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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: 2.9 |
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Stable tag: 3.1 |
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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 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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3.1 |
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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/). |
