Shows a new post every day.
The WP Post of the Day plugin allows you to display a new post once a day.
Using this plugin is simple:
- Install the plugin
- Activate the plugin
- On the page or post where you want to have a post display, add the
[wp_post_of_the_day] shortcode where you want your post to appear.
- Save your changes.
Features
- Works with custom post types
- No settings page, just an easy way for you to show a daily post on your site
- Clean, well written code that won’t bog down your site
FAQ
The [wp_post_of_the_day] shortcode supports a few attributes to give you more control over the results:
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author – Provide an author ID or a comma-separated list of author IDs if you want to limit the selected posts to one of those authors. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day author="1, 11, 14"]
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not – Provide a comma-separated list of post IDs to exclude. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day not="3, 456, 876"]
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post_type – Provide a post type or a comma-separated list of post types to pull from. You must use the internal post type name. Default is post. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day post_type="page"]
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search – Provide a custom search term to limit the selected posts returned. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day search="relativity"]
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taxonomy – Provide a custom taxonomy to pull from. Requires the terms attribute to be set as well. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day taxonomy="post_tag" terms="2,4"]
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terms – Provide a term ID or comma-separated list of term IDs to limit the selected posts returned. Requires the taxonomy attribute to be set as well. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day taxonomy="post_tag" terms="2,4"]
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class – Provide a custom class name for the wrapping HTML div. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day class="my-custom-class"]
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size – Provide a registered image size to use for image display (optional, only takes effect if images are being shown). Example: [wp-post-of-the-day size="thumbnail"]
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show – Provide a comma-separated list of post elements to display. You can also use a vertical pipe | character instead of a comma to separate items into columns. Options are: title, image, excerpt, content. Defaults to title, image, excerpt. Items will show in the order you provide. Note: If images are shown, only posts with featured images will be returned. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day show="title, image"]
Keep in mind that any of these attributes can be combined as needed. Example: [wp-post-of-the-day author="19" size="full" not="2310"]. Also, keep in mind that the shortcode can be used in text widgets.
1.0
- Tested in WordPress version 5.2
