{"id":1112,"date":"2026-01-26T13:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/docs\/blog\/blog-layout-options-elementor-vs-default-theme-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:12:38","slug":"blog-layout-options-elementor-vs-default-theme-blog","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/docs\/blog\/blog-layout-options-elementor-vs-default-theme-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Layout Options (Elementor vs Default Theme Blog)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1112\" class=\"elementor elementor-1112\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f2a12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8f2a12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01e0c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b01e0c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"docs-elementor-blog-page\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEzMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RvY3MudHJlZXRoZW1lcy5jb21cL2JyYW5kYmVycnlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8yXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvZG9jcy1lbGVtZW50b3ItYmxvZy1wYWdlLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2052\" height=\"1353\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page.jpg 2052w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-elementor-blog-page-2048x1350.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3be2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e3be2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brandberry supports two different ways to build and display blog content. Understanding the difference will help you choose the best workflow for your website.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Option 1: Elementor Blog (Recommended)<\/h3><p>This is the approach used in all Brandberry demo websites.<\/p><ul><li>Blog posts are <strong>designed using Elementor <\/strong>with<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/docs\/site-setup\/theme-builder\/single-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Single Post Builder<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Blog listing pages<\/strong> are built <strong>with Elementor<\/strong> Dynamic Widgets\u00a0<\/li><li>Blog <strong>archives<\/strong> are created using the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/docs\/site-setup\/theme-builder\/archive-404-search\/#archive-pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theme Builder \u2192 Archive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>This method provides maximum design flexibility and full control over layouts, animations, and responsiveness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a640456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a640456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"builder-single-post\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTM0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jcy50cmVldGhlbWVzLmNvbVwvYnJhbmRiZXJyeVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzJcLzIwMjZcLzAxXC9idWlsZGVyLXNpbmdsZS1wb3N0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2052\" height=\"1096\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post.jpg 2052w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post-1536x820.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/builder-single-post-2048x1094.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2294cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2294cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Option 2: Default Theme Blog (Without Elementor)<\/h3><p>Brandberry also includes a traditional blog layout that does not require Elementor.<\/p><ul><li>Blog page is assigned via <strong>Settings \u2192 Reading<\/strong><\/li><li>Uses the theme\u2019s built-in blog layout<\/li><li>Customization is done via <strong>Theme Settings \u2192 Blog<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>This option is suitable for simpler blogs or users who prefer a classic WordPress setup.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bec451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bec451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"docs-blog-reading-home-blog\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RvY3MudHJlZXRoZW1lcy5jb21cL2JyYW5kYmVycnlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8yXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvZG9jcy1ibG9nLXJlYWRpbmctaG9tZS1ibG9nLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2052\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1125\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog.jpg 2052w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-reading-home-blog-2048x923.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1065c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1065c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-default.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"docs-blog-default\" 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https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-default-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-blog-default-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1da00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1da00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>Important<\/strong> We recommend choosing one approach and using it consistently to avoid layout conflicts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c92b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c92b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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