Available Widgets
A complete reference of every widget type built into Pubvana.
TL;DR
16 widget types ship with Pubvana. Each instance is configured independently via options set on the Widgets page.
Details
The following widget types are available out of the box. Additional widgets can be installed from the Marketplace.
Recent Posts
Displays a list of the most recently published posts.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Recent Posts | Widget heading |
| count | number | 5 | Number of posts to show |
| show_date | checkbox | on | Show the post date below each title |
| show_excerpt | checkbox | off | Show a short excerpt below each title |
Recent Comments
Displays a list of the most recently approved comments with a link to the parent post.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Recent Comments | Widget heading |
| count | number | 5 | Number of comments to show |
Categories List
Displays a linked list of all post categories.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Categories | Widget heading |
| show_count | checkbox | off | Show the post count next to each category name |
Tag Cloud
Displays a weighted tag cloud where more frequently used tags appear larger.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Tags | Widget heading |
| max_tags | number | 40 | Maximum number of tags to display |
Archive List
Displays monthly or yearly archive links.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Archives | Widget heading |
| format | select | monthly | monthly groups by month; yearly groups by year |
Search Form
Renders a simple search input that submits to the blog search route.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| placeholder | text | Search… | Placeholder text inside the input field |
Social Links
Displays social media profile links using the URLs configured in Admin → Settings → Social.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Follow Us | Widget heading |
| style | select | icons | icons shows icon-only buttons; icons+text shows icon with label |
Text Block
Renders arbitrary HTML or plain text content. Useful for custom callouts, banners, or embedded snippets.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | (empty) | Optional widget heading |
| content | textarea | (empty) | HTML or plain text to render |
Ad Unit
Renders a raw HTML embed, intended for advertisement code (Google AdSense, etc.) or any custom HTML snippet.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | (empty) | Optional label above the ad |
| code | textarea | (empty) | Raw HTML to output verbatim |
Author Bio
Displays the current post author's profile card (display name, avatar, bio, and social links). This widget auto-detects the post being viewed and renders the matching author profile.
No configurable options. The widget is automatically hidden on pages that are not single post views, or when the author has no profile.
Related Posts
Displays posts that share categories or tags with the currently viewed post.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Related Posts | Widget heading |
| count | number | 4 | Number of related posts to show |
| show_thumbnail | checkbox | on | Show the post featured image thumbnail |
Table of Contents
Auto-generates a table of contents from the heading tags (h2, h3, h4) found in the current post body.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Contents | Widget heading |
| min_headings | number | 2 | Minimum number of headings required before the TOC is shown |
| max_depth | select | h3 | Deepest heading level to include (h2, h3, or h4) |
Language Picker
Renders a language/locale switcher for multilingual sites.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| style | select | buttons | buttons renders a button group; dropdown renders a select box; ul renders a plain list |
Paywall
Displays a premium content call-to-action block prompting visitors to subscribe or log in to read restricted content. No configurable options.
DStore Cart
Displays the DigitalStore shopping cart summary. Requires the DigitalStore plugin to be installed and active.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | text | Your Cart | Widget heading |
| show_total | checkbox | on | Show the cart total price |
| show_items | checkbox | on | Show a list of items currently in the cart |