Topic introductions
Explain what a category covers on every post in it.
Content / widget · Elementor module
Post Taxonomy Description Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show the description of the current post's category or tag beside the post, with the term's name and a link to its archive.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Post taxonomy 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 on a sample post, using its category's and tag's descriptions.
02 / Inside WordPress
Post taxonomy description controls in Elementor
Content sets the taxonomy, whether the first or every described term is shown, where the term name goes and its HTML tag and link, whether paragraphs and links are kept, a word limit, an archive link and a fallback text. The Style tab covers typography, colour, surface, name typography and colour, link colours and spacing.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use post taxonomy description
Category and tag descriptions are written once in WordPress and then only appear on archive pages, if the theme shows them at all. Post taxonomy description brings that introduction to every post in the topic, with the term's name and a link to its archive, so readers understand the topic and can find more. It skips terms without a description and stays out of the way when there is none.
Series pages
Show the series introduction above each part.
Internal linking
Point readers to the full archive of a topic.
04 / Installation and setup
How to show a post's category 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 Post taxonomy description in the Complementor library.
Write descriptions for your categories or tags in Posts › Categories.
Add the widget to a post or a post template.
Choose the taxonomy and where the term name goes.
Style it and preview a post.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize post taxonomy description in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Categories, tags or other taxonomies.
First or every described term.
Term name above or inline, linked.
Paragraphs and links kept.
Optional word limit.
Optional More in archive link.
06 / Choose the right approach
Post taxonomy description and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Category archive pages
Show the description only to readers who visit the archive.
Repeating text in each post
Needs editing in every post when the introduction changes.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Post taxonomy description compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor; works without WooCommerce.
- Shows existing term descriptions; it does not edit them.
- Current post's terms only.
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 post taxonomy description
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why does nothing show?
The post's terms have no description yet, or the post type does not use the chosen taxonomy. The editor says which.
Which term is used when a post has several?
The first one alphabetically that has a description, or every described term if you choose that.
Why has the formatting gone?
Keep paragraphs and links is off, which shows plain text so it can be shortened.
Where do I write the description?
In Posts › Categories or Posts › Tags, in the Description field.
Post taxonomy description plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Does it work with custom taxonomies?
Yes, with any public taxonomy the post type uses.
Are links in the description kept?
Yes, with Keep paragraphs and links on.
Is the output safe?
Yes. Descriptions are filtered, so only normal formatting and links remain.
Does it need JavaScript?
No. The description is part of the page as it is built.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get post taxonomy 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.