=== Network Latest Posts === Contributors: L'Elite Donate link: https://laelite.info Tags: recent posts, widget, network, latest posts Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 3.3.1 Stable tag: 2.0.4 This plugin allows you to get the latest posts from the blogs in your network and display them in your site using shortcodes or a widget. == Description == This plugin allows you to get the latest posts from the blogs in your network and display them in your site using shortcodes or a widget. Based in the WPMU Recent Posts Widget by Angelo (http://bitfreedom.com/). For further details please visit: http://en.8elite.com/2012/02/27/network-latest-posts-wordpress-3-plugin/ [English] http://es.8elite.com/2012/02/27/network-latest-posts-wordpress-3-plugin/ [Español] http://fr.8elite.com/2012/03/22/network-latest-posts-extension-pour-wordpress-3/ [Français] This plugin works with Wordpress 3 Network (multisites) == Installation == 1. Upload `network-latest-posts folder` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 3. If you want to use the Widget, you can add the Network Latest Posts widget under 'Appearance->Widgets' 4. If you want to use the Shortcode, go to a page or post then write [nlposts] (that's it, seriously!) == Options == * Number of posts to show - list this many posts. * Number of days to limit - only go back this number of days to get posts. Set to 0 for no limit (default). * Title Only - if false it will show the excerpt for each post. True by default. * Display latest posts by Blog ID * Display posts by custom type (post, page, etc) * Ignore Blog IDs * Filter by Categories (NEW) * Filter by Tags (NEW) * Paginate results (NEW) * Set the excerpt's length (NEW) * Generate excerpts automatically from the post's content (NEW) * Display the full meta (Author, Date & Time) (NEW) You can style the output using CSS, the list of classes used below: * .network-latest-posts (content wrapper) * .network-latest-posts-sectitle (if a title for the shortcode has been set) * .network-posts-title (post's title) * .network-posts-source (where the post comes from) * .network-posts-excerpt (the post's excerpt) * .network-posts-pagination (pagination links) There's also a second class named added to the content wrapper "blog-X" where X is the ID of each blog so you can add a different style for each block of posts inside a blog. = Shortcode Options = `[nlposts title='Latest Posts' number='2' days='30' titleonly=false wrapo='
' wrapc='
' blogid=null thumbnail=false cpt=post ignore_blog=null cat=null tag=null paginate=false excerpt_length=null display_root=false auto_excerpt=false full_meta=false]` * title = the section's title null by default * number = number of posts to display by blog 10 by default * days = time frame to choose recent posts from (in days) 0 by default * titleonly = if false it will display the title and the excerpt for each post true by default * wrapo = html opening tag to wrap the output (for styling purposes) null by default * wrapc = html closing tag to wrap the output (for styling purposes) null by default * blogid = the id of the blog for which you want to display the latest posts null by default * thumbnail = allows you to display the thumbnail (featured image) for each post, it can be true or false (false by default) * cpt = allows you to display a custom post type (post, page, etc) * ignore_blog = allows you to ignore one or various blogs using their ID numbers * cat = this parameter allows you to display posts by one or more categories (separated by commas) (null by default) * tag = this parameter allows you to display posts by one or more tags (separated by commas) (null by default) * paginate = this parameter allows you to paginate the results, it will use the number parameter as the number of results to display by page * excerpt_length = this parameter allows you to limit the length of the excerpt string, for example: set it to 200 to display 200 characters (null by default) * display_root: allows you to display the posts published in the main blog (root) possible values: true or false (false by default) * auto_excerpt: will generate an excerpt for each article listed from the content of the post (false by default) you can use it in combination with excerpt length, if excerpt length is not used, it will generate a excerpt 150 chars/words long * full_meta: will display the author's display name, the date and time when the post was published == Changelog == = 2.0.4 = * NEW feature added `auto_excerpt` will generate an excerpt from the post's content * NEW feature added `full_meta` will display the author's display name, the date and the time when the post was published = 2.0.3 = * Excerpt Length proposed by Tim (trailsherpa.com) * It's possible now to display the posts published in the main blog (network root) using the display_root parameter = 2.0.2 = * Bug fix: When using only one category only one article from each blog was displayed. Now it displays the number specified with the `number` parameter as expected - Thanks to Marcalbertson for spotting this = 2.0.1 = * Added missing spaces before "published in" string: Lines 347, 358 & 399 - Spotted by Josh Maxwell = 2.0 = * NEW feature added `cat` which allows you to filter by one or more categories - Proposed by Jenny Beaumont * NEW feature added `tag` which allows you to filter by one or more tags - Proposed by Jenny Beaumont * NEW feature added `paginate` which allows you to paginate the results using the number parameter as the number of results to display by page * NEW CSS file added * NEW img folder added = 1.2 = * Fixed the repeated `` tags for the widget list * NEW feature added `cpt` which allows you to display a specific post's type (post, page, etc) - Proposed by John Hawkins (9seeds.com) * NEW feature added `ignore_blog` which allows you to ignore one or various blogs' ids - Proposed by John Hawkins (9seeds.com) * Added the Domain name with the IDs to the list of blog ids in the Widget * Some other minor bugs fixed = 1.1 = * Fixed the missing `` tags for the widget list * NEW feature added `blogid` which allows you to display the latest posts for a specific blog * NEW feature added `thumbnail` to display the thumbnail of each post * The widget includes now a list where you can select the blog's id for which you want to display the latest posts = 1.0 = * Added Widget option to display excerpt * Markup improved to make CSS Styling easier * Added Uninstall hook * Added Shortcode functionality * Plugin based in Multisite Recent Posts Widget == Screenshots == 1. Post Shortcode 2. Widget Options 3. Output Example 4. Latest Posts with Thumbnails == Frequently Asked Questions == = Why did you do this plugin? = Because I have 3 blogs and I needed a way to display the latest posts from them in the main blog of my Network. = If I want you to add a new feature, will you do it? = I like new ideas, but I'm kind of busy finishing the second year of my master's degree so I can't promise I will add everything people proposes but I'll do my best to add the best ideas as soon as I have the time and as long as they don't break the actual state of the plugin. = What do I need in order to make this plugin work for me? = Technically nothing, but the new pagination feature uses jQuery to load the content without reloading the page. It's prettier that way but it's up to you. = I can't see the thumbnails = Your theme have to support thumbnails, just add this to the function.php inside your theme folder: `add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');` = My theme support thumbnails, but I can't see them = When creating a post or page make sure you set the Featured Image option, also check you're not using a plugin that changes the urls in your blog. If so, you'll have to hack the code please read this: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-network-latest-posts-problem-thumbnails = Why my excerpts are longer than I specified in `excerpt_length`? = If an image `[caption]` tag is found in the post's content, NLP interprets the shortcode to display the image, then it will display the text picking your specified value but in number of words not characters.