How to Use Elementor Templates
Our Knowledge Base works well with Elementor Templates. Follow the simple setup below to activate it.
1. Activate Current Theme Template
If you are using KB Template, you need to switch to the Current Theme Template option.
Find the switch in frontend Editor settings. Click for details.
2. Setup KB Pages
Elementor Templates works on three types of KB pages.
Note: these steps are identical to setup Elementor Canvas.
Main Page Setup
Edit Knowledge Base Main Page
Open the KB Main Page and edit the page.
Choose Elementor Canvas Template
Go to the right sidebar and:
- In the Page Attributes section, open the Template list and choose a template.
- If you want to use Elementor, simply click on the Edit with Elementor link.
Save and your KB Main Page will use Elementor.
Article Page Setup
Create New Template
Note that you need Elementor Pro to be able to use Templates.
Go to the Elementor Templates section.
- Click on the Templates menu
- Click on the Saved Templates menu
- Click on the Add New button
Choose Template Type
- Type of Template: Choose Single Post.
- Template Name: Enter your template name.
- Create Template: Click the button.
Skip the Library
In this example to keep things simple close the library option.
Drop Widgets into the Template
As an example, drop in the Post Title Widget and Post Content Widget.
Note: You can always come back to add more widgets and style them.
Publish the Template
Once done click on the Publish button.
Choose KB Article Post Type
Select KB Article Post Type for the new Template:
- In the dropdown choose your Knowledge Base. The second drop-down should say " All"
- Click Save and Close.
Category Page Setup
Create New Template
Note that you need Elementor Pro to be able to use Templates.
Go to the Elementor Templates section.
- Click on the Templates menu
- Click on the Saved Templates menus
- Click on the Add New button
Choose Template Type
- Type of Template: Choose Archive
- Template Name: Enter your template name.
- Create Template: Submit.
Skip the Library
In this example to keep it simple, close the library option.
Drop Widgets
As an example, setup your Template:
- Drop in the Archive Title Widget
- Drop in the Archive Content Widget.
- Drop in the Text Editor widget and some text to test this out.
Note: You can always come back to adjust your Template.
Publish the Template
Once done click on the Publish button.
Choosing KB Article Post Type
Choose the KB Categories Post Type for your Template:
- In the first dropdown choose your Knowledge Base
- Choose Categories under the Knowledge Base
- The second drop-down should say " All"
- Click Save and Close.
Example Customization for Category Archive Page
Example page: Category Archive Page example
On our website for the Creative Addons plugin, we used the Elementor Template to produce a custom archive page. The amount of flexibility and control is only limited by Elementor's widgets and settings. You can also add third party widgets and custom CSS to customize it further.
In this example of a Category Archive page we added:
- Archive Title Widget
- Archive Posts Widget
- Button Widget
- KB Categories Widget ( Click here to learn more )
This article's heading and steps are built with our Creative Addons plugin.
