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Posts Slideshow Widget
This plugin enables you to have a side bar widget with slider (slideshow) of featured images from posts from a selected category.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.2★ from 5
- Active installs
- 70+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 26 Apr 2013
- Added
- Apr 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 3.5.2
- Downloads
- 11,394
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Posts Slideshow Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display a sidebar widget featuring a slideshow of images from recent posts. You can customise the slideshow to show images from specific categories or tags and can also select the animation type and slider speed.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to highlight recent posts with featured images, particularly those who maintain a dedicated category for photo galleries. It offers options for customisation, including background colours and widget dimensions.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to showcase recent posts with featured images in a sidebar format.
What it does well
- ✓Enables slideshow of featured images from recent posts
- ✓Customisable background colours and widget dimensions
- ✓Supports multiple sliders from different categories
- ✓Allows selection of animation type: slide or fade
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in April 2013, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited information on support and updates
- •Directory score indicates potential issues with performance or features
Verdict
The Posts Slideshow Widget provides a straightforward way to display recent posts visually, but its age and directory score suggest caution regarding compatibility and support.
From the developer
apgossips's own description of Posts Slideshow Widget, lightly tidied.
This plugin enables you to have a side bar widget with slider (slideshow) of featured images from recent posts (custom post type),
from a selected category (hierarchical taxonomy), from comma separated list of tags. If post has no featured image, plugin tries
to extract any 1st image from that post content. Customize post title and background color, background color of slider navigation panel.
Color is selected from WordPress built-in color pallete. Manual input is available also. Select animation type: slide or fade.
Setup slider speed and widget dimensions. You can have as many sliders as you wish with different categories.
This is mainly useful if you have a dedicated category for photo gallery posts and would like to display recent post title with its featured photo.
Translations
- Russian: ShinePHP
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