Live content is how pages built with Uncanny Page Builder stay current on their own — a footer whose copyright year is always right, a “latest posts” section that updates itself, a welcome message that greets logged-in members by name. This guide explains how live content works under the hood, then lists every live element available, with a short description of each.
For a practical introduction with examples, see Adding live content to your pages.
How live content works: data bindings
Under the hood, every live element is powered by a data binding — a declared link between an element on your page and a piece of WordPress data.
Here’s the key idea: instead of copying today’s value into the page (the way static text would), the element stores which data it’s bound to — “the site title,” “the current user’s name,” “the three most recent posts.” When a visitor requests the page, Page Builder resolves each binding on the server and renders the current value directly into the page’s clean HTML. Because resolution happens server-side, no extra scripts are shipped to the browser for the data itself — the visitor just receives finished HTML and CSS.
Each of the 91 built-in bindings declares three things:
- What data it connects to — a site setting, the current post, the visitor, a list of posts, a menu, and so on.
- How it renders — as text, an image, a link, a form, a card grid, or a wrapper that shows or hides its contents.
- How it behaves without the plugin — its offline-snapshot behavior, described below.
Bindings render inside your design like any other element, so they can be styled — per device and per state — exactly like static content. You add them the same way you build everything else: ask Uncanny Agent (“add a section showing my three latest posts”) or work in the Manual editor.
Offline snapshots vs. live-only bindings
Bindings come in two classes, and the difference matters for the no-lock-in promise:
- Snapshot-capable bindings (✓ in the tables below) keep their last-published content in the page’s markup. If the plugin is ever deactivated, the page still renders with those last-published values — they simply pause updating until the plugin returns.
- Live-only bindings depend on request-time data — most often who is viewing the page — so they need the plugin active to display. Note that a page containing a live-only element doesn’t get the offline fallback, so if plugin-off portability matters for a particular page, build it from snapshot-capable elements.
Privacy and governance by design
Two safety properties are built into the binding system:
- Visitor-specific data is never stored. Bindings like Current User Name are always resolved at request time; personal details are never frozen into your saved page content.
- Open-ended bindings are governed. Bindings that could reach arbitrary data — WP Option, Post Meta, User Meta, WordPress Shortcode, and WP Embed — only expose allowlisted or governed values and approved providers, so a page can’t leak site internals.
The full catalog
Reading the “Offline snapshot” column: ✓ means the element’s last-published content stays visible even if the plugin is deactivated (it just stops updating). Live-only means the element needs the plugin active to display.
Site identity and branding (12)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Site Title | The WordPress site name | ✓ |
| Site Tagline | The site tagline/description | ✓ |
| Site Logo | The site logo (from the Customizer or Page Builder branding) | ✓ |
| Site URL | The site home URL | ✓ |
| Home Link | The linked site name pointing home | ✓ |
| Site Language | The site language code (e.g., en-US) | ✓ |
| Copyright Year | The current year, for footers | ✓ |
| Privacy Policy URL | Link to the site’s privacy policy page | ✓ |
| RSS Feed URL | The site’s RSS feed link | ✓ |
| Atom Feed URL | The site’s Atom feed link | ✓ |
| Admin Email | The site administrator email address | Live-only |
| WP Option | An allowlisted public site setting value | ✓ |
Visitor-aware and membership (13)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Current User Name | The logged-in visitor’s display name | Live-only |
| Current User Avatar | The logged-in visitor’s profile photo | Live-only |
| Current User Email | The logged-in visitor’s email | Live-only |
| Current User Bio | The logged-in visitor’s bio | Live-only |
| Current User Role | The logged-in visitor’s role | Live-only |
| Current User Posts URL | Link to the visitor’s author archive | Live-only |
| User Meta | A governed custom user profile field | Live-only |
| Login Form | A login form (or welcome message when logged in) | Live-only |
| Registration Form | A user registration form | Live-only |
| Login URL | Link to the login page | ✓ |
| Logout URL | Link to log out | Live-only |
| Lost Password URL | Link to password recovery | ✓ |
| Register URL | Link to the registration page | ✓ |
Conditional sections — show or hide by audience or context (18)
Each of these wraps other content and shows it only when its condition is met.
| Binding | Shows its content only when… | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| If Logged In | …the visitor is logged in | Live-only |
| If Logged Out | …the visitor is NOT logged in | Live-only |
| If Role | …the visitor has a specific role | Live-only |
| If Capability | …the visitor has a specific permission | Live-only |
| If Front Page | …viewing the site’s front page | Live-only |
| If Home (Blog) | …viewing the blog listing page | Live-only |
| If Page | …viewing a static page | Live-only |
| If Single Post | …viewing a single post | Live-only |
| If Archive | …viewing any archive page | Live-only |
| If Category Archive | …viewing a category archive | Live-only |
| If Tag Archive | …viewing a tag archive | Live-only |
| If Author Archive | …viewing an author archive | Live-only |
| If Search Results | …viewing search results | Live-only |
| If 404 Not Found | …on the 404 error page | Live-only |
| If Comments Open | …comments are open on the current post | ✓ |
| If Has Excerpt | …the current post has a manual excerpt | ✓ |
| If Has Menu | …a menu is assigned to the given location | ✓ |
| If Has Featured Image | …the current post has a featured image | ✓ |
Current page and post details (17)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Page Title | The current page/post title | ✓ |
| Page Permalink | The current page/post URL | ✓ |
| Page Date | The publish date | ✓ |
| Page Modified Date | The last-updated date | ✓ |
| Page Excerpt | The excerpt/summary | ✓ |
| Page Featured Image | The featured image | ✓ |
| Page Author | The author’s name | ✓ |
| Page Author Avatar | The author’s photo | ✓ |
| Author Box | Author bio box: avatar, name, bio, and link | ✓ |
| Post Author URL | Link to the author’s archive | ✓ |
| Post Category | The post’s primary category | ✓ |
| Post Tags | The post’s tag list | ✓ |
| Post Comment Count | Number of comments | ✓ |
| Post Reading Time | Estimated reading time (“5 min read”) | ✓ |
| Post Type Label | The content type’s name (e.g., “Post,” “Course”) | ✓ |
| Post Type Archive Link | Link to a content type’s archive | ✓ |
| Post Meta | A governed custom field value | Live-only |
Post-to-post navigation (5)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Next Post Link | Link to the next post | ✓ |
| Previous Post Link | Link to the previous post | ✓ |
| Post Prev/Next | Previous and next navigation together | ✓ |
| WP Pagination | Archive page numbers | ✓ |
| WordPress Breadcrumbs | Breadcrumb trail for the current page | ✓ |
Post and content lists — repeating card grids (11)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress Recent Posts | Most recent posts as cards | ✓ |
| WordPress Popular Posts | Most-commented posts as cards | ✓ |
| WordPress Related Posts | Posts sharing categories/tags with the current one | ✓ |
| WordPress Sticky Posts | Featured (sticky) posts as cards | ✓ |
| WordPress Post Query | Any posts/pages/custom content as card grids, with filtering and ordering | Live-only |
| WordPress Child Pages | Sub-pages of a parent as cards | ✓ |
| WordPress Pages | Top-level pages as cards | ✓ |
| WordPress Comments | A post’s approved comments as cards | ✓ |
| WordPress Users | User cards: name, avatar, bio, and profile link (team pages, author directories) | ✓ |
| WordPress Taxonomy Terms | Categories/tags/custom terms as card grids | ✓ |
| WP Gallery | A post’s attached images as a gallery grid | ✓ |
WordPress Post Query can list any content type on the site — courses or products appear as generic cards (title, image, link), without plugin-specific data like prices or course progress.
Navigation and site-structure lists (5)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress Navigation Menu | A site menu, styled to match the page | ✓ |
| WordPress Pages List | A hierarchical list of pages | ✓ |
| WordPress Categories List | Categories, optionally with post counts | ✓ |
| WordPress Archives List | Monthly/yearly archive links | ✓ |
| WordPress Tag Cloud | A tag cloud from any taxonomy | ✓ |
Forms and embeds (3)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Search Form | The site search form | ✓ |
| WordPress Shortcode | Output of an allowlisted shortcode inside a designed section | Live-only |
| WP Embed | Embedded media from approved providers (e.g., YouTube) | Live-only |
Social sharing (4)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Share on Facebook | Facebook share link for the current page | ✓ |
| Share on Twitter/X | X share link | ✓ |
| Share on LinkedIn | LinkedIn share link | ✓ |
| Share via Email | Email share link | ✓ |
Site statistics (3)
| Binding | What it shows | Offline snapshot |
|---|---|---|
| Total Posts Count | Number of published posts | ✓ |
| Total Users Count | Number of registered users | ✓ |
| Total Comments Count | Total approved comments | ✓ |
Related: Adding live content to your pages and Downloading, exporting, and moving your pages.
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