Blog-in-Blog allows you to use the WordPress platform for it’s CMS features, but still have a blog page on your site. Posts selected by category, post_type, tag or any combination thereof, can be used to feed the ‘special’ blog page, and can optionally be hidden from the home page. 
You can have more than one category hidden from the homepage (not post_types or tags).
You can also use this plugin to show posts on the same page from different categories, post_types or tags, but in several different blocks and using different layout templates.
If you find this plugin useful (especially if it gets you out of a fix in a commercial setting), please feel free to leave feedback via the donate button.
I am grateful for those people who have already bought me a beer 🙂
Important: In previous versions of the Blog-in-Blog plugin you might have edited bib_post_template.tpl. If you are upgrading, we will copy this to a textbox so you can edit the template from the plugin page. The bib_post_template.pl file is no longer used and may vanish in a future release.

Blog-in-Blog

This plugin shows posts from a category on any page you like using shortcodes. Create multiple blogs within a blog using a category.

Angelo Mandato

This simple plugin adds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by entering the shortcode [html_sitemap] in the page content. This simple plugin is configured with the <code>[html_sitemap]</code> shortcode. This plugin can display a sitemap with specific depths, from a specific parent page and include/exclude specific children. Shortcode attributes include <code>sort_column</code>, <code>sort_order</code>, <code>exclude</code>, <code>include</code>, <code>depth</code>, <code>child_of</code>, <code>meta_key</code>, <code>meta_value</code>, <code>authors</code>, <code>number</code>, <code>offset</code>, <code>post_type</code>, and <code>post_status</code>, everything the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_pages" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>wp_list_pages</code></a> function accepts. In addition to the <code>wp_list_pages</code> options you can also set <code>class</code>, <code>id</code>, and <code>ordered_list_type</code> options.
This plugin is perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS.
Please see documentation for the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_pages" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>wp_list_pages</code></a> for a complete list of options.
The following options may be configured in addition to options documented in <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_pages" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>wp_list_pages</code></a>:
The <code>class</code> and <code>id</code> attributes may specified set class or id values for the initial HTML Page Sitemap <code><ul></code> list tag.
The <code>child_of</code> attribute value can be a numeric page ID (integer), or use the custom value CURRENT or PARENT. The value “CURRENT” will use the current page’s ID. The value “PARENT” will uses the curent page’s parent ID.
The <code>ordered_list_type</code> attribute is an HTML Page Sitemap plugin exclusive option for specfiying an ordered list type. Not setting a ordered_list_type will use an unordered list (default).
<ul>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="1"</code> – The list items will be numbered with numbers</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="A"</code> – The list items will be numbered with uppercase letters</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="a"</code> – The list items will be numbered with lowercase letters</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="I"</code> – The list items will be numbered with uppercase roman numbers</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="i"</code> – The list items will be numbered with lowercase roman numbers</li>
</ul>
Note: This plugin only works with Hierarchical Custom Post Types. This plugin will not work if your post type is not heirarchical.
<h4>Examples</h4>
First example shows how to add a sitemap for the entire site.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode will add a sitemap to a page displaying a depth limit of 3 and exclude page ID 708.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap depth=3 exclude=708]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode will add a sitemap to a page displaying only children and grandchildren of the current page.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap depth=2 child_of=CURRENT]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode will add a sitemap to a page displaying children and grandchildren of the parent page (would include the curent page as well).
<pre><code>[html_sitemap depth=2 child_of=PARENT]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode will add a sitemap displaying the page modified date with the pages sorted by the menu order number.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap show_date=modified sort_column=menu_order]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode excluding multiple pages with ids 708, 1024 and 42.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap exclude="708,1024,42"]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode will add a class attribute to the <code><ul></code> tag.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap class="custom-class"]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode will add an id attribute to the <code><ul></code> tag.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap id="custom-element-id"]
</code></pre>
Example shortcode will display an ordered list using lowercase letters with a depth of 1.
<pre><code>[html_sitemap ordered_list_type="a" depth=1]
</code></pre>
For the latest information visit the website.
<a href="http://www.pluginspodcast.com/plugins/html-page-sitemap/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.pluginspodcast.com/plugins/html-page-sitemap/</a>
<h4>ATTENTION: HTML-SITEMAP SHORTCODE HAS CHANGED</h4>
Though <code>html-sitemap</code> still works, the new HTML Sitemap shortcode is <code>html_sitemap</code>. The dash/hyphen may not get processed correctly if other plugins use the same prefix such as the Syntax Highlighter plugin. <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11948" rel="nofollow ugc">read more</a>, <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/17657" rel="nofollow ugc">and more</a>
<h3>Contributors</h3>
<a href="https://angelo.mandato.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Angelo Mandato</a>, Founder and CTO of <a href="https://www.painlessanalytics.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Painless Analytics</a> – Plugin author

HTML Page Sitemap

I felt the need to post a quick review for this plugin since it got a couple low ratings due to only including pages. The plugin clearly states it is for listing all of your pages only. It is not a normal XML sitemap. I'm giving it 5 stars because it is simple and does what I wanted. I simply wanted a page that listed all of my site's pages. This did it quickly and minimally. 

I do have one suggestion for the author. Rename the plugin. Instead of HTML Page Sitemap, perhaps it should be Simple Page List. Or, something that does not include "sitemap" since that word is what caused the couple low reviews, I think.

Simple

Adds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by entering the shortcode [html_sitemap], perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS.

Blog-in-Blog vs HTML Page Sitemap