Latest News Widget

A customizable latest news widget.

Author:Taylor Lovett (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:2.8.1
WordPress version tested:3.0.5
Plugin version:1.0.1
Added to WordPress repository:15-01-2011
Last updated:30-01-2011
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://taylorlovett.com/wordpress-plugins
Total downloads:22 504
Active installs:500+
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Show latest posts from specific categories in your sidebar. Simple, easy-to-use, and customizble.

Special Features:

  • Choose posts from up to three categories to display posts from
  • Optionally show post titles
  • Optionally show post bylines
  • A dashboard widget that displays WordPress blogging tips, SEO tricks, exclusive tutorials, SEO strategies, and more!
  • Show either the content, the excerpt, or the content with a limited number of characters
  • Limit the number of posts shown. Offset the posts that are shown
  • Widget includes a style manager!
  • Easily change the font size, font family, title font size, etc from within the widget.
  • This widget is reusable
  • Very easy to setup. Requires NO technical knowledge to install
  • Can be translated to multiple languages
  • Outputs clean, validated code
  • Free Support via email

Restrictions/Requirements:

  • Works with WordPress 2.8.1+, WPMU, and BuddyPress (WordPress 3.0+ is highly recommended)
  • PHP 4 or 5
  • PHP register_globals and safe_mode should be set to “Off” (this is done in your php.ini file)
  • Your theme must call wp_head() and wp_footer()

Configuring and Using the Plugin

Instructions for this plugin can be found at http://www.taylorlovett.com/wordpress-plugins

Support

For questions, feature requests, and support concerning the Latest News Widget plugin, please visit:
http://www.taylorlovett.com/wordpress-plugins


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