tdesero

<p>Use the function <code>add_fast_block</code> to add a block to your theme in PHP. The Plugin automatically creates an interface for your block inside the editor.<br />
Unlike the default block behaviour all blocks are rendered dynamically. This means changes inside the template are shown immediately without resaving the post or page.</p>
<h3>Example Usage</h3>
<p>Register your block:</p>
<pre><code>$options = [
  'name'      => 'some-slug/block-name',
  // template from theme-directory
  'template'  => '/blocks/test.php',
  'settings'  => [
    // same settings as the original "wp.registerBlockType" without attributes.
    'title'   => 'Plugin Block',
  ],
  'fields'    => [
    // define attributes and inputs/labels etc. that are needed.
    'headline'  => [
      'label'    => 'My Label',
      'type'     => 'string',
      'input'      => 'text',
      'default'  => 'default string',
      'width' => 0.5, // optional for all fields except repeater
      // optional selector: useful fallback if dynamic rendering does not work. Also good for WP SEO PLugins.
      'selector' => 'h2',
    ],
    'text'  => [
      'label'    => 'Some Text',
      'type'     => 'string',
      'input'      => 'richText',
      'default'  => 'default string',
    ],
    'image'   => [
      'label'   => 'Label for the Upload Button',
      'type'    => 'object',
      'input'   => 'image',
      'default' => [
        'url'   => 'image.jpeg',
        'alt'   => 'Alternative Text',
        'sizes' => []
      ]
    ],
    'bgColor' => [
      'label'   => 'Background',
      'type'    => 'string',
      'default' => 'light',
      'input'     => 'select',
      'options' => [
        ['label' => 'light', 'value' => 'light'],
        ['label' => 'dark', 'value' => 'dark'],
      ]
    ],
    'someBool' => [
      // ...
      'type'    => 'boolean',
      'input'   => 'checkbox',
    ],
    'someArray' => [
      // ...
      'type' => 'array',
      'default' => [],
      'input' => 'repeater',
      'query' => [
        'subField1' => [
          'type' => 'string',
          'input' => 'text',
          'default' => 'default list item',
        ],
        'subField2' => [
          'type' => 'boolean',
          'input' => 'checkbox',
          'default' => true,
        ],
      ]
    ]
  ]
];

add_fast_block( $options );
</code></pre>
<p>Available inputs: <code>text</code>, <code>richText</code>, <code>checkbox</code>, <code>toggle</code>, <code>select</code>, <code>image</code>, <code>url</code>, <code>email</code>, <code>date</code>.<br />
At the moment default values are mandatory.</p>
<p>Example usage inside template:</p>
<pre><code><div>
  <h2><?php $block->field('headline'); ?></h2>
  <img src="<?php echo $block->field_value('image')['url']; ?>">
</div>
</code></pre>
<p>For <code>$block->field</code> function sanitizing is done with <code>wp_kses_post</code>. If you need more complex sanitizing, use <code>$block->field_value</code>, sanitize on your own and <code>echo</code> the value afterwards.</p>


Fast Blocks

Create Custom Blocks fast and easy with PHP only.

Daniel Floeter

Mark-k

Mrinal Roy

<p>Category Posts Widget is a light widget designed to do one thing and do it well: display the most recent posts from a certain category.</p>
<h4>Term and Category based Posts Widget</h4>
<p>A premium version of that free widget available at <a href="https://tiptoppress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">tiptoppress.com</a> created for big WordPress sites.</p>
<h4>Premium features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Auto-sizing Grid layout</li>
<li>Custom field support in the Template</li>
<li>Shortcode support in the Template</li>
<li>Image-Slider (or News-Ticker)</li>
<li>Asymmetrical list layouts</li>
<li>Full background images</li>
<li>Masonry responsive grid layout</li>
<li>More complex filter (ANY, NOT, AND, …)</li>
<li>Custom Post Types, Events, Products support</li>
<li>All free features</li>
<li>E-Mail support</li>
<li>More examples on the <a href="https://demo.tiptoppress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">demo pages</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://tiptoppress.com/template-arrange-post-details/" rel="nofollow ugc">Template</a> to arrange the post details.</li>
<li>The Template text can be a post details placeholder, plain text, HTML or a font-icons.</li>
<li>Font-icon support.</li>
<li>‘Load more’ button / Ajax API</li>
<li>Item Title heading level buttons</li>
<li>Excerpt length and item title in lines (line-clamp)</li>
<li>Shortcode (Easily change all Shortcode options in the customizer).</li>
<li>Date range filter</li>
<li>New date format: Time since plublished</li>
<li>Filter by post status: Published, scheduled, private.</li>
<li>Multiple shortcodes at the same site or post.</li>
<li>Add option for post offset (use two or more widgets after another).</li>
<li>Admin UI: Buttons in the editor toolbar to insert shortcode.</li>
<li>Option to touch device friendly “everything is a link”.</li>
<li>For editing shortcode adds a Customizer link to the admin-bar (“With one click to the Customizer”).</li>
<li>Set thumbnail width & height / image crop with CSS (object-fit).</li>
<li>Fluid images (max-width in %).</li>
<li>One thumb dimension can be left empty.</li>
<li>Option to set mouse hover effects for post thumbnail.</li>
<li>Set a default thumbnail.</li>
<li>Hide widget text or text, if there is no post.</li>
<li>Option to hide posts which have no thumbnail.</li>
<li>Option exclude current post.</li>
<li>Option show post author, comment’s count, post date.</li>
<li>Admin UI: Set / find thumbnail size buttons: +, ¼, ½, 2x, -, ratio and Media sizes</li>
<li>Admin UI: Buttons to easy add post details placeholder.</li>
<li>Multi sites support.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full <a href="https://tiptoppress.com/category-posts-widget/documentation-4-9" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation</a></li>
<li>Shortcode: Use [catposts] in the content and <a href="https://tiptoppress.com/use-shortcode-to-add-category-posts-widget-to-the-content/" rel="nofollow ugc">edit in the customizer</a></li>
<li>Formatting date and time: See <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time" rel="nofollow ugc">Formatting Date and Time</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Contribute</h4>
<p>While using this plugin if you find any bug or any conflict, please submit an issue at<br />
<a href="https://github.com/DanielFloeter/category-posts-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a> (If possible with a pull request).</p>


Category Posts Widget

Very easy to customize the view, as a widget or shortcode. Utilizes the customizer to customize the shortcode display. Elegant.

Very useful and works perfect

Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts from a single category.

Fast Blocks vs Category Posts Widget