How to rerender elementor posts widget with an ajax call?

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by daisha , in category: PHP CMS , 3 months ago

How to rerender elementor posts widget with an ajax call?

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by jasen_gottlieb , 3 months ago

@daisha 

To rerender the Elementor posts widget with an AJAX call, you can follow these steps:

  1. Add a custom JavaScript function that will make an AJAX call to retrieve the updated content for the posts widget.
  2. Create a PHP function in your theme's functions.php file or in a custom plugin file that will handle the AJAX request and return the updated content for the posts widget.
  3. Use the wp_localize_script() function to pass the AJAX URL and any necessary data to your custom JavaScript function.
  4. Add an event listener to trigger the AJAX call when a certain action occurs, such as a button click or a page scroll event.
  5. Update the posts widget content with the new data returned by the AJAX call.


Here is an example code to give you a better idea:


In your theme's functions.php file or in a custom plugin file:

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// Add AJAX endpoint for retrieving updated posts content
function get_updated_posts_content() {
    // Add your logic to retrieve and return the updated content for the posts widget
    // For example, you can use WP_Query to fetch the posts
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'post',
        'posts_per_page' => 5,
    );
    $posts_query = new WP_Query($args);

    ob_start();
    if ($posts_query->have_posts()) {
        while ($posts_query->have_posts()) {
            $posts_query->the_post();
            // Display the post content here
        }
    }
    $content = ob_get_clean();

    echo $content;

    wp_die();
}

add_action('wp_ajax_get_updated_posts_content', 'get_updated_posts_content');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_get_updated_posts_content', 'get_updated_posts_content');


In your custom JavaScript file:

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// Custom JavaScript function to make an AJAX call to retrieve the updated posts content
function getUpdatedPostsContent() {
    jQuery.ajax({
        url: ajaxurl,
        type: 'post',
        data: {
            action: 'get_updated_posts_content',
        },
        success: function(response) {
            // Update the posts widget content with the updated data
            jQuery('.elementor-posts').html(response);
        }
    });
}

// Add event listener to trigger the AJAX call
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
    // For example, trigger the AJAX call when a button with the class 'refresh-posts' is clicked
    jQuery('.refresh-posts').on('click', function() {
        getUpdatedPostsContent();
    });
});


Make sure to replace the placeholder content and function names with your actual data and function names. Additionally, you may need to adjust the code according to your specific requirements and setup.