Post Meta Module
Post Meta is a parent module. Add one or more Meta Item children; each child renders a single line (date, author, terms, and so on).
Overview
Typical uses:
- Byline inside a Custom Loop Layout card.
- Linked category lists on archive templates.
- Custom taxonomy chips next to the title.
Parent: Post Meta
Display Inline
When enabled, multiple Meta Item rows can sit on one horizontal line instead of stacking. Turn off for a vertical list.
Child: Meta Item
Choose Your Meta Item
Pick what this row outputs: Posted Date, Author, Categories, Tags, or Custom Taxonomy. Your choice opens the matching follow-up fields (for example taxonomy slug or category filters).
Exclude Categories (slug)
Comma-separated slugs to omit from the category list. Only applies when Choose Your Meta Item is Categories.
Categories to show
All, Parent Categories Only, or Child Categories Only when listing categories.
Category Sort By
Order categories or custom terms by Name, Slug, Term ID, Count, or Term Order.
Category Sort Order
Ascending (A-Z) or Descending (Z-A) for the term list.
Choose Your Taxonomy
Select the non-core taxonomy when Choose Your Meta Item is Custom Taxonomy.
Post Type
Which post type’s terms to read when resolving categories or taxonomies for the current context.
Show Label
Toggle the visible label before the value. When on, you can set Label Name to override the default wording.
Label Name
Custom text for the label when Show Label is enabled.
Link Items
When enabled, author names, categories, and tags link to their archives where WordPress would normally do so.
Icon, image, and value layout
Use Icon
Switch between a Divi icon set and a Custom Image before/after upload.
Icon
Icon picker when Use Icon is Yes.
Custom Image before/after
Upload a small graphic when you are not using a font icon.
Image Alt Text
Alt string for the custom image.
Image / Icon Placement
Top, Right, Bottom, or Left relative to the text block.
Custom Image before/after max width
Responsive width cap for the uploaded image.
Show Value/s as buttons?
Renders repeated values (for example multiple terms) as button-styled elements instead of plain text.
Put each value on a separate line?
Forces one value per line when you have several items in the row.
Use Design and Advanced for typography on Title, Meta Item, Label, and Button - Meta Value groupings.
What is next
- Archive Loop module — Where Post Meta usually lives
- Post Title module — Pair labels with headings on cards