CVMH Cat Block

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Adds a block (widget or shortcode), which scrolls through the posts in a category.

Author:CVMH solutions (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.6
WordPress version tested:5.9
Plugin version:2.6.18
Added to WordPress repository:15-02-2016
Last updated:26-01-2022
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://www.agence-web-cvmh.fr
Total downloads:1 382
Active installs:10+
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Adds a block (widget or shortcode), which scrolls through the posts in a category.

Current features

  • Easy to use
  • Only fade effect
  • Customizable
  • Shortcode & Widget

Shortcode

Use [cvmh-catblock]
If you want to disable a parameter which is on true by default, put an empty string. Example: [cvmh-catblock slideshow=””]

Shortcode parameters

  • title: widget title (default: Category block)
  • introduction: text before posts list (default: empty)
  • category: array of category ids to use (default: empty, all categories will be used)
  • count: number of psts to display (default: 3, set to -1 if you want all posts)
  • buttonall: weither to display a link to the category (default: true, only if category has parameter has only one category id)
  • alltext: text of the “all button” (default: See all)
  • posttype: post type to get (default: post)
  • showimage: weither to display the post thumbnail (default: false)
  • imagesize: size of the post thumbnail (default: thumbnail)
  • showtitle: weither to display the post title (default: true)
  • titletag: html tag for the post title (default: h3)
  • titlelength: max length for the post title in caracters (default: 45)
  • showexcerpt: weither to display the post excerpt (default: false)
  • excerptlength: max length for the excerpt in words (default: 50)
  • showdate: weither to display the post date (default: false)
  • dateformat: post date format (default: j F Y)
  • showreadmore: weither to display a link to the post in addition to the link on the post title (default: true)
  • readmoretext: text of the “read more” button (default: Read more)
  • readmoretype: html tag for the “read more” button (default: anchor, use “button” if you want a link in javascript)
  • slideshow: display posts in a slideshow (default: true)
  • duration: duration of a slide in ms (default: 7000)
  • shownav: weither to display dots for navigation if slideshow is activated (default: true)

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How to uninstall Cat Block

To uninstall Cat Block, you just have to de-activate the plugin from the plugins list.


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