Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget

FAQ

• Basic: [recentposts-sc] (by default 3 latest posts)

• For sidebar also use [recentposts-sc] in text widgets (refer screenshots as well for further help)

• Advanced Parameters:

• numberofposts (Number of posts)
  Limit/Specify the number of posts you want to display
  Default: 3
  Example: [recentposts-sc numberofposts= »6″]

• post_type (Post Type)
  Specify which post type you want to use. For example posts or pages
  Default type: post
  Example: [recentposts-sc post_type= »page »]

• get_cat_name (Category Name)
  If you want to display category name in list of posts
  Default: False
  Example: [recentposts-sc get_cat_name= »true »]

• excerptlength (Custom Excerpt Length)
  Define custom excerpt length
  Example: [recentposts-sc excerptlength= »30″]

• enable_excerpt (Show/hide Excerpt display)
  Sometimes you may not want to display excerpt and only like to keep title and image. To turn off/disable excerpts use enable_excerpt= »false » (default is true)
  Example: [recentposts-sc enable_excerpt= »false »]

• image_size (Display default/custom image size instead of featured image)
  Select image size like thumbnail, medium etc (by default featured image is displayed)
  use image_size (default is false)
  Example: [recentposts-sc image_size= »thumbnail »] or [recentposts-sc image_size= »medium »]
  You can also use any custom image size if present in your website.

• category (Posts from specific Category/categories)
  Filter posts from single category or multiple categories
  Example single category: [recentposts-sc category= »lesson »]
  Example multiple categories: [recentposts-sc category= »lesson,lesson2,lesson3″]

• author (Posts from specific author)
  Filter posts from specific author
  Example: [recentposts-sc author= »admin »]

• label (Custom label for « Read More »)
  Apply your own custom read more label
  Example: [recentposts-sc excerpt_more= »true » label= »Keep Reading… »]

• after and before (Filter Posts between specific dates)
  Example : [recentposts-sc after= »January 5th, 2015″]
  This will display only posts which is published after Januray 5th, 2015

Example : [recentposts-sc before= »October 6th, 2015″]
This will display only posts which is published before Januray 5th, 2015

Example : [recentposts-sc after= »January 5th, 2015″ before= »October 6th, 2015″]
This will display only posts which is published between Januray 5th, 2015 and October 6th, 2015

• include_author (Display author name and link)
  Example: [recentposts-sc include_author= »true »]

• orderby (Order posts by name, title, date etc)
  Example: [recentposts-sc orderby= »name »]
  Instead of recent posts you can display random posts
  Example: [recentposts-sc orderby= »rand »]

• order (Order posts in ascending or descending order)
  Example: [recentposts-sc order= »DSC »]

• post_ids (List only specific posts by their IDs)
  Example: [recentposts-sc post_ids= »181,189,194″]

• offset (Offset/skip posts)
  Example: [recentposts-sc offset= »1″]

• tag (Filter posts containing specific tags only)
  Example: [recentposts-sc tag= »lesson1,lesson2,lesson »]

• meta_key(Filter posts on meta_key)
  Example: [recentposts-sc meta_key= »size »]

• meta_value(Filter posts by meta values)
  Example: [recentposts-sc meta_value= »small, medium »]

• show_image(default is true. To hide images use false)
  Example: [show_image= »false »]

• • Combination of several parameters: * *
    [recentposts-sc numberofposts= »7″ post_type= »post » get_cat_name= »true » category= »lesson » author= »admin » excerpt_more= »true » label= »Read More… » after= »January 5th, 2015″ before= »October 6th, 2015″ include_author= »true » orderby= »name » order= »DSC » excerptlength=30 post_ids= »181,189,194″ offset= »0″ tag= »lesson1,lesson2,lesson » meta_key= »size » meta_value= »small, medium »]

Installation Instructions

Automatic Installation

1. Log in to WordPress admin panel and go to Plugins -> Add New
2. Type ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ in the search box and click on search button.
3. From the search results find ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ plugin.
4. Click on « Install Now »
5. Once installed click on « activate » button/link to activate the plugin.
6. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar.

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin from the wordpress plugin page.
2. Unzip the plugin and upload « recentpostssc » folder into your plugins directory.
3. Log in to WordPress admin panel and click the Plugins menu.
4. From the list of plugins on the plugin page find « Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget » plugin and then click to activate the plugin.
5. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar.