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=== 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: 2.8.2 |
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Stable tag: 2.0 |
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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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* Support for displaying thumbnail images via [Simple Post Thumbnails plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/). |
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* Specify how many posts to show |
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* Set which category the posts should come form |
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* Designate how many of the widgets you need |
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* Specify whether to make to the widget title a link to the category page |
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* Optionally show the post excerpt |
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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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== Changelog == |
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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/). |
