{"id":5142,"date":"2017-03-13T16:56:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T14:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2022-03-23T01:27:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T23:27:21","slug":"wordpress-posts-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-posts-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a WordPress Posts Timeline (In 3 Short Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Displaying your content the right way\u00a0can be just as important as ensuring its quality. There are plenty of options in WordPress\u00a0besides your standard\u00a0blog posts, and being creative with them can pay off. One of the more interesting approaches you can use is to display your content using a WordPress posts timeline.<\/p>\n

A posts timeline\u00a0enables you to tell compelling stories by breaking them down into digestible bites and events. They’re simple yet effective, and you can create one in WordPress even without a background in web design.<\/p>\n

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Example<\/a> of a WordPress posts timeline.<\/p><\/div>\n

In this article, we’ll cover some\u00a0scenarios when\u00a0you might choose to use a posts timeline, and teach you how to create one using the Timeline Express plugin. Let’s get started!<\/p>\n

When you should use post timelines<\/h2>\n

Post timelines can be a wonderful addition to most websites, as long as the content you want to display mixes well with the format. A timeline enables you to explore how something has evolved over time, which means you need to have a strong central subject. It wouldn’t make much sense if you used\u00a0a posts timeline to link together several blog posts with no central theme.<\/p>\n

Some instances where timelines work well include:<\/p>\n