Card text

Every card can show any mix of information about the post, in the order you choose. The first item becomes the bold first line (usually the title); everything after it forms the second line.

Choosing what each card says

The left column, Shown, in this order, is what the card displays. Use the arrows to reorder and ✕ to remove. The right column, Available, lists everything you can add — click + Add. The box underneath shows roughly how the text will read.

Item	Shows
Title	The post or page title, linked to it.
Date published / Date updated	In your site’s date format (Settings → General).
Author	The author’s display name.
Categories / Tags (WordPress)	All of them, joined by the “between values” separator. “Uncategorized” is left off.
Content type	Post, Page, or a custom type’s name.
Parent page	The title of the page above this one.
Comment count	“3 comments” — or just the number beside an icon.
Reading time	“4 min read”, at 220 words a minute.
Other taxonomies	Any public taxonomy on your content types, such as a portfolio type or product category.
Your custom fields	Every field with Card ticked under Custom fields.

Where the text goes

Position	Result
Below the image	The classic card.
Above the image	Headline first, image underneath.
Over the image	White text on the photo, with a larger headline. Long titles on narrow cards make the card taller rather than spilling over.
Over the image, on hover	The photo alone until a visitor points at it. On phones and tablets the text is always shown.
No text	Images only.

More card text settings

Setting	What it does
Between items / Between values in one item	Separators for the second line, e.g. / and , give “Pets / May 30, 2026 / Photo, Screenshot”. Spaces are kept exactly as typed.
First line is a	Heading 2, 3 or 4, or a paragraph — pick what fits the headings on your page for good SEO and accessibility.
Shade behind text on images	For text over the image: a gradient from the bottom, darken the whole image, or none (a soft text shadow only).
Badge above the title	The first category, tag, taxonomy term or tags-field value as a small label above the headline. White on photos, dark elsewhere.
Read-more link	Leave blank for none, or type a label such as “Read more” or “Continue reading”.
Icons on the second line	Small icons for author, date, comments, reading time and categories instead of separators.
Show an excerpt	The post’s excerpt, or the start of its content, trimmed to the number of words you set (5–100).

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