An Archive template controls listing pages — the blog, category and tag archives, search results, author and date archives, or a custom post type’s archive. It works together with a Loop Template that defines how each card in the list looks.
Requires: Tiger Elements Pro. In the Free plugin this feature appears as an “Upgrade to Pro” card.
Where: WP Admin → Tiger Elements → Theme Builder → Archive card → Create (plus a Loop Template for the card).
Building an archive
- First design a Loop Template — the repeating card (image, title, excerpt, meta) used for each entry.
- Create a template, set its Template Type to Archive, add a Loop Grid widget, and point it at that Loop Template.
- Set the Display Conditions — All Archives for every listing page, Blog / Post Archive, a specific taxonomy (category/tag), an author or date archive, or a custom post type’s archive.
- Publish.
How it renders
On any matching archive, Tiger takes over the page template and renders your Archive design between the site header and footer. The list itself is produced by the Loop Grid widget inside your template — it repeats the Loop Template card for each item. This separation means you design the card once and reuse it across every archive.
Pagination & filtering
The Loop Grid handles pagination for the listing, and can be paired with a Query Builder query to filter, exclude or reorder which items appear — so an archive can show exactly the set you want, in the order you want, rather than the default query. Because the query lives in the widget, the same Archive template can drive very different lists depending on how you configure the grid.
Condition specificity
As with other template types, when several Archive templates could apply, the more specific condition wins (a specific taxonomy beats “All Archives”), then the lower Priority number, then the older template.
Troubleshooting
My archive is empty or shows the wrong items.
Check the Loop Grid is pointed at a valid Loop Template and, if you added a Query Builder query, that its filters aren’t excluding everything. Without a custom query, the grid follows the archive’s default query.
The template doesn’t apply to my category pages.
Confirm the Template Type is Archive and the condition covers that taxonomy — use the category/tag (taxonomy) condition or All Archives, and make sure the template is Published.