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Elementor Archive Template Plugin: build your own, pay once

Make your category and tag pages look like the rest of your site. Describe it and Ora builds an Elementor Archive Template Plugin plugin for your site.

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Try it on a practice Elementor site for 7 days with 2 free changes. Pay $9–$39 once only if you keep it.

Example: archive template
Show introPage numbers
Category: Europe
2
12
Save template
Illustration only. Your plugin follows your own rules.

What your Archive Template plugin does

An archive template for Elementor. You design the layout and choose which archives use it.

Archive layout
A title area and a posts grid you design in the editor.
Archive conditions
Apply it to all categories, one category or tag pages.
Query and paging
Set posts per page and page numbers.
One settings page
Its own item in your WordPress admin menu, so options are easy to find and change.
Good to know: This covers archive pages for posts. Search results, 404 pages and full theme templates are separate builds.

Tell Ora what you need. Check the plan before you pay.

Describe your Elementor Archive Template Plugin in your own words. Ora replies with a plan and a price. Nothing is built until you approve it.

Example request
I run a travel blog. Design my Europe category page with a big title, a short intro and a 2 column grid of 12 posts per page, and use a simpler layout for tag pages.
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Here is the plan:
  • Archive template designed in the Elementor editor
  • Title, intro and a 2 column posts grid
  • Used on the Europe category only
  • Simple second layout for tag pages
  • A settings page in its own menu in your WordPress admin
Standard build · $19 once
In this build: Search results, author and date archive templates are not in this plan.
Want more? Add it to your request:
  • Featured first post. Show the newest post larger at the top of the archive.
  • Category intro image. Show a different header image for each category.
Add these to my request and get a quote
Ora builds it together with the plugin and the quote goes up to match. You see the new price before you pay. One plugin never costs more than $39. If it needs more than one plugin, Ora quotes each one. Or add it later as a separate build.

How to set up Archive Template

Here is how to get a Archive Template from idea to working plugin on your site. Most of the work is a few decisions, and these steps walk through them.

1. Choose which archives it covers
Decide whether the template is for blog categories, tags, authors, dates or a custom post type, because each can look different.
2. Pick the card layout
Say how many posts per page, whether to show an excerpt, featured image, date and author, and whether you want numbered pages or a load more button.
3. Describe it to Ora
Paste your own version of the example request on this page, or start from one of the examples, and change the details. Ora replies with a plan and a price, and nothing is built until you approve it.
4. Test on the practice site
Open a category and an empty archive on the practice site and check both the grid and the no results message.
Common snags:

No yearly fee for your Elementor Archive Template Plugin

Looking for an alternative to Elementor Pro (Essential)? It lists at $60 a year. Your own version is a one-off.

Elementor Pro (Essential)
$60 / year
After 1 year$60
After 3 years$180
Your own Elementor Archive Template Plugin on Pluginora
$19–$39 once
After 1 yearthe same
After 3 yearsthe same
Includes5 free changes

Paid plugin price is the list price for one site, as shown on the seller's site in October 2026. The price of your build depends on its size. Ora quotes it before you pay. Price shown is for the whole Elementor Pro (Essential) plan, which includes many other features. This page covers one job. Some features may also be in free versions.

Start from an example

Pick one to open the builder with it filled in, then change anything you like.

Category page
Design my category pages with a banner, a description and a posts grid.
Tag page layout
Use a simple list layout for all tag pages.
Posts per page
Show 12 posts per page on archives with page numbers.

Questions

Is there a free Elementor Archive Template plugin?

Free options may exist. Build your own for the exact behavior you describe and nothing more.

Can each category have its own layout?

Yes. Set conditions so one template applies to a chosen category and another to the rest.

Do I need Elementor?

Yes. The template is designed in the Elementor editor, so Elementor needs to be active. You don't need to buy Elementor Pro (Essential) for this job.

Can I get a refund?

The trial fee is refunded automatically if a build fails. A purchased plugin can be refunded within 14 days if it doesn't do what the approved plan said and Ora can't fix it, as long as it hasn't been downloaded or installed.

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