=== Selective Posts === Contributors: barry.ko Plugin Name: Selective Posts Plugin URI: http://www.barryko.com/ Tags: recent post, exclude post, exclude categories, selective posts Author URI: http://www.barryko.com/ Author: Barry Ko Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 3.9 Stable tag: 1.1 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Display posts with category exclusions; select number of posts, post status, and post order. == Description == This Plugin allows you to show selective Posts in the sidebar or footer through a widget, just like the "Recent Posts" widget that WordPress provides. Selective Posts allows you to choose the maximum number of posts to show, and the ability to exlude posts from a category... ...and now the ability to show posts of a specific status (like future posts or drafts to indicate "upcoming posts") and ordering of these posts in ascending or descending order! == Screenshots == http://www.barryko.com/code/wordpress-plugin-selective-posts-exclude-category/ == Changelog == = 1.1 = * Integrated Post Status and Post Ordering = 1.0 = * Initial Release == Installation == 1. Upload and install the Selective Posts Plugin zip file in the Plugins Menu (Plugins > Add New > Upload) 2. Activate the plugin 3. Drag the Selective Posts Widget from the Available Widgets area into the Sidebar (Appearance > Widgets) 4. Declare a Title, Maximum number of Posts to display, and Category IDs the exclude; Save 5. Define type of posts; see list here 6. Define order of posts; ASC (ascending) or DESC (descending) 7. To exclude multiple categories from being displayed, separate Category IDs with a comma (-1,-2,-3) == Frequently Asked Questions == http://www.barryko.com/code/wordpress-plugin-selective-posts-exclude-category/ == Plugin Support == [Selective Posts Developer](http://www.barryko.com/ "Search and Media Technologist") == Upgrade Notice == Extends functionality, now includes Post Status and Post Ordering.