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Source Provenance Card Widget Plugin for Elementor
Record where a dataset, file or figure came from: origin, capture date, maintainer, licence, a checksum with a copy button and known limitations, in a source card.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Source provenance cardProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
Try it
These are the actual published widgets describing the demo paper weights dataset.
02 / Inside WordPress
Source provenance card controls in Elementor
Source details sets the heading and its tag, the origin, capture date, maintainer and link, licence and link, checksum and limitations, the copy button, collapsing behind the heading, a card or plain look, labels above or beside values and spacing, text before and after each value, text when nothing is filled in, the value tag and an icon. The Style tab covers the card’s text, colour, alignment, background, border, radius and padding, the icon, and the heading, label, link, checksum and divider styles with label width.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use source provenance card
Readers and reviewers trust data more when they can see where it came from, when it was captured, who looks after it and how to check a download, and these details are often scattered or missing. This widget lays them out as a labelled description list: the origin linked when it is a web address, the capture date with how long ago it was, the maintainer and licence with their links, a checksum labelled with its likely algorithm and a copy button, and known limitations as a list. It records what you enter and does not fetch sources or verify checksums.
Research articles
Where a figure’s data came from and its limits.
Software downloads
A checksum visitors can copy to check their file.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add a source card in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Elementor and Complementor, connect your license and enable Source provenance card in the Complementor library.
Add the widget beside a dataset, download or chart.
Fill in the origin, capture date, maintainer and licence.
Paste the file’s checksum and list known limitations.
Choose a card or plain look and whether it starts collapsed.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize source provenance card in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
The origin linked when it is a web address.
The capture date with how long ago it was.
Maintainer and licence with their links.
A checksum labelled MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 or SHA-512, with a copy button.
Known limitations as a list.
Collapsed behind its heading if you like.
06 / Choose the right approach
Source provenance card and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Public media download directory
Files to download with type and size.
Authored quotation
A quotation with its speaker and source.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Source provenance card compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor.
- Records details you enter; it does not fetch sources or verify checksums.
- One source per widget.
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 source provenance card
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why is the origin not a link?
It is not an http or https address; it is shown as text.
Why does the date have no age?
The age shows for dates written as year-month-day that are not in the future.
Why is there no copy button?
Scripts are off, the browser has no clipboard access on an insecure page, or the button is turned off.
Source provenance card plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Does it verify the checksum?
No. It shows the checksum you enter so visitors can compare it with their file.
Does it fetch the source?
No. It shows what you type and makes no requests.
Can it be collapsed?
Yes. Turn on collapsing and visitors open it from the heading.
Is it accessible?
Yes. It is a description list with real labels, and copying is announced to screen readers.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get source provenance card 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.