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Display list of recent posts and latest posts or random posts using the [recentposts-sc] shortcode in any page or in sidebar widgets.
The Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display the latest posts on your site using a simple shortcode. You can use it in pages or sidebars, and it offers various options for customising the display, such as filtering by category, author, or post type.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to showcase recent or random posts with flexibility in presentation. It supports features like custom excerpt lengths, image sizes, and the ability to specify the number of posts displayed.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to display recent posts with various customisation options.
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The “Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget” helps users to easily display latest posts in a page or in sidebar by just using simple shortcode [recentposts-sc]
By default it displays “latest posts” or “recent posts” which can be changed to display “random posts”, display by ‘title’ etc using ‘orderby’.
All Parameters/Shortcodes can be seen in FAQ:
* FAQ
Advanced Parameters:
numberofposts (Number of posts)
Limit/Specify the number of posts you want to display
Default: 3
Example: [recentposts-sc numberofposts=”6″]
post_type (Post Type)
Specify which post type you want to use. For example posts or pages
Default type: post
Example: [recentposts-sc post_type=”page”]
get_cat_name (Category Name)
If you want to display category name in list of posts
Default: False
Example: [recentposts-sc get_cat_name=”true”]
excerptlength (Custom Excerpt Length)
Define custom excerpt length
Example: [recentposts-sc excerptlength=”30″]
enable_excerpt (Show/hide Excerpt display)
Sometimes you may not want to display excerpt and only like to keep title and image. To turn off/disable excerpts use enable_excerpt=”false” (default is true)
Example: [recentposts-sc enable_excerpt=”false”]
image_size (Display default/custom image size instead of featured image)
Select image size like thumbnail, medium etc (by default featured image is displayed)
use image_size (default is false)
Example: [recentposts-sc image_size=”thumbnail”] or [recentposts-sc image_size=”medium”]
You can also use any custom image size if present in your website.
category (Posts from specific Category/categories)
Filter posts from single category or multiple categories
Example single category: [recentposts-sc category=”lesson”]
Example multiple categories: [recentposts-sc category=”lesson,lesson2,lesson3″]
author (Posts from specific author)
Filter posts from specific author
Example: [recentposts-sc author=”admin”]
More Parameters/Shortcodes can be seen in FAQ:
* FAQ.
Developed by rajros
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