A Featured Page Widget

FAQ

Can I use it outside my sidebar / widget area?

Sure you can! Just call the_widget() wherever you want to display your featured page. If you want to customize it, there’s four arguments:

• page: The page ID. Required.
• title: The widget title.
• image-size: The post thumbnail size.
• link-text: The text that will replace « Continue reading ». You may leave it empty too.

Example:

<?php
the_widget( 'A_Featured_Page_Widget', array( 'page' => 734, 'link-text' => '', 'image-size' => 'large' ) );
?>

If you don’t know the page ID, you can try get_page_by_path() function:

<?php
the_widget( 'A_Featured_Page_Widget', 'page=' . get_page_by_path( 'about' )->ID );
?>

Can I change the default text « Continue reading »?

Yes. In your functions.php file, you cand use the afpw_link_text filter:

<?php
function mytheme_change_afpw_link_text() {
    return 'Learn more';
}

add_filter( 'afpw_link_text', 'mytheme_change_afpw_link_text' );
?>

Why am I unable to define a manual excerpt for my pages?

First, check if the option for excerpts is not showing under « Screen Options ». If that’s the case, probably your theme doesn’t support excerpts in pages. You need to use add_post_type_support() inside your functions.php file:

<?php
function mytheme_add_page_excerpt() {
    add_post_type_support( 'page', 'excerpt' );
}

add_action( 'init', 'mytheme_add_page_excerpt' );
?>

Who are these three little witches on the banner above?

Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias, also known as Os Mutantes, a Brazilian psychedelic rock band of the late ’60s. You should check them out!