ibnuyahya

This plugin allow you to display post list in your page or post by using shortcode.
<ul>
<li>Author: ibnuyahya</li>
<li>Author URI: <a href="http://www.ibnuyahya.com" title="developers note" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.ibnuyahya.com</a></li>
<li>Copyright: Released under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to use</h3>
just put this shortcode in your post or pages
[cat totalposts=”3″ category=”1,3″ thumbnail=”true” excerpt=”true” ]
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<li>totalposts – your total number of post to display. default is -1</li>
<li>category – category id. use comma , for multiple id</li>
<li>thumbnail – set true if you want to display thumbnail. default is false</li>
<li>date – set true if you want to display post date. default is false. Uses format set in WordPress Settings > General > Date Format</li>
<li>excerpt – set true if you want to display excertp. default is true</li>
<li>orderby – your post will order by . default post_date . check https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts for detail</li>
</ul>
thumbnail 
* create custom field key as thumbnail-url and put your thumbnail url in the value area
style at your own 
* you need to style your category-post-shortcode plugin in your style.css example
.cat-post{ 
 width:100%; 
} 
.cat-post-list{ 
 display: block; 
 margin-bottom: 20px; 
 position: relative;
} 
.cat-post-images{ 
 float:left; 
 width:140px; 
 display:block; 
}
.cat-content{ 
 width:350px; 
 float:right; 
} 
.cat-post-title{ 
 display: block; 
 width:100%; 
} 
.cat-post-date{ 
 display: block; 
 width:100%; 
} 
.cat-clear{ 
 clear:both; 
}
<ol>
<li>more info or sample, please visit http://ibnuyahya.com/wordpress-plugins/category-post-shortcode</li>
</ol>

Category Post Shortcode

This plugin is to display post by category in your page/post

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Random posts can't be selected. You need to buy plugin to select such basic option.



Edit: Actually it can and free version has lots of useful options.


Useful plugin


This plugin nails it. It gives me powerful post-grid and block layouts without any complicated setup, and the results look clean and professional right out of the box. Performance stays smooth, compatibility with various themes is solid, and it’s obvious the developers care about quality and updates. Five stars without hesitation — highly recommended for anyone building a blog, magazine or content-heavy site.


Excellent plugin — Powerful yet easy to use

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