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2.1 KiB
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71 lines
2.1 KiB
Plaintext
Executable File
=== Plugin Name ===
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Contributors: James Lao
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Donate link: http://jameslao.com/
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Tags: category, posts, widget
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Requires at least: 2.8
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Tested up to: 3.1
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Stable tag: 3.2
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Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts in a single category.
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== Description ==
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Category Posts Widget is a light widget designed to do one thing and do it well: display the most recent posts from a certain category.
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Features:
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* [NEW] Option to change ordering of posts.
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* Support for displaying thumbnail images via WP 2.9's new post thumbnail feature.
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* Set how many posts to show.
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* Set which category the posts should come form.
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* Option to show the post excerpt and how long the excerpt should be.
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* Option to show the post date.
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* Option to show the comment count.
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* Option to make the widget title link to the category page.
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* Multiple widgets.
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== Installation ==
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1. Download the plugin.
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2. Upload it to the plugins folder of your blog.
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3. Goto the Plugins section of the WordPress admin and activate the plugin.
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4. Goto the Widget tab of the Presentation section and configure the widget.
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== Upgrade Notice ==
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Note that version 3.0 drops support for [Simple Post Thumbnails plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/) in favor of WP 2.9's built in post thumbnail functionality.
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== Screenshots ==
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1. The widget configuration dialog.
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== Changelog ==
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3.2
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* Added option to change ordering of posts. Defaults to showing newest posts first.
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3.1
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* Fixed a bug in the thumbnail size registration routine.
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3.0
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* Added support for WP 2.9's post thumbnail feature.
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* Removed support for Simple Post Thumbnails plugin.
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* Added option to show the post date.
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* Added option to set the excerpt length.
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* Added option to show the number of comments.
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2.3
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* Really tried to fix bug where wp_query global was getting over written by manually instantiating a WP_Query object
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2.1
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* Fixed bug where wp_query global was getting over written.
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2.0
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* Updated to use the WP 2.8 widget API.
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* Added support for [Simple Post Thumbnails plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/).
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