=== Featured Post Creative ===
Contributors: essentialplugin
Tags: featured post widget, responsive featured post grid, featured post brick layout, free featured posts, display featured posts
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 6.9.1
Stable tag: 1.5.7.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Display Featured post on your website with 2 shortcode and 1 widget. Also work with Gutenberg shortcode block.

== Description ==

✅ Now that you have your website ready why don’t you **download** and try out this Featured Post Grid to give it better functionality.

**Download Now** and display multiple Featured Post grids using shortcodes with categories. Featured Posts allows you to add featured posts to your blog's website via shortcode in pages and/or posts. This plugin makes it easier to mark posts as featured posts from post list OR from post inner section.

**Download Now** this featured posts because It is proven that Featured Posts grid have been a powerful tool to present your content in a very neat manner with the help of fancy grid and customized designs.

[FREE DEMO](https://demo.essentialplugin.com/featured-post-creative-demo/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Featured-Post&utm_campaign=Read-Me) | [PRO DEMO](https://demo.essentialplugin.com/prodemo/pro-featured-and-trending-post/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Featured-Post&utm_campaign=Read-Me)

Your customer might like the professional and fancy vibe of your site with Featured Post grid

**✅ This plugin displays your featured post using :**

* Featured Grid (1 design)
* Featured Gridbox (1 design)
* Widget Featured List (1 design)

**Download Now** it today and explore all the features.

**Also added Gutenberg block support.**

= ✅ Here is the plugin shortcode example =

**Featured Grid** 

<code>[fpc_post_grid]</code>

**Featured Gridbox** 

<code>[fpc_post_block]</code>

**To display only featured grid 4 post:**

<code>[fpc_post_grid limit="4"]</code>
Where limit define the number of posts to display. You can use same parameter with gridbox shortcode.

**If you want to display Featured grid by category then use this short code:** 

<code>[fpc_post_grid category="category_ID"]</code>
You can use same parameter with Gridbox shortcode.

= ✅ Here is Template code =
<code><?php echo do_shortcode('[fpc_post_grid]'); ?> </code>
<code><?php echo do_shortcode('[fpc_post_block]'); ?> </code>

= ✅ Use Following Featured Grid parameters with shortcode =
<code>[fpc_post_grid]</code>

* **Limit** : [fpc_post_grid limit="10"] (Display latest 10 featured post).
* **Grid** : [fpc_post_grid grid="3"] (Display post in grid3. You can use grid:1,2,3,4).
* **Show_author** : [fpc_post_grid show_author="true"] (Display featured post author OR not. By default value is “true”. Values are “true” OR “false” )
* **Category** : [fpc_post_grid category="category_id"] (Display featured post categories wise).
* **Show_category_name** : [fpc_post_grid show_category_name="true" ] (Display featured post category name OR not. By default value is “true”. Options are “true OR false”).
* **Show_date** : [fpc_post_grid show_date="false"] (Display featured post date OR not. By default value is “true”. Options are “true OR false”)
* **Order** : [fpc_post_grid order="DESC"] (Controls featured post order. Values are "ASC" OR "DESC".)
* **Orderby** : [fpc_post_grid orderby="post_date"] (Display featured post in your order. Values are "post_date", "modified", "title", "name" (Post Slug), "ID", "rand", "menu_order", "comment_count")
* **Image Height** : [fpc_post_grid image_height="500"] (Control featured post image height.)
* **extra_class** : [fpc_post_grid extra_class=""] (Enter extra CSS class for design customization ).

= ✅ Use Following Featured Gridbox parameters with shortcode =
<code>[fpc_post_block]</code>

* **Limit** : [fpc_post_block limit="10"] (Display latest 10 featured post).
* **Show_author** : [fpc_post_block show_author="true"] (Display featured post author OR not. By default value is “true”. Values are “true” OR “false” )
* **Category** : [fpc_post_block category="category_id"] (Display featured post categories wise).
* **Show_category_name** : [fpc_post_block show_category_name="true" ] (Display featured post category name OR not. By default value is “true”. Options are “true OR false”).
* **Show_date** : [fpc_post_block show_date="false"] (Display featured post date OR not. By default value is “true”. Options are “true OR false”)
* **Order** : [fpc_post_block order="DESC"] (Controls featured post order. Values are "ASC" OR "DESC".)
* **Orderby** : [fpc_post_block orderby="post_date"] (Display featured post in your order. Values are "post_date", "modified", "title", "name" (Post Slug), "ID", "rand", "menu_order", "comment_count")
* **Image Height** : [fpc_post_block image_height="500"] (Control featured post image height.)
* **extra_class** : [fpc_post_block extra_class=""] (Enter extra CSS class for design customization ).

✅ **Checkout demo for better understanding**

[FREE DEMO](https://demo.essentialplugin.com/featured-post-creative-demo/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Featured-Post&utm_campaign=Read-Me) | [PRO DEMO](https://demo.essentialplugin.com/prodemo/pro-featured-and-trending-post/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Featured-Post&utm_campaign=Read-Me)

✅ **Essential Plugin Bundle Deal**

[Annual or Lifetime Bundle Deal](https://www.essentialplugin.com/pricing/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Featured-Post&utm_campaign=Read-Me)

= ✅ Features include: =
* Added Gutenberg block support.
* Featured Grid
* Featured Gridbox
* Featured Post Widget
* Easy to add.
* Also work with Gutenberg shortcode block. 
* Elementor, Beaver and SiteOrigin Page Builder Native Support (New).
* Divi Page Builder Native Support (New).
* Fusion Page Builder (Avada) Native Support (New).
* Fully responsive. Scales with its container.
* 100% Multi Language.

= Privacy & Policy =
* We have also opt-in e-mail selection , once you download the plugin , so that we can inform you and nurture you about products and its features.

== Installation ==
1. Upload the 'featured-post-creative' folder to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory.
2. Activate the 'featured-post-creative' list plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Go to Post--> All Post and click the STAR to make post as a featured post. 
4. Use the following shortcode.
 
== Screenshots ==

1. Grid Block
2. Grid
3. Featured post Star

== Changelog ==

= 1.5.7.1 (17, Nov 2025) =
* [*] Fixed code conflict issue affecting widget saving.

= 1.5.6 (13, Nov 2025) =
* [*] General security and performance improvements.

= 1.5.5 (12, Nov 2025) =
* [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.8.3

= 1.5.4 (16, May 2025) =
* [*] Updated some URL's

= 1.5.3 (14, May 2025) =
* [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.8.1

= 1.5.2 (20, January 2025) =
* [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.7.1

= 1.5.1 (08, Nov 2024) =
* [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.6.2

= 1.5 (21, Nov 2023) =
* [*] Updated analytics SDK.
* [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.4.1

= 1.4 (29, Aug 2023) =
* [*] Tested up to: 6.3

= 1.3 (7, Aug 2023) =
* [*] Tested up to: 6.2.2
* [*] Fixed all security related issues.

= 1.2.9 (20, April 2023) =
* [*] Fix - Fixed same typo mistake.

= 1.2.8 (13, April 2023) =
* [*] New - Add nonce to post count in frontend side. 
* [*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.2.

= 1.2.7 (14, Feb 2022) =
* [*] Tested up to: 5.9
* [*] Solved Gutenberg wp-editor widget issue.

= 1.2.6 (15, Nov 2021) =
* [*] Fix - Resolve Gutenberg WP-Editor script related issue. 
* [*] Update - Add some text and links in Readme file.

= 1.2.5 (16, Sep 2021) =
* [*] Tested up to: 5.8.1
* [*] Updated demo link

= 1.2.4 (20, Aug 2021) =
* [*] Updated all external links
* [*] Tweak - Code optimization and performance improvements.
* [*] Fixed - Blocks Initializer Issue.
* [*] Updated language file and json.

= 1.2.3 (31, May 2021) =
* [*] Tested up to: 5.7.2
* [*] Added - https link in our analytics code to avoid browser security warning

= 1.2.2 (17, May 2021) =
* [*] Tweak - solve show/hide issue for grid shortcode date, category, and author.
* [*] Tested up to latest version of WordPress.

= 1.2.1 (22, April 2021) =
* [+] New - Added Gutenberg block support. Now use plugin easily with Gutenberg!
* [*] Tweak - Code optimization and performance improvements.
* [*] Tested up to latest version of WordPress.

= 1.2 (31, Oct 2020) =
* [*] Update - Regular plugin maintenance. Updated readme file.
* [+] New - Click to copy the shortcode.
* [+] Added - Added how it work page.
* [+] Added - Added our other Popular Plugins under Featured Post --> Install Popular Plugins From WPOS. This will help you to save your time during creating a website.
* [*] Tested up to latest version of WordPress.

= 1.1.5 (14-07-2020) =
* [*] Follow WordPress Detailed Plugin Guidelines for Offload Media and Analytics Code.
* [*] Tested up to: 5.4.2

= 1.1.4 (01, Jan 2020) =
* [+] Added esc_url() in the design files.
* [*] Fixed text domain issue in the design files.

= 1.1.3 (22, Apr 2019) =
* [*] Resolved one typo mistake in plugin menu.
* [*] Applied appropriate sanitization function to relevant fields.
* [*] Taken better care of Post Title as image ALT tag.
* [*] Used 'wp_reset_postdata' instead of 'wp_reset_query'.

= 1.1.2 (04, Jan 2019) =
* [*] Added Opt-in flow.

= 1.0.2 (08, Dec 2018) =
* [*] Tested with WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg.
* [*] Fixed some CSS issues.

= 1.1.1 (18-04-2018) =
* Fixed image issue and replaced with large image

= 1.1 (02-05-2017) =
* Fixed Grid Issue

= 1.0.1 =
* Added widget

= 1.0 =
* Initial release.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0 =
* Initial release.