Post Preview Card
This plugin was build to be used along with page builders. Post Preview Card installs 3 widgets to help non-developers that want to use page builders to preview blog posts within static page builder’s pages. list of…
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Post Preview Card shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Post Preview Card stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| card | >100 |
| elementor | >100 |
| post | >100 |
| preview | >100 |
| widget for elementor | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Post Preview Card
From the official readme · v2.0.3Description
This plugin was build to be used along with page builders.
Post Preview Card installs 3 widgets to help non-developers that want to use page builders to preview blog posts within static page builder’s pages.
list of widgets:
* Multiple Posts: This widget previews multiple posts and you can select how many widgets to be firstly displayed and then the user will load the rest of the posts by clicking in the “plus button” and the posts are going to be reloaded without the need of reloading the page, this is possible because this widget use AJAX to load the others posts, granting a better User Experience.
* Single Post by ID: This widget preview the post with the ID you inserted.
* Random Post by Category: This widget preview a random post using the category you inserted.
Beatiful Layout
This plugin has 1 layout with two variations so far, both are responsive. We are working to deliver more layouts in the near future.
* Post with thumbnail will be displayed in this order: Thumbnail, Title, Publish date and Category, Post excerpt or call text, read more button
* Post without thumbnail will be displayed in this order: Title with black background, Post excerpt or call text, read more button
Layout is customizable.
More layout options and full customization is being developed, so you’ll be able to choose from optionals layouts, colors, default images for posts without featured images or complete remove the feature image.
Easy to Use
Peaw Single Post by id Preview
- Using a page builder, simply drag and drop the widget wherever you want. This is the widget name
- The widget menu will be prompted.
all you need to do here is insert the Post id (Check FAQ to know where to find it), and the last thing is to insert a beatifull text to make people interested about your post. If call text is blank, it will be the Post Excerpt or first 85 char of post content - All the others fields are optional.
- That’s it! Here an example of 3 Peaw widget together here
Peaw Random Post By Category
- Using a page builder, simply drag and drop the widget wherever you want. This is the widget name
- All you need to do is choose the Category you want. The call text here is the Post excerpt always.
If you insert an invalid Category this will be the result - All the others fields are optional.
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That’s it!
If you’re receiving the “Something is wrong” message it can be a lot of things but the most commom is that WordPress is not properly saving your widget and all you need to do is to change something in the widget form save, and then return the way it was and save again. This is a WP error, not a plugin error.
Peaw Multiple Posts
- Using a page builder, simply drag and drop the widget wherever you want.
- The widget form will be prompted and you can choose how many posts to be displayed (999 posts will display ALL the blog posts), you can choose then, how many posts to be firstly displayed and how many posts per row.
- All the others fields are optional
- That’s it!
Installation
YOU MUST CHECK MANUALLY THE WIDGETS YOU WANT TO INSTALL IN: post-preview-card settings menu -> widget tab
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/Post-Preview-Carddirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- And that’s it! Simple as that. You can now use the widgets with your page builder.
- Go to the Post Preview Card settings menu and make sure you have all the widgets installed.
Changelog
1.0
First Released Version
2.0
- Multiple post widget added, faking a blog loop within page builders.
- Internal code was re-made, making it faster and easier to grow this plugin, that’s why a new version was released.
- Original Layout added, responsive layout.
- New customizable options added.
2.0.1
Bug fix: plugin wasn’t working with others page builders but Elementor.
Now plugins is working and tested with:
1. Elementor
2. Page Builder by SiteOrigin
3. Beaver Builder Plugin
2.0.2
Bug fix: Fixed the bug that was preventing Elementor to properly preview the layout of the Post Preview Card in the live editing mode.
2.0.3
Install change: now when user first install plugin, all widgets come installed as default.
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Post Preview Card: quick answers
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Is Post Preview Card free?
Yes. Post Preview Card is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Post Preview Card safe to use in 2026?
Post Preview Card shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Post Preview Card?
Post Preview Card is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,254 times since it launched in April 2017. It was downloaded 50 times in the last 30 days.
Does Post Preview Card work with WordPress 7.1?
Post Preview Card is officially tested up to WordPress 4.8.0, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Post Preview Card last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.3, was released on July 2, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Post Preview Card?
Post Preview Card is developed and maintained by fernandoanael.
What are the best alternatives to Post Preview Card?
The most popular alternatives to Post Preview Card are Event Block (1K+ installs), Virtuaria PagBank / PagSegu… (1K+ installs) and Wikipedia Preview (1K+ installs).
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