=== Post Blocks ===
Contributors: Jeremy Tompkins
Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FSUVY53M35HTY
Tags: post,widgets,post blocks
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 5.3.2
Stable tag: 0.0.6

Post Blocks extends the basic WordPress functionality to enable posts to be listed anywhere you can put a widget. Limit the number of posts displayed by count or category.  Turn display of future posts on/off from the settings menu.

== Description ==

Post Blocks extends the basic WordPress functionality to enable posts to be listed anywhere you can put a widget. Limit the number of posts displayed by count or category.  Turn display of future posts on/off from the settings menu.

[Demonstration](http://www.exec-tools.org/post-blocks/examples/)

= v0.0.6 - 2017-11-17 =
* FIX : Fixed future post 404 error when not logged in (removed link to future post article)
* NEW : Support for PHP 7
* NEW : Added ability to place posts in page content with [post_blocks] keyword

= Features =

* Sidebar Widget : Show posts in a block, control the number of posts and how much text is displayed
* Posts In Page Content : Show posts in pages as content blocks

== Credits ==

Copyright 2018 by Jeremy Tompkins

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

gpl-2.0.txt file included with the plugin.


== Installation ==

1.  Install & Activate the plugin

= Sidebar Instructions
1. Add a sidebar to your template where you want the post blocks to be
2. Add the widget to that sidebar in the admin menu

= Page Instructions
1. Add the [post_blocks] string to your page content where you want the post blocks to show up

== Screenshots ==

1. Screenshot Widget Display 
2. Screenshot Widget Options
3. Screenshot Settings


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Can I turn off future posts? =

Yes, from the admin config menu.

= Can I update the CSS? =

Yes, from the admin config menu.

= How do I add Post Blocks to my page? =

Add a sidebar to your template where you want the post blocks to be.
Add the Post Blocks widget to that sidebar.

= Can I disable the CSS? =

Yes, from the admin config menu.

= Can I choose a category of posts to display? =

Yes, from the widget config menu.

== Changelog == 

= v0.0.6 - 2017-11-17 =
* FIX : Fixed future post 404 error when not logged in (removed link to future post article)
* NEW : Support for PHP 7
* NEW : Added ability to place posts in page content with [post_blocks] keyword

= v0.0.5 - 2011-10-18 =
* NEW : Added option to choose a post category in the widget config menu
* NEW : Added ability to customize the date format to the settings menu
* NEW : Added ability to turn off date lines in the settings menu

= v0.0.4 - 2011-09-26 =
* NEW : Added option to disable the plugins CSS to the admin menu

= v0.0.3 - 2011-09-25 =
* FIX : Saving the CSS on the config page

= v0.0.2 - 2011-09-25 =
* NEW : Added Admin config menu
* NEW : Added CSS to admin config menu
* NEW : Added future posts toggle to admin config menu

= V0.0.1 - 2011-09-11 =
* NEW : Created Post Blocks Plugin


== Upgrade Notice ==

v0.0.6 Adds the ability to place posts in pages
v0.0.5 Adds the ability to choose a post category
v0.0.4 adds the ability to turn off the plugins css
v0.0.3 fixes the CSS not saving on the config page