Fancy Timeline V2

Parent / child element

Fancy Timeline V2

A vertical timeline of content cards on alternating sides of a centre line. Each card has a title, a date or label, rich text, an optional header image and a read more button, in four design styles.

  • Four design styles: Default, Light, Outline and Compact
  • Content cards alternate left and right of a centre line
  • A date or any label on every card
  • Optional header image with the title on top
  • Optional read more button with its own link
  • Colour controls with hover states

Design styles

Default + 3 Pro styles

Heading tags

H1 to H6

Per-entry media

Header image, read more button

Default

Research

January 2026

Interviews with 40 customers showed us which features to build first.

Design

March 2026

A new brand and design system, tested with real customers before any code was written.

Build

June 2026

The new app was built in six two-week sprints, with a demo at the end of each one.

Read the update

Launch

September 2026

The launch reached 12,000 sign-ups in its first week.

See the results

Light · Pro

Research

January 2026

Interviews with 40 customers showed us which features to build first.

Design

March 2026

A new brand and design system, tested with real customers before any code was written.

Build

June 2026

The new app was built in six two-week sprints, with a demo at the end of each one.

Read the update

Launch

September 2026

The launch reached 12,000 sign-ups in its first week.

See the results

Outline · Pro

Research

January 2026

Interviews with 40 customers showed us which features to build first.

Design

March 2026

A new brand and design system, tested with real customers before any code was written.

Build

June 2026

The new app was built in six two-week sprints, with a demo at the end of each one.

Read the update

Launch

September 2026

The launch reached 12,000 sign-ups in its first week.

See the results

Compact · Pro

Research

January 2026

Interviews with 40 customers showed us which features to build first.

Design

March 2026

A new brand and design system, tested with real customers before any code was written.

Build

June 2026

The new app was built in six two-week sprints, with a demo at the end of each one.

Read the update

Launch

September 2026

The launch reached 12,000 sign-ups in its first week.

See the results

All four styles use the same cards. Light and Outline use fixed white cards with dark text, so only the Primary Color setting changes them.

Example of fancy timeline v2 with header images on every card…

Online store

2023

A WooCommerce store for a homeware brand, with a 40% rise in orders.

SaaS dashboard

2024

A marketing site and docs for an analytics product with 9,000 users.

Mobile app

2025

A launch website for a fitness app, built in three weeks.

Example of fancy timeline v2 with labels instead of dates and read more buttons…

Planning
Phase 1

Goals, budget and a sitemap agreed with every stakeholder.

View the plan
Content
Phase 2

Copy, photos and video gathered and written for each page.

Content guide
Go live
Phase 3

Testing on every device, then the site goes live.

Launch checklist

Example of fancy timeline v2 with the Outline design and a dark line…

Version 1.0

May 2025

The first public release, with five elements.

Version 1.5

November 2025

Pro design styles for every free element.

Version 2.0

October 2026

Twenty-six elements in one plugin.

Use cases

01

Project and case study timelines, with a header image for each milestone.

02

Release notes and changelogs that link each version to its full update post.

03

Event schedules and programmes, with a time or session label on every card.

Key features

What the element does, in plain terms. Every individual control is listed in the settings reference below.

Layout

Four design styles

The Default dark cards plus three Pro styles: Light, Outline and Compact.

Alternating cards

Cards sit on alternating sides of a vertical centre line, each with a marker on the line.

Cards

Title, date and content

Each card has a title, a date or any label such as Phase 1, and a rich text description.

Header images

Add an image to a card to show it as a header, with the title on top.

Read more buttons

Add a button with its own text and link to any card.

Styling

Colour controls

Line, card, date, heading, text and button colours, each with a hover state. Titles on images have their own colour. Light and Outline use fixed card colours.

Settings reference

Every setting the element exposes, grouped by builder tab. Options are listed where the setting offers a fixed set of choices.

Structure General tab

Design Style

Default · Light · Outline · Compact

The look of the timeline. All styles except Default come with Pro.

Timeline Elements

Child elements

Add, reorder, clone or remove cards. Each card has its own settings, listed below.

Heading Size

H1 · H2 · H3 · H4 · H5 · H6

The HTML tag used for card titles. Default H5.

CSS Class

Adds a class to the wrapping HTML element.

CSS ID

Adds an ID to the wrapping HTML element.

Timeline Element Child element, one per card

Title

Text

The title of the card.

Date / Label

Text

A date or any label, for example January 2026 or Phase 1.

Image

Image upload

An optional header image. The title is shown on top of it.

Read More Text

Text

The text of the button. The button shows when both the text and the link are set.

Read More Link

URL

Where the button links to.

Content

Rich text

The description on the card.

Colours Design tab

Primary Color

Colour, with hover. Default #65bc7b

The colour of the line, the markers and the image overlay. It is the only colour the Light and Outline designs use.

Background Color

Colour, with hover. Default #2f3237

The background of the cards. Light and Outline always use white cards.

Date Background Color

Colour, with hover

The background behind the date.

Date Text Color

Colour, with hover. Default #ffffff

The colour of the date.

Heading Color

Colour, with hover. Default #000000

The colour of titles on cards without an image.

Heading Color (with image)

Colour, with hover. Default #ffffff

The colour of titles shown on a header image.

Text Color

Colour, with hover. Default #ffffff

The colour of the description.

Button Background Color

Colour, with hover

The background of the read more button.

Read More Button Text Color

Colour, with hover. Default #ffffff

The text colour of the read more button.

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Need a horizontal timeline, or image and dot markers? See Fancy Advanced Timeline.