Fred Dessaint

<p>The featured content helps to featuring other media than the default featured image from WordPress on a regular post or static page. For example sliders, carousels, videos, maps or any kind of interactive elements. The plugin adds a metabox in the edit page for saving an embedded code. Note that a small coding is required to display the featured content in the right location of your template. You can display the featured content in the desired location of the page with a set of functions that you call from your template. The plugin CMB2 is required for creating metaboxes.</p>
<h4>Functions</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>the_featured_content()</code> takes the current post or page ID and outputs the featured content.</li>
<li><code>get_the_featured_content($post_id)</code> has one optional parameter (post or page ID) and returns the featured content as a string.</li>
<li><code>has_featured_content($post_id)</code> has one optional parameter (post or page ID) and checks whether a featured content exists.</li>
</ul>


Epitome Featured Content

Add your sliders, carousels, videos, maps or any kind of interactive elements as a featured content to your posts and pages.

polkan

<p>The interactive random post loader with thumbnails activated by site visitors. Being involved in process visitor makes more pageviews and stays longer!</p>
<p>Plugin has 5 predefined color schemes, allows to select categories to get posts from. You can add several widgets simultaneously, each one has its own settings.</p>
<p>Live preview: http://photoroulette.pwpcode.ru</p>


PhotoRoulette

Before I share this plugin, I use its first version for 2 years on my site. Plugin's block was the most clickable place on whole site.



i like it

The interactive random post loader activated by site visitors.

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