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Ingeni Latest Posts

A Wordpress Gutenberg block control to display the latest posts or page. Posts are displayed in columns, but a custom template can be provided to display the posts in any required format.

by Bruce McKinnon - ingeni.net · github.com/brucemckinnon/ingeni-latest-posts

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

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/brucemckinnon/ingeni-latest-posts/archive/refs/heads/master.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/brucemckinnon/ingeni-latest-posts ↗

Display the latest posts of a category

Description

A block control to display the latest posts or page. Posts are displayed in columns, but a custom template can be provided to display the posts in any required format.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the '/wp-content/plugins/ingeni-latest-posts' directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I create a custom template

  1. In your Wordpress theme folder, create a sub-folder called 'ingeni-latest-posts'.
  2. Copy the file '/wp-content/plugins/ingeni-latest-posts/templates/ilp_template_std.php' to '/wp-content/{your_theme}/ingeni-latest-posts/ilp_template_std.php'.
  3. In the '/wp-content/{your_theme}/ingeni-latest-posts/ilp_template_std.php' folder, rename the file 'ilp_template_std.php' (make sure you keep the .php file extension).

Changelog

= 2023.1.0 - Initial release.

= 2023.2.0 - Added the ability to set the sortOrder and orderBy parameters of the WP query, and also the offset parameter.

= 2023.3.0 - Added the Post Parent ID parameter.

= 2023.4.0 - Refactored the Categories - now permits selected categories to included, excluded, or completely ignored.

  • Added debug switch
  • Added meta query builder (specifically for ACF and CPTs).

= 2023.5.0 - If Max Posts set to 0, display all posts

  • If Post Parent set to 0, ignore checking the Post Parent

= 2023.6.0. - Templates now implement namespaces, allowing multiple templates to be used on a single page.