{"id":480,"date":"2020-11-26T08:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T08:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&#038;p=480"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:34:52","slug":"how-to-display-related-posts-using-the-posts-meta-field","status":"publish","type":"tips-and-tricks","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/tips-and-tricks\/how-to-display-related-posts-using-the-posts-meta-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Posts Meta Field to Display Related Posts from WordPress Dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-a-new-meta-field\">Create a New Meta Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>Go to&nbsp;<strong><em>JetEngine &gt; Post Types<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;and click to edit the generic post type. Add a new meta field type <strong>Posts <\/strong>to it, as shown below. If you want to display multiple posts, enable the&nbsp;<strong>Multiple<\/strong>&nbsp;toggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/meta-field-addition-to-properties-post-type.png\" alt=\"adding and setting new meta field\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"proceed-to-the-posts-editing\">Proceed to the Posts Editing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>Click to edit the post type you want other posts to be attached. Scroll down to the meta field you\u2019ve added and assign the related posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/editing-balirento-post-type.png\" alt=\"selecting related posts\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"displaying-related-posts-in-elementor-editor\">Displaying Related Posts in Elementor Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>Open the <strong>Listing <\/strong>in Elementor. Drag and drop the&nbsp;<strong>Dynamic Field<\/strong>&nbsp;widget to it. Then select&nbsp;<strong>Meta Data<\/strong>&nbsp;as the \u201cSource\u201d and pick the meta field you\u2019ve created previously in the \u201cMeta Field\u201d select. 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