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Post Filterer

A widget to filter posts by recent, popular, and older posts

by WhizPlugin · github.com/akashbhowmik54/post-filterer-plugin

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Install

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This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/akashbhowmik54/post-filterer-plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/akashbhowmik54/post-filterer-plugin ↗

Filter and display WordPress posts based on view count, recency, or number of comments. Includes both a widget and shortcode for flexibility.

Description

Post Filterer allows you to display filtered lists of posts using either a widget or a shortcode. You can filter posts by:

  • Recent posts
  • Popular posts (based on view count stored in custom field views)
  • Most commented posts

Features:

  • Widget support (with title, filter type, and number of posts)
  • Shortcode support: [post_filterer type="popular" posts="5"]
  • Lightweight and easy to use
  • Developer-friendly (uses namespaced PHP classes)

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/post-filterer directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
  3. Use the Post Filterer Widget from the Appearance > Widgets screen.
  4. Or use the shortcode [post_filterer type="recent" posts="5"] inside any post, page, or template.

Frequently Asked Questions

What filter types are supported?

You can choose from:

  • recent: Latest posts
  • popular: Posts with the highest views meta key
  • comments: Posts with the most comments

Where does the view count come from?

You need a plugin or custom code to store post views in a custom field named views.

Can I style the list?

Yes. The output is wrapped in a <ul> with class wzpfil-post-list. You can style it using custom CSS.

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial release with shortcode and widget support.

Upgrade Notice

1.0

First release – no upgrade needed.

Screenshots

  1. Widget configuration
  2. Shortcode output on the front end