Jennifer M. Dodd

The BuddyPress default theme provides users with an area in the sidebar for the 
display and dismissal of sitewide notices. This plugin wraps that code in a 
widget so that users can easily add that functionality to their own widget-ready 
sidebar without editing <code>sidebar.php</code>.
<h3>Credits</h3>
Development funded, in part, by Ariel Meadow Stallings and the Offbeat Empire.

BuddyPress Sitewide Notice Widget

Wrap the BuddyPress sitewide notice in a widget.

Ron Rennick

Andrea Rennick

Adds a featured post management page for site admins who can input a sitewide feed address, then select posts via a checkbox. Also includes a widget to disply posts on the main (or any) blog.
We recommend using the <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/" rel="ugc">Sitewide tags plugin</a> in WPMU, then placing the feed address from the tags blog in the admin menu. Otherwise, any blog feed can be used.
A widget is included. You can also code the output in your theme with <code><?php ra_featured_show($how_many, $read_more, $show_avatar); ?></code> where
<pre><code>$how_many = how many posts to show - default 1
$read_more = add read more link - default show link
$show_avatar = show author avatar - default show avatar
</code></pre>
Also includes a shortcode with parameters where values & defaults match what is above
<pre><code>[ra-featured howmany=1 readmore=1 showavatar=1]
</code></pre>
For questions & updates, please see this post: 
<a href="http://wpmututorials.com/plugins/featured-posts-plugin-and-widget/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPMU Tutorials</a>

Featured Posts

Featured posts plugin & widget for WordPress or WordPress MU.

BuddyPress Sitewide Notice Widget vs Featured Posts