WordPress Placeholder Fields work by displaying a placeholder text that will be replaced by and/or linked to published content from your WordPress blog on your live site. In most cases (like for Post Title and Post Excerpt) this text is completely replaced by blog post content.

Below you will find details about how each of the Placeholder Fields function in Showit and what content they will populate with on your live blog.

Replaces text with the title of the associated WordPress blog post. When this placeholder is used in a Blog Template or Category template, it will automatically become a link to the associated blog post. When this placeholder is used in a Single Post template it will not become a link.

Replaces text with name of the blog post's author.

Replaces text with post date text.

Replaces text field with entire blog post content.

Replaces text field with post excerpt.

Replaces text field with post comments.

Replaces text with a list of categories that are linked to this post.

Replaces text with a single category with the lowest ID# in WordPress (ID's are auto-assigned and cannot be changed)

Wraps the placeholder text in a popup link to the comments when no comments. Once there are comments, replaces text with either “1 Comment” or “## Comments.”

Replaces entire text field with post comments form.

Will display a placeholder message until there are comments. Then it will display the comment count.

Used in the Single Post template, this placeholder replaces your text with the Post Title of the previous post, which will also become a link that will take you to the that post. If there is no previous post, this text box will display nothing.

Used in the Single Post template, this placeholder replaces your text with the Post Title of the next post, which will also become a link that will take you to the that post. If there is no next post, this text box will display nothing.

Used in the Blog and Category Templates, this placeholder turns the text into a link that will take you to a new page that will display more posts. If there are no newer posts to view, this text box will display nothing. See Pagination.

Used in the Blog and Category Templates, this placeholder turns the text into a link that will take you to a previous page that will display more posts. If there are no older posts to view, this text box will display nothing. See Pagination.

Used on the Category Template, replaces this text with the Category Title.

Replaces text with tags that are linked to view the tag list.

Renders the selected sidebar content set in WordPress > Appearance > Widgets.

Renders the comment count for the associated post.

Replaces with a live search box with placeholder text at lower opacity.

Allows you to combine static text and replaced text fields in the same text box.  Supports the following fields:{post_title} {post_author} {post_date:} {post_tags} {post_categories} {comment_count} {previous_post_link} {next_post_link}  
​Useful for something like “Tags: {post_tags} / Categories: {post_categories} Day:{post_date:D}” For dates add a colon and the PHP date format string. (see list below)
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Here are some suggested date formats and their output if you’re using the Advanced Content Replace setting. You can customize the format by referring to WordPress's official date formatting options.

In case you are creating a new WordPress Canvas from scratch and you would like to include the featured image from a blog post, you can do so by first selecting the image that you would like to set as a placeholder for featured images. Then in the right side Properties Panel under the Image Tab, mark the box that says WordPress Featured Image.