=== Nelio Featured Posts ===
Contributors: nelio, davilera
Donate link: http://bit.ly/nelio-featured-posts-donate
Tags: starred post, featured post, relevant post, widget, manual featured posts, manual relevant post
Requires at least: 3.3
Tested up to: 5.7
Stable tag: 2.2.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Select the featured posts you want to show at any time and include them
in your theme using a widget.

== Description ==

With this WordPress plugin, you can define a set of featured posts easily.
These featured posts can be added to your theme wherever you want via a widget.

The plugin is extremely simple, fast, and reliable. Once you have selected the
featured posts, they are saved in a cache, so that the amount of database
queries is kept to the minimum.

> **Custom Templates**<br>
> Version 2.0.0 let's you define your own templates for displaying each related
> post. Just create a directory named `neliofp` in your theme's directory and
> create the template you want to use such as, for instance,
> `template-name.php`. When inserting the widget, specify that the template is
> `template-name` and you're ready to go!
>
> **Warning** Remember to save your templates somewhere save before updating
> your theme!
>
> (In the directory `template-examples` you'll find some examples).

_Featured image by_ [_Abulic
Monkey_](https://www.flickr.com/photos/abulic_monkey/291689115/)


= Features =

* **Featured Posts Selection** Set the list of featured posts from one single
place.
* **Powered by a Widget** Use the featured images wherever you want by simply
adding a widget.
* **Customization** You can tweak a few details of the featured post list, such
as the section title or the number of words in the excerpt.


= Featured On =

* [13 Awesome Free Featured Post Widgets for
WordPress](http://designcoral.com/wordpress/free-featured-post-widgets-for-wordpress/)
(designcoral.com)
* [How To Set Up a Collection of Featured
Posts](https://neliosoftware.com/blog/set-collection-featured-posts/) (Nelio's blog)


= Related Plugins by Nelio =

* [Nelio Content](https://neliosoftware.com/content/?fp=wordpress.org) |
[Download](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nelio-content/)
* [Nelio A/B Testing](https://nelioabtesting.com/?fp=wordpress.org) |
[Download](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nelio-ab-testing/)
* Nelio External Featured Image |
[Download](https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-featured-image/)
* Nelio Related Posts |
[Download](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nelio-related-posts/)


_Featured image by_ [_Abulic
Monkey_](https://www.flickr.com/photos/abulic_monkey/291689115/)


== Screenshots ==

1. **Easy Settings** Don't get lost with thousand of options. Simply set the
featured posts you want and you're done.
essentials and you're done!
2. **Widget** Just place the widget wherever you want, as many times as
you want.


== Changelog ==

= 2.2.4 (November 29, 2019) =
* Compatibility check with WordPress 5.3.

= 2.2.3 (June 6, 2018) =
* Fixed links to Nelio A/B Testing.
* Added a few more strings to be internationalized.


= 2.2.2 (September 1, 2017) =
* Improved internationalization strings.
* Escaped some strings.


= 2.2.1 (July 25, 2016) =
* Added i18n support.
* Translated to Spanish and Catalan.


= 2.2.0 (Dec 14, 2015) =
* Improved behavior: you can now drag and drop items, so that you can sort
featured posts as you please.
* Fixed compatibility issue with WordPress 4.4 (_Delete_ actions were not
visible).


= 2.1.0 =
* New filter for selecting which posts are shown in the widget. The filter
`neliofp_get_featured_posts` lets you select which posts will be shown on
the front-end.


= 2.0.0 =
* Use custom templates (on a per-widget basis) for rendering featured posts.


= 1.1.3 =
* Improved script inclusion to prevent collisions with other plugins.
* Referencing our A/B testing service for WordPress.


= 1.1.2 =
* Tweaking CSS styles just to make sure that featured posts with featured
images use a proper layout.

= 1.1.1 =
* Bug fix: on previous versions of the plugin, saving the list of featured
posts for the first time did not work (but, after that first attemp, save
function worked properly). Now, this does no longer occurs and featured posts
are properly saved always.

= 1.1.0 =
* When adding a new featured post, you can now add it in the beginning or in
the end of your list of featured posts.

= 1.0.0 =
* First release.
* Define a set of featured posts and show them to your visitors.


== Upgrade Notice ==

= 2.2.4 =
Minor update.