Description
Category Post List Widget is a plugin which displays the most recent posts from a certain category.
Category Post List Widget Features
- Set the category from which the posts should come.
- Set the taxonomy for custom posts which will display on frontend.
- Set Widget dimensions to display post of selected category on front end.
- Set number of posts to show.
- Option to change ordering of posts.
- Option to change sort type of posts (can set sort by date, title, number of comments, random).
- Option to select different effects.
- Option to show the post excerpt and how long the excerpt should be.
- Option to select different display options.
- Set Thumbnail size.
- Set different date format.
- Option to add post list in page using quick tag.
- Updated the plugin for better UX.
Screenshots
screenshot-1.png The quicktag in editor. 
screenshot-2.png The widget configuration dialog. 
screenshot-3.png The widget configuration dialog.
Installation
- Upload category-post-list-widget.zip to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Goto the Widget tab of the Presentation section and configure the widget.
- Once plugin gets activated, quicktag will be available in posts and pages.
FAQ
- Installation Instructions
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- Upload category-post-list-widget.zip to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Goto the Widget tab of the Presentation section and configure the widget.
- Once plugin gets activated, quicktag will be available in posts and pages.
- 1. How do I show post of particular category using this plugin?
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a) Find ‘Appearance’ menu in your WordPress admin panel. Click on “widget” sub-menu.
b) Drag & Drop ‘Category Post List’ widget in Widget area.
c) Configure the different widget options. - 2. Can I change date format?
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Yes, you can change date format. You can use any PHP standard date format e.g. F j,y for November 28, 2012.
- 3. Can I change different effects?
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Yes, you can change effects of displaying your post of particular category. Effect option is provided by this category.
- 4. How to add view all link?
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a) View all link option is provided in settings. You can add your custom link.
- 5. How to change slider settings?
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a) Select slider in effect option.
b) You can change settings as per your requirements. - 6. Can I change excerpt length?
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Yes, you can change excerpt length. You can change excerpt length in words from Excerpt length (in words) option.
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Changelog
1.1
- NEW : Added quicktag.
1.2
- Set the taxonomy for custom posts which will display on frontend.
- Updated the plugin for better UX.
2.0
- Select multiple category which will display posts from those category
- New design options for slider
- View all link option