.
Format Date
Enable to format the date according to predefined settings.
Items Limit
Set the maximum number of RSS items to display.
Auto Detect Keys
Enable to automatically detect keys from the RSS feed.
Show Debug
Enable to display debug information for troubleshooting.
General Settings
Layout Type
Select the layout of RSS feed content.
- Grid
- Carousel (Pro)
- Marquee (Pro)
- Coverflow (Pro)
- Swipe (Pro)
(Pro options indicate features available in the Unlimited Elements Pro.)
Title Number of Characters
Define the maximum number of characters to display for the title.
Intro Number of Characters
Set the maximum number of characters to display for the introduction text.
Grid Settings
Number of Columns
Set the number of columns to display in the grid layout.
Grid Gap
Define the spacing (in pixels) between grid items.
Layout Settings
Layout
Select the layout of widget.
- Regular
- Reverse
Show Post Image
Enable to display the post’s featured image.
Show Description
By this, you can toggle the visibility of the description text. Set it to Yes to display the description or No to hide it.
Fallback Image
Choose an image to display when no featured image is available.
Fallback Image Size
Set the size of the fallback image from below options.
- Full
- Large (max width 1024)
- Medium Large (max width 768)
- Medium (max width 300)
- Thumbnail (150x150)
- 1536x1536 (max width 1536)
- 2048x2048 (max width 2048)
- Woocommerce Thumbnail (300x300)
- Woocommerce Single (max width 600)
- Woocommerce Gallery Thumbnail (100x100)
Show Post Title
Enable to display the post title.
Post Title Tag
Define the HTML tag for the post title.
- H1
- H2
- H3
- H4
- H5
- H6
- div
- span
- p
Show Author Name
Show or hide the author's name.
Show Icon
Enable to display an icon associated with the post.
Icon
Choose a custom icon to display.
Show Share Button
Enable to display a share button for social sharing.
Additional Data Settings
Show Time Ago
Show or hide the time elapsed since the post was published.
Connected Widgets Settings
Connected Widgets Settings let you create dynamic, interactive layouts with advanced features. Use remote control widgets for creative layouts or sync item-based widgets together for smooth integration.
Enable Remote Connection
Use remote control widgets to create advanced creative layouts.
Widget Name for Connection
This name will be used to connect and controls this widget by other widgets.
Sync
You can connect two item-based widgets and sync them.
Sync Group
Choose the same group for two or more item-based widgets so they can sync together.
RSS Feed Widget Styling
You can customize every aspect of the widget’s design, including colors, text, icons, fonts, and layout, to perfectly match your website’s style.
Slide Styling
Set the slide radius, background color, border, opacity, padding, height and alignment.
Post Image Styling
You can set the post image height, aspect ratio, padding, and border radius.
Post Title Styling
Set the post title color, typography, and spacing.
Author Styling
You can set the layout, alignment, spacing, color, and typography of author element.
Time Ago Styling
Style the typography, text color, and gap of time ago element.
Icon Styling
Here, you can set the icon size, background, color, radius, border and positioning.
RSS Feed Design Examples For Elementor
Here are some live use cases for the RSS Feed Widget.
RSS Feed for latest news.
RSS Feed as carousel.
We hope this guide helped you understand how to use the RSS Feed Widget for Elementor to display dynamic content with ease. With customizable layouts, filtering options, and interactive features, you can enhance user engagement effortlessly. If you need further assistance, feel free to reach out for support. Happy designing!
