=== April's Call Posts === Contributors: springthistle Tags: posts, shortcode Requires at least: 2.9.1 Tested up to: 3.3 Stable tag: 2.0 Via shortcode, lets you call in a list of posts that are filtered, ordered, and displayed based on criteria you provide. == Description == This plugin is useful if you are using lots of posts in a variety of ways on your website, i.e. not just on your homepage and not just separated out by categories. For example, You may have a blog with lots of information on upcoming events and lots of announcements. You have a variety of people who come to your blog looking for different information, and it's hard for them to filter through everything. You can have a "Cats" page on which you talk about your stance on cats, and use [ahs_callposts] to also call in a list of posts in the "cats" category, perhaps only the most recent 10, perhaps just titles, perhaps displaying just excerpts, perhaps displaying an image for each post. Then have a separate page for the "dogs" category. Etc! == Features == * Specify category * Specify number of posts * Specify content style * Specify random order * Specify multiple columns * Create your own template (NEW as of 2.0) * ... and more * Choose global default settings that can be overridden for any individual instance of the shortcode. == Installation == 1. Upload the aprils-call-posts directory to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 1. Study the documentation so you understand the options 1. Start using the shortcode == Frequently Asked Questions == = No questions yet = No answers yet. == Screenshots == == Changelog == = 2.0 = * NEW!! Added a template-driven system for post display * FUN! Re-designed admin page to have tabs * Added option to specify a post_type to handle custom post types * Removed requirement for specifying a category/type = 1.6.3 = * Fixed random ordering = 1.6.2 = * Fixed problems with "linktitle" * Fixed broken 'edit' image if WP not installed in root = 1.6.1 = * Fixed title-style list problem some people were having * Fixed get_the_excerpt() problem = 1.6 = * Added proper LI as option for separating title-style list = 1.5 = * Added option to pull posts in at random instead of just by post_date or custom field * Added option to control size of the image, if it's included * Added option to choose 'read more' text and pre-'read more' text * Post titles now linked by default. Added option to un-link them * Miscellaneous code cleanup = 1.4 = * Added shortcode examples to settings page. * Added col_item_width, so let you control the width of columns when in two-column mode * Moved included styles from stylesheet to settings page, to make them easier to maintain = 1.3 = * Now can specify whether or not to show the date and if so, what PHP date() format to use. = 1.2 = * Now can specify multiple categories. = 1.1 = * Fixed path to icon_edit.gif. * Added do_action so that shortcode can be used in widgets = 1.0 = * No significant changes have been made to the functionality; it's just being converted to a legit plugin. = 0.5 = * The first version of this plugin was actually a collection of functions in a single website's functions.php file.