changing display order

Yes, use the fields parameter
the default is fields=”title,byline,content,metadata”
you could use fields=”title,content”
The featured image (thumbnail) is shown by default.

if you want the image stacked on top of the text, use the featured image layout: fi_layout=”true”

On my website, there are examples of the layouts https://www.tpginc.net/wordpress-plugins/plugin-tpg_get_posts/layouts/.

Hope that helps.

mmmm agreed that should do the trick… but apparently not.

[tpg_get_posts fi_layout=”false” numberposts=1 cat=”education-2″ orderby=”rand” thumbnail_size=”full” fields=”title,content”]

i am not using the commercial version..

thoughts?
L.

The fi_layout only is supported with the extension.

So using the base plugin, try

[tpg_get_posts numberposts=1 cat="education-2" orderby="rand" thumbnail_size="full" thumbnail_align="aligncenter" fields="title,content"]

I think aligncenter is a pretty standard class for most themes to center an image

so do I need to purchase upgrade?

Did you try the above code? You only need the extension if you want the to use the extended features. I am not clear what results your getting from the base plugin.

yeh, I used your exact code…

https://new.citsolutions.edu.au/

Is the picture at the top an ‘extended’ feature?

Yes the current display is title, feat image (thumbnail), content
To get fi, title, content that requires the extension and is referred to as the featured image layout….fi_layout.