Avada comes packaged with several shortcode designs to display your recent blog posts. And each style has several meta options that allow you to customize the shortcode; choose number of columns 1-4, number of posts, set a category, show or hide thumbnails, meta, excerpt, excerpt length and more!

Recent News Default Style

Recent News Thumbnails On Side Style

Recent News Date On Side Style

501, 2026

Stop trying to hit me and hit me

January 5th, 2026|5 Comments

One of my all time favorite lines from one of my all time favorite movies (The Matrix): "Stop trying to hit me and hit me" Sometimes in [...]

2812, 2025

Lighting for your hobby room

December 28th, 2025|0 Comments

On the Plastic Posse Facebook group, someone asked about hobby room/bench lighting. Thought I'd share my reply here. I'm a big big believer that light plays a [...]

Use Them In 1-4 Columns

Stop managing your event. Start leading it.

March 12th, 2026|0 Comments

One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies: "Stop trying to hit me and hit me." I wrote about that idea recently—this nagging feeling that our hobby events are so focused on [...]

No Putty, No Problem: AI figures of your dreams

March 11th, 2026|1 Comment

What do you do when the figure you need simply doesn't exist? For most modelers, that means either settling for something close enough or diving into the painstaking world of custom sculpting … wire armatures, [...]

Many Meta Options Like Excerpt Length, Category, Posts, Columns

Stop managing your event. Start leading it.

March 12th, 2026|0 Comments

One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies: "Stop trying to hit me and hit me." I wrote about that idea recently—this nagging feeling that our hobby events are so focused on getting things right, on not upsetting anyone, on protecting what we have, that we've forgotten to actually swing. The opportunities are sitting right there in front [...]

No Putty, No Problem: AI figures of your dreams

March 11th, 2026|1 Comment

What do you do when the figure you need simply doesn't exist? For most modelers, that means either settling for something close enough or diving into the painstaking world of custom sculpting … wire armatures, green putty, hours of sculpting. (And if you’re me… redoing all those things a few (hundred) times) But a new generation of AI tools is opening [...]

Stop trying to hit me and hit me

January 5th, 2026|5 Comments

One of my all time favorite lines from one of my all time favorite movies (The Matrix): "Stop trying to hit me and hit me" Sometimes in an effort to get things right, to make progress, to consider everyone's needs we get so wrapped up in the process we forget what we were intending to do. For the past several years [...]

1203, 2026

Stop managing your event. Start leading it.

March 12th, 2026|0 Comments

One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies: "Stop trying to hit me and hit me." I wrote about that idea recently—this nagging feeling that our hobby events are so focused on getting things right, on not upsetting anyone, on protecting what we have, that we've forgotten to actually swing. The opportunities are sitting right there in front [...]

1103, 2026

No Putty, No Problem: AI figures of your dreams

March 11th, 2026|1 Comment

What do you do when the figure you need simply doesn't exist? For most modelers, that means either settling for something close enough or diving into the painstaking world of custom sculpting … wire armatures, green putty, hours of sculpting. (And if you’re me… redoing all those things a few (hundred) times) But a new generation of AI tools is opening [...]

501, 2026

Stop trying to hit me and hit me

January 5th, 2026|5 Comments

One of my all time favorite lines from one of my all time favorite movies (The Matrix): "Stop trying to hit me and hit me" Sometimes in an effort to get things right, to make progress, to consider everyone's needs we get so wrapped up in the process we forget what we were intending to do. For the past several years [...]

Features and Customizations

  • Three awesome designs to choose from
  • Works with all column sizes and unlimited use and posts
  • Set columns, posts, category, thumbnails, title, meta, excerpt & length
  • Perfect for using on any page you need to highlight your blog posts