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Post Term Count Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show how many categories, tags or other taxonomy terms the current post is filed under, worded with the taxonomy's own name.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Post term countProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
A real term count
These are the actual published outputs of the widget on a sample post filed in one category with three tags: the default category count, a tag badge, and a plain tag count.
02 / Inside WordPress
Post term count controls in Elementor
Content sets the taxonomy, the wording for one and more (empty uses the taxonomy name), whether posts with none show anything and its wording, text before and after, a fallback, the HTML tag and an optional icon. 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 post term count
Post meta rows sometimes summarise how a post is filed, and typed numbers drift as tags are added or removed. Post term count counts the terms of the taxonomy you choose for the post being viewed, words the result with that taxonomy's own name, and shows nothing when the post has none or the post type does not use that taxonomy.
Recipe or product posts
Count cuisines, materials or other custom terms.
Editorial templates
Spot posts that are filed too thinly.
04 / Installation and setup
How to show a post's tag or category count 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 term count in the Complementor library.
Add the widget to your post template or meta row.
Choose the taxonomy, such as Categories or Tags.
Optionally reword it, such as “% topics”.
Style it and check a post on the frontend.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize post term count in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Any public taxonomy: categories, tags or custom ones.
Wording from the taxonomy name, or your own.
Hidden when the post has none, unless you choose otherwise.
Hidden when the post type does not use the taxonomy.
Count is never frozen into the post's saved text.
Style: typography, colour, surface, icon.
06 / Choose the right approach
Post term count and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
A typed number
Typed counts drift as terms change. This counts live.
Listing the terms
A full term list is long. A count is a compact summary.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Post term count compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor.
- Public taxonomies only.
- Count only, no term links.
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 term count
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why is nothing shown?
The post has no terms in that taxonomy, or its post type does not use it. Turn on Show when the post has none for the none wording.
Why does it say “Category” with a capital?
Empty wordings use the taxonomy's own name. Write your own wording to change it.
Which taxonomies can I choose?
Public taxonomies that have archive pages, including those added by plugins.
Does it link to the terms?
No. It shows the count; use a terms list widget for links.
Post term count plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Does it work with WooCommerce?
Yes, on products with product categories or tags.
Does it update when I change a post's tags?
Yes. It counts each time the page is built.
Is it accessible?
Yes. It is plain text, and the optional icon is hidden from screen readers.
Does it add JavaScript?
No. It is plain HTML and CSS.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get post term count 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.