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Content / widget · Elementor module
Archive Description Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show the description of the category, tag or author being viewed, keeping its paragraphs and links, on any Elementor archive template.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Archive descriptionProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
A real category description
These are the actual published outputs of the widget inside the Kitchen journal category of a sample site: the description as written, as an intro callout, and as a one-line summary.
02 / Inside WordPress
Archive description controls in Elementor
Content sets whether paragraphs and links are kept, text before and after, a fallback where there is no description, the HTML tag for plain text and an optional icon. In the editor, where there is no archive, a styled sample lets you preview the design. The Style tab covers typography, colour, alignment, background, border, radius and padding, plus icon position, size, gap and colour.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use archive description
WordPress lets you write a description for every category, tag and author, but archive templates built in Elementor often leave it out. Archive description shows the description of the archive being viewed, with its paragraphs and links intact, and prints nothing where there is none.
Author archives
Show the author's bio at the top of their posts.
Product categories
Show WooCommerce category descriptions on custom archives.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add an archive description 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 Archive description in the Complementor library.
Write descriptions in Posts › Categories, Posts › Tags or user profiles.
Open your archive template and add the widget.
Choose whether to keep paragraphs and links.
Style it, publish, and open a category page to check.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize archive description in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Category, tag, public taxonomy and author descriptions.
Keeps paragraphs and links, or shows plain text.
Nothing printed when there is no description.
Fallback text for archives without one.
Optional icon before or after.
Style: typography, colour, surface, icon.
06 / Choose the right approach
Archive description and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
A typed Text Editor widget
Typed text is the same on every archive. This widget follows the archive being viewed.
Elementor Pro dynamic tags
Pro offers an archive description tag. This widget works with the free version of Elementor.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Archive description compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor and an archive template.
- Public archives only.
- Descriptions are edited in WordPress.
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 archive description
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why is nothing shown?
The archive has no description, or the page is not an archive. Add a description in WordPress or set Text when source is empty.
Why are my paragraphs merged?
Keep paragraphs and links is off. Turn it on to show the description as written.
Why does the editor show a sample?
The editor page is not an archive, so a sample is shown for styling. Visitors see the real description.
Why are links a different colour?
Links use your theme's link colour. Change it in your theme or Elementor site settings.
Archive description plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor, inside any archive template.
Is the description HTML safe?
Yes. Only the formatting WordPress allows in posts, such as paragraphs, emphasis and links, is kept.
Does it show author bios?
Yes. On author archives it shows the Biographical Info from the user profile.
Does it work on date archives?
Date archives have no description, so nothing is shown unless fallback text is set.
Is it accessible?
Yes. It is ordinary text with real links, and the optional icon is hidden from screen readers.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get archive description 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.