Description
Fast Post Lists provides additional shortcodes to include a list of posts within another post or page.
Key features are:
- Filter posts by a search query
- Filter posts by category, via an inclusion or exclusion list of categories
- Filter posts by tag, via an inclusion or exclusion list of tags
- Order posts by a post field of your choice
- Limit the number in the list, e.g. to show the 10 most recent posts
- Group posts by category or tag, with subheadings displayed for the category or tag
- Full control to configure list CSS styles, HTML per post and HTML at the start and end
Shortcode Usage
The shortcode to use in your posts or pages is:
[fu_postlist]
By default, this will query all posts and sort by post title.
Below are some examples of how each of the parameters can be used:
List only posts that match the search keyword ‘stuff’
[fu_postlist search=’stuff’]
List only posts that match the search keyword ‘stuff’ but don’t have the keyword ‘rubbish’
[fu_postlist search=’stuff -rubbish’]
List only posts within the single category ‘Spiders’
[fu_postlist cat=’Spiders’]
A single category can be listed by name or by id.
List posts within the categories Spiders or Dogs
[fu_postlist cat=’Spiders,Dogs’]
List posts within the categories Spiders and Dogs
[fu_postlist cat=’Spiders+Dogs’]
List posts not within the categories 10 or 12
[fu_postlist notcat=’10,12’]
Categories to exclude must be listed as a comma-separated list of id’s.
List posts with either the tags ‘rain’ or ‘shine’
[fu_postlist tag=’rain,shine’]
List posts with both the tags ‘heavy’ and ‘metal’
[fu_postlist tag=’heavy+metal’]
List posts without the tag ‘trouble’
[fu_postlist nottag=’trouble’]
Limit the number of posts listed to 10
[fu_postlist maxposts=10]
A value of -1 or the parameter omitted entirely means all.
Group posts by category. The category name will be inserted as a subheading at the start of the group
[fu_postlist groupby=cat]
Group posts by tag
[fu_postlist groupby=tag]
Order posts by post title (default behavior)
[fu_postlist orderby=’title’]
However, you may order by ‘ID’, ‘author’, ‘name’ (post slug), ‘date’, ‘rand’ etc.
Of course, you can mix and match many of these parameters to your heart’s content.
Screenshots
Screenshot 1. How to customize list presentation through HTML and CSS configuration. 
Screenshot 2. A list of posts with thumbnails and grouped by category. 
Screenshot 3. A list of posts with no attached images.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/fubaby_fastpostlistsdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Use the ‘Settings->Fubaby Fast Post Lists’ screen to configure the plugin
The options page allows you to manually enter some HTML to include at the start and end of the list, plus the exact
format of each list item. Additionally, CSS styles can also be added through the options page as required.
The configured HTML per post uses a number of key values that will be substituted with data from each post. These are:
- [title] – the post title
- [permalink] – the post’s permalink
- [img] – the first image attachment for the post (if any)
- [date] – the post date
FAQ
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How do I display the 5 most recent posts in Category XYZ?
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[fu_postlist cat=’XYZ’ maxposts=’5′ orderby=’date’]
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[fu_postlist cat=’Reviews’ groupby=’tag’ orderby=’title’]
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How do I not display thumbnail images
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In the plugin settings, edit the ‘HTML for each post’ config and remove the [img] keyword.
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Contributors & Developers
“Fast Post Lists” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
0.7
Fixed bug with display of category titles
Localization Fixes
Tested with the latest WordPress
0.6
Added option to display post dates
Localization preparation
0.5
CSS Fixes
0.4
Admin page updates
0.3
No longer requires PHP7
0.2
First release