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Free Plugin by faugro v1.1.0

Amazing Posts Widget

Display Posts on widget with amazing way, It's really suitable with your blog or portfolio.

Amazing Posts Widget

The facts

Rating
5★ from 3
Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
28 Apr 2014
Added
Jun 2013
Requires WP
3.4
Tested up to
WP 3.9.40
Downloads
12,183

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Amazing Posts Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display posts in a customizable slider format. You can select posts by category or custom post type, and adjust settings such as the number of posts displayed, columns, rows, and image dimensions.

This plugin is suitable for users looking to enhance their site with a visually appealing way to showcase posts. It is particularly useful for those who want to integrate a slider into their site using Page Builder by SiteOrigin.

Best for: This plugin suits users who want to create a dynamic post display on their WordPress site.

What it does well

  • Customizable widget title
  • Select posts by category or custom post type
  • Adjustable number of columns and rows
  • Easily set image dimensions
  • Compatible with Page Builder by SiteOrigin

Where it falls short

  • Limited to features described in the author's description
  • Last updated in April 2014, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
  • Directory score indicates potential issues

Verdict

Amazing Posts Widget offers basic functionality for displaying posts in a slider format, but its age and directory score suggest caution for users seeking reliability.

From the developer

faugro's own description of Amazing Posts Widget, lightly tidied.

This widget is combining and inspired by two great plugin, recent post flexslider and flexible posts widget, but using different slider. We use liquidslider that fit with this widgets purpose.

Features & options

  • Customizable widget title
  • Get posts using either a selectable category or custom post type.
  • Set the number of page displayed (using slider).
  • Set the number of columns and row per page displayed.
  • Easily set your own image width and height.
  • Set the padding for each post.
  • Select the sort orderby: Date, ID, Title, Menu Order, Random and sort order: ASC or DESC.

Shortcode

Example Use: [pj_apw post_title=”true” excerpt_length=”50″ categories=”all” thumbnail=”true” img_width=”250″ img_height=”150″ rows=”2″ columns=”1″ pages_number=”2″ template=”amaz-columns.php”]

Check out our demo :
1. demo1
2. demo2

Work great with Page Builder by SiteOrigin

If you get an error after updating this plugin, please go to appearance > widget > and just save it,
or if you need to edit the padding, you may edit it first, than save it.

Read the full description on the official page →

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