=== AK Featured Post Widget === Contributors: Kaser Donate Link: http://www.cssboss.com/donate Tags: Featured Posts, Post Widget, Category Posts Widget, display posts, feature category posts, feature category, category widget, custom post type widget, featured custom post type, display custom post type, side bar posts, sidebar posts, sidebar blog, side bar blog, feature posts in widgets Requires at least: 3.5.2 Tested up to: 3.5.2 Stable tag: 1.8 A widget that you can use to display posts! == Description == Easily configure this widget to display any amount of posts (from 1 to 99) from a category into any widgetized area of your blog. * You can create custom titles * You can set how many posts you wish to display * You can choose from Posts or Custom Post Types * You can select any category * You can choose wether or not to link the widget title to the archive of that category or custom post type * You can choose wether or not to display the post title above the featured image * You can choose from predefined image sizes, or set custom width and height * You can choose to align the featured image Left, Center or Right * You can run as many instances of the widget that you want to! * You can order your posts randomly Plans for future releases prior to V2.0 - excluding the post you're on from the listing ( thanks for the suggestion Matthew Mcarthur ) specify specific post IDs you want to display with the widget ( thanks for the suggestion The Crazy Travel ) == Installation == So you want to feature some posts on your blog, Awesome! Let's get it done! To Manually Upload The Plugin : 1. Download and extract the `ak-featured-post` plugin from http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akfeatured-post-widget/ 2. Upload `ak-featured-post` plugin folder to your wordpress plugin directory, default is `wp-content/plugins/` 3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu inside of the wordpress wp-admin dashboard 4. Navigate to the widget page inside of the wordpress wp-admin dashboard, and drag and drop the widget into the desired location 5. Configure the widget as you wish 6. Save and Enjoy :) To Automatically Install The Plugin 1. Navigate to the 'Plugins' menu inside of the wordpress wp-admin dashboard, and select AD NEW 2. Search for AKFeatured Post Widget, and click install 3. When the plugin has been installed, Click 'Activate' 4. Navigate to the widget page inside of your wordpress wp-admin dashboard, drag and drop the widget into the desired location 5. Configure the widget as you wish 6. Save and Enjoy :) == Frequently Asked Questions == = Once I install and activate the plugin, How do I use it? = This is only a widget, so you will need to drag and drop the widget into a sidebar or other widgetized area of your blog before you can configure it to work. = I dragged the widget over, but I can't set custom post types or image size, what do I do? = This has now been fixed in version 1.8 of the plugin so please upgrade to the latest version to get latest post featuring technology! = How did you make such an awesome plugin? = Lots of reading. Lots of thinking. Lots of r/trees. Lots of #wordpress. Lots of music. :) == Screenshots == 1. A Screen shot of the widget configuration form 2. A Screen shot of the widget in use with default options == Change Log == = 1.8 = Fixed the category link for the widget title by defining $category_id ( thanks madelynn, mrjive & piantadosi ) Added random ordering (thanks The Crazy Travel) Removed all short php tags, all are