4bzthemes

A collection of shortcodes, widgets, a shortcode builder, multiple featured images, a related posts module, video and audio embed options, and extra fields for the user profile form. Includes Recent Posts, Featured Posts, Popular Posts, Related Posts, Image Text, Progressbars, Flexslider Slideshow, Contact Info, Contact Form, Flickr Photos, Facebook Comments, Author Bio, and Column shortcodes and widgets. 
This plugin provides filters for theme and plugin authors to override or augment the default shortcodes and widgets’ options, display, and description. 4bzthemes recommends the 4bzCore plugin for all of their themes.
You can find <a href="http://4bzthemes.com/knowledgebase/" rel="nofollow ugc">docs</a>, and more detailed information on <a href="http://4bzthemes.com/plugin/4bzcore" rel="nofollow ugc">4bzthemes.com</a>.
If you have any questions about 4bzCore, consult the following in this order:
<ol>
<li>[Docs](http://4bzthemes.com/knowledgebase/</li>
<li>[Support Forum] (https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/4bzcore) on WordPress.org.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Translators</h3>
4bzCore needs translations. If you have created or updated a language pack, you can send <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">gettext PO and MO files</a> to <a href="http://4bzthemes.com/about/" rel="nofollow ugc">4bzthemes</a> so that it can be bundled into the plugin.
<h3>Report a bug</h3>
You can report any bugs through the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/4bzcore" rel="ugc">Support Forum</a> on WordPress.org.
<h3>Credits</h3>

4bzCore

A collection of shortcodes, widgets, a shortcode builder, multiple featured images, a related posts module, and much more.

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This plugin was initially designed as a theme function but we thought it might come in handy for someone else. It is designed to use the following plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/" rel="ugc">Custom Post Type UI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/taxonomy-images/" rel="ugc">Taxonomy Images</a></li>
</ul>
Of course you can create your own custom post types and taxonomies but the Custom Post Type UI plugin makes very light work of it.
The plugin creates a widget for adding featured posts. There are other plugins that do this but Featured Custom Posts allows for custom post types and taxonomies. It was created to show featured products that were created as custom post types.
Features
<ul>
<li>Select number of posts to display (default: 10)</li>
<li>Post Type</li>
<li>Custom Taxonomy</li>
<li>Custom Taxonomy Term</li>
</ul>
New In Version 1.1
<ul>
<li>Added Permalink Base for post URL (Defaults to post’s GUID)</li>
<li>Added Post Title as the link text if Taxonomy Images plugin isn’t present</li>
</ul>
Example Usage
Custom Post Type: “products” 
Taxonomy: “product-tags” 
Taxonomy Term: “featured”
In this example our custom post type of “products” allows us to add products in a similar way to posts. Now with our custom taxonomy of “product-tags” we can tag our products with the tag “featured”. Plug this information into the widget via the wp-admin area and you’re all set!
Future Updates
<ul>
<li>Allow for multiple taxonomy terms</li>
<li>Add thumbnail size support</li>
</ul>

Featured Custom Posts Widget

Widget that allows custom post types and taxonomies to be displayed.  Works well with Custom Post Type UI and Taxonomy Images plugins.

4bzCore vs Featured Custom Posts Widget