This plugin creates the [Category]] Shortcode. The code takes 5 arguments:
number: the number of posts to display. 0 equals the default number. -1 equals the total available.
Order: Ascending or Descending
Display Method: Full, Excerpt, Title
Order By: Author, Date, Title, Modified, Parent, ID, Rand, None, or Comment Count.
Category: this is the category id the category or categories that should be searched. Multiple categories can be specified in a comma separated list.
Example shortcode:
[Category number=’5′ method=’title’ order=’asc’ id=’11,45′ orderby=’comment_count’]
This will show 5 posts in ascending order of category 11 and 45 as arranged by comment_count and will display just the post titles.
Acknowledgements
A big thank you to g33kg0dd3ss for figuring out the 1.3 fix issue with the loop being broken. She contributed the patch fix.
Future Additions?
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Let plugin form allow for multiple category selections
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Let plugin form allow for multiple orderby methods
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In admin form restrict Number of posts to numbers only.
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In admin form setup a copy and paste script
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Accept a category name as a valid input
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Internationalization of the plugin
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Improve Formatting of Posts / Make formatting easier to edit./ Give user more control over formatting
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Allow attachments to come through
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Turn title links on or off.
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Allow comments in output
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Give user more control over the postformatting
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Add ability to modify thumbnail options through shortcode
