Blogs and journals
Keep readers moving through your posts.
Content / widget · Elementor module
Adjacent Post Navigation Widget Plugin for Elementor
Add Previous and Next links to the neighbouring posts, optionally within the same category or tag, with titles, arrows and featured images.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Adjacent post navigationProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
Real neighbouring posts
These are the actual published outputs of the widget on a sample post in the middle of the journal.
02 / Inside WordPress
Adjacent post navigation controls in Elementor
Content sets whether only posts sharing a category or tag are used, which links are shown and their labels, titles, featured images, arrows, the layout, the navigation name and a fallback text. The Style tab covers label and title typography and colours, hover colours, background, border, radius, padding, spacing and image size.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use adjacent post navigation
A reader who finishes a post often leaves, because nothing suggests where to go next. Adjacent post navigation adds Previous and Next links to the neighbouring posts by date, with their titles and optional featured images, and can keep readers in the same category or tag. It skips password-protected posts, keeps the next link on the right when there is no previous post, and stacks neatly on phones.
Series and courses
Stay within one category so readers follow the series.
Recipe sites
Show the next recipe with its photo.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add previous and next post links in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Adjacent post navigation in the Complementor library.
Add the widget at the end of a post or post template.
Choose whether to stay within the same category or tag.
Choose titles, images, arrows and the layout.
Style it and preview a post.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize adjacent post navigation in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Previous and next by date.
Optionally within the same term.
Titles, arrows and images.
Side by side or stacked.
Skips password-protected posts.
Nav landmark with rel prev and next.
06 / Choose the right approach
Adjacent post navigation and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Theme post navigation
Often fixed in look and position, without images or same-category choice.
Related posts plugins
Heavier, and not in date order.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Adjacent post navigation compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor; works without WooCommerce.
- Neighbours by publish date, for posts and other flat post types.
- Not for pages; use Sibling page navigation.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot adjacent post navigation
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why is there no Previous link?
This is the oldest public post, or the oldest in its category when Only posts that share a term is on.
Why does nothing show on pages?
Pages have no previous or next by date. Use Sibling page navigation for pages.
Why was a post skipped?
It is password-protected, so the nearest public post is linked instead.
Why is the featured image missing?
That post has no featured image.
Adjacent post navigation plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Can it stay within one category?
Yes. Turn on Only posts that share a term and choose Category, Tag or another public taxonomy.
Is it accessible?
Yes. The links sit in a named navigation landmark, and the arrows are hidden from screen readers.
Does it work with right-to-left languages?
Yes. The arrows point the other way on right-to-left sites.
Does it need JavaScript?
No. The links are part of the page as it is built.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get adjacent post navigation with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.