How to Import an Elementor Archive Template
Archive templates drive your blog index, category, tag, and (with the right condition) search results pages through the Archive Posts widget, which automatically lists whatever the current archive query contains.
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Download the template file
On the component page, click Download JSON. You get a single .json file exported in the correct theme template format.
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Import it into Elementor
In WP Admin go to Templates, then Saved Templates, and click Import Templates. Choose the downloaded .json file. Because the file carries the right template type, Elementor files it under the matching Theme Builder section automatically.
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Tune the post grid
Edit the template and select the Archive Posts widget to change columns, excerpt visibility, and meta. The widget always lists the posts of the archive being viewed; there is no query to configure for standard archives.
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Set the display condition
Open Templates, then Theme Builder, find the imported template and click Add Condition. Choose Include, then Archives, then All Archives for everything, or pick specific archive kinds. For a search results template use Include, then Archives, then Search Results. Conditions never travel inside the JSON file; setting them is always your final step.
Troubleshooting
The template imported but nothing shows on my site
You have not set a display condition yet. Elementor only applies a theme template where its conditions say so; add the condition described above and reload the page.
It imported as a regular saved template, not a theme part
The file was probably re-saved or edited and lost its type field. Re-download the original .json from Snapelement and import it unchanged.
The editor preview shows generic posts
The editor previews the widget with recent posts. The live archive always shows the real archive query results. Snapelement screenshots are captured with a preview stand-in for the same reason, noted per component.
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