=== Simple Post Preview === Contributors: davidajnered Donate link: http://www.davidajnered.com/ Tags: simple, post, preview, category, push Requires at least: Tested up to: 3.0.1 Stable tag: 1.1.0 Simple Post Preview is a multi-instance widget that creates a push for the latest post in a category. == Description == This widget lets you create a push for the latest post in a category. It's as simple as activating the plugin, adding it to a widget area and setting it up. == Installation == 1. Upload `simple_post_preview.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 3. Use the plugin by placing it in any defined widget area 4. Setup Simple Post Preview so that is displays what you want 4.1 If you want to use the features image in your push you'll have to enable it in your theme and add a thumbnail size There aren't many ways to set it up, but here is a walkthrough Title: You can choose to write a header. If you don't, the title of the post will be used as the header instead Select Category: Select one of your categories from which you want to display the latest post Thumbnail: Select this if you want to show the post thumbnail in the push Thumbnail size: The name of the thumbnail size you want to use. It's specified in functions.php Length of preview: The number of characters from the post shown in the preview Link: The name of the link that takes you to the full post Link to: You can choose to link to either the post or the category == Frequently Asked Questions == == Screenshots == 1. The widgets GUI from the administration panel == Changelog == = 1.1.0 = * It's now possible to use the posts featured image in the preview * Widget does no longer show the post title when you write a custom title = 1.0.1 = * Fixed a bug that made the widget show a post from another category than the one selected * It's no longer possible to select an empty category = 1.0 = * First version of Simple Post Preview == Upgrade Notice == = 1.0.1 = This upgrade fixes an incorrect database query that made the widget show posts from the wrong category