mrwweb

<p>Feature A Page Widget provides a “just works” solution for showcasing a Page, Post, or custom post type in any widget area (aka sidebar). It leverages core WordPress features, a <em>simple</em> set of options, and a sleek UI for selecting one of three widget layouts.</p>
<h4>How to Use the Widget</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Edit the page you want to feature.</li>
<li>Fill out the <a href="http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/excerpts/#creating-excerpts" rel="nofollow ugc">Excerpt</a> and select a <a href="http://en.support.wordpress.com/featured-images/#setting-a-featured-image" rel="nofollow ugc">Featured Image</a> on that page.</li>
<li>Go to Appearance > Widgets or Customize > Widgets.</li>
<li>Add an instance of the “Feature a Page Widget” to the widget area (Sidebar, Footer, etc.) of your choosing.</li>
<li>Select the page, choose a layout, and optionally give the widget a title.</li>
<li>Save the widget!</li>
<li>Admire your handiwork.</li>
</ol>
<p>This plugin enables Featured Images (aka “Post Thumbnails”) and Excerpts for Pages and Posts (by default) with the ability to support custom post types. If you don’t see one or both of those fields, they may be hidden in the “Screen Options” (top-right corner) while editing a Page or Post.</p>
<h4>Important Note: Image Sizes</h4>
<p>This plugin creates multiple custom image sizes. If you use images that were uploaded to the  media library before you installed this plugin, you may need to use a plugin like <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/" rel="ugc">Regenerate Thumbnails</a> to create the correctly-sized images.</p>
<h4>Customizing the Widget</h4>
<p>There are multiple ways to modify the widget based on your needs:</p>
<ol>
<li>Prewritten CSS selectors in <code>/css/fpw_starter_styles.css</code> to help you get started with custom CSS styles in a child theme or the Custom CSS Customizer field</li>
<li>Three default overridable templates and the ability to create custom templates</li>
<li>Eight filters to modify most parts of the widget output (Title, Read More, Image sizes, etc.)</li>
<li>Interested in commissioning a custom layout just for your site? <a href="https://mrwweb.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Get in touch.</a></li>
</ol>
<p>See <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/feature-a-page-widget/faq/" rel="ugc">the FAQs</a> for links to code snippets with inline documentation.</p>
<h4>Like the Plugin?</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/feature-a-page-widget" rel="ugc">We love 5-star ratings!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paypal.me/rootwiley" rel="nofollow ugc">Donations accepted</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Available Languages</h4>
<p>Please <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/feature-a-page-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">help translate Feature A Page Widget</a>. Users have contributed translations in the following languages:</p>
<p>English (default), German (<code>de_DE</code>), Serbian (<code>sr_RS</code>), Polish (<code>pl_PL</code>), Spanish (<code>es_ES</code>), Italian (<code>it_IT</code>), Dutch (<code>nl_NL</code>)</p>
<h4>Other Plugins by @MRWweb</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/mrw-web-design-simple-tinymce/" rel="ugc">MRW Web Design Simple TinyMCE</a> – Get rid of bad and obscure TinyMCE buttons. Move the rest to a single top row. Comes with a bit of help for adding custom CSS classes too.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-status-menu-items/" rel="ugc">Post Status Menu Items</a> – Adds post status links–e.g. “Draft” (7)–to post type admin menus.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-type-archive-descriptions/" rel="ugc">Post Type Archive Description</a> – Enables an editable description for a post type to display at the top of the post type archive page.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/hawaiian-characters/" rel="ugc">Hawaiian Characters</a> – Adds the correct characters with diacriticals to the WordPress editor Character Map for Hawaiian</li>
</ul>


Feature A Page Widget

A widget to display an attractive summary of any page in any widget area.

deckerweb

David Decker

<blockquote>
<h4>Increased Flexibility for Featured Pages with Genesis</h4>
<p>This plugin brings you a “Featured Page” widget with up to 34 options (instead of only 9)! Use it additionally to the existing original widget if you need more flexibility.</p>
<p>Especially useful for using own links and page teaser content on a home page or anywhere in a widget area. Fully leverages Genesis’ awesomeness. Build with webmasters, non-coders and security in mind. I have developed this plugin for my clients to fullfill their needs for their home pages on their small business sites.</p>
<p><strong>Control title link</strong> for featured Page, plus Widget title link!</p>
<p><strong>Set <em>custom</em> teaser content for page</strong> – or use page excerpt, or content (limit) via Genesis 🙂</p>
<p>A great helper tool for Genesis Child Themes!</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Please note:</strong> The plugin requires the <em>Genesis Theme Framework</em> (in version 2.0 or higher), a paid premium product released by StudioPress/ Copyblogger Media LLC (via studiopress.com).</p>
<h4>Video of Plugin’s Widget Options Walkthrough plus Demo:</h4>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NZH5xya18h4?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZH5xya18h4" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>original video link</strong></a> <em>by plugin developer David Decker</em></p>
<h4>Benefits & Advantages</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>All functionality already there in the existing “Featured Page” widget, but now you can:</em></li>
<li>Use extra URL for widget title, or (temporarily) hide the widget title</li>
<li>Use a custom image instead of “Featured Image”, integrated with Media Uploader, also external URL possible</li>
<li>Optionally use the Page Byline (Genesis Post/ Page Info)</li>
<li>As Page teaser content use: full page content OR content limit OR page excerpt OR own custom text/ content OR even no content at all…</li>
<li>Use own URL, link target and text for “More” link</li>
<li>Fully optional intro & outro text before and after widget content (there are also additional action hooks for developers available!)</li>
</ul>
<h4>General Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Small & lightweight plugin tool: Just activate plugin, use the widget and you’re done!</li>
<li>Built with best WordPress and Genesis standards, and security in mind!</li>
<li>Fully internationalized! Real-life tested and developed with international users in mind!</li>
<li>Fully WPML compatible!</li>
<li>Fully Multisite compatible, you can also network-enable it if ever needed (per site use is recommended).</li>
<li>Tested with WordPress 3.8 branch (plus upcoming 3.9 alpha) – also in debug mode (no stuff there, ok? 🙂</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Always recommended to run the latest versions of everything! 🙂</em></li>
<li>WordPress version 3.6 or higher</li>
<li>Genesis Framework version 2.0 or higher (Note: <a href="http://ddwb.me/getgenesis" rel="nofollow ugc">paid premium product at studiopress.com!</a>)</li>
<li>A Genesis child theme – both variants, XTHML and HTML5 child themes are supported</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations: Internationalization (i18n) / Localization (L10n)</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (default) – always included</li>
<li>German (de_DE) – always included</li>
<li>.pot file (<code>genesis-featured-page-extras.pot</code>) for translators is also always included 🙂</li>
<li>Easy plugin translation platform with GlotPress tool: <a href="http://translate.wpautobahn.com/projects/genesis-plugins-deckerweb/genesis-featured-page-extras" rel="nofollow ugc">Translate “Genesis Featured Page Extras”…</a></li>
<li><em>Your translation? – <a href="http://genesisthemes.de/en/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Just send it in</a></em></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://genesisthemes.de/en/" rel="nofollow ugc">A plugin from deckerweb.de and GenesisThemes</a></p>
<p>Credit where credit is due: This plugin here is inspired and partly based on the work of the Genesis Developers for “Featured Page” widget, plus on the work of Johan van de Merwe for “Genesis Featured Page Extended” — but can be used alongside both of them.</p>
<h4>Feedback</h4>
<ul>
<li>I am open for your suggestions and feedback – Thank you for using or trying out one of my plugins!</li>
<li>Drop me a line <a href="https://twitter.com/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">@deckerweb</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deckerweb.service" rel="nofollow ugc">my Facebook page</a></li>
<li>Or follow me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/+DavidDecker/posts" rel="nofollow ugc">+David Decker</a> on Google Plus 😉</li>
</ul>
<h4>This Plugin…</h4>
<ul>
<li>…is <em>Quality Made in Germany</em></li>
<li>…was created with love (plus some coffee) on an <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop" rel="nofollow ugc">Ubuntu Linux</a> powered machine 🙂</li>
</ul>
<h4>More</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://genesisthemes.de/en/wp-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Also see my other plugins</a> or see <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/daveshine/" rel="nofollow ugc">my WordPress.org profile page</a></li>
<li>Tip: <a href="http://genesisfinder.com/" rel="nofollow ugc"><em>GenesisFinder</em> – Find then create. Your Genesis Framework Search Engine.</a></li>
<li>Hey, come & join the <a href="http://ddwb.me/genesiscommunity" rel="nofollow ugc"><em>Genesis Community on Google+</em> 🙂</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://translate.wpautobahn.com/projects/genesis-plugins-deckerweb/genesis-featured-page-extras" rel="nofollow ugc">Translations (GlotPress)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-featured-page-extras" rel="ugc">User support forums</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gist.github.com/deckerweb/8511594" rel="nofollow ugc">Code snippets archive for customizing, GitHub Gist</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Donate</h3>
<p>Enjoy using <em>Genesis Featured Page Extras</em>? Please consider <a href="https://www.paypal.me/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">making a small donation</a> to support the project’s continued development.</p>
<h3>Translations</h3>
<ul>
<li>English – default, always included</li>
<li>German (de_DE): Deutsch – immer dabei! <a href="http://deckerweb.de/material/sprachdateien/genesis-plugins/#genesis-featured-page-extras" rel="nofollow ugc">Download auch via deckerweb.de</a></li>
<li>For custom and update-secure language files please upload them to <code>/wp-content/languages/genesis-featured-page-extras/</code> (just create this folder) – This enables you to use fully custom translations that won’t be overridden on plugin updates. Also, complete custom English wording is possible with that as well, just use a language file like <code>genesis-featured-page-extras-en_US.mo/.po</code> to achieve that.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Easy plugin translation platform with GlotPress tool:</strong> <a href="http://translate.wpautobahn.com/projects/genesis-plugins-deckerweb/genesis-featured-page-extras" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Translate “Genesis Featured Page Extras”…</strong></a></p>
<p><em>Note:</em> All my plugins are internationalized/ translateable by default. This is very important for all users worldwide. So please contribute your language to the plugin to make it even more useful. For translating I recommend the awesome <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/codestyling-localization/" rel="ugc">“Codestyling Localization” plugin</a> and for validating the <a href="http://www.poedit.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">“Poedit Editor”</a>, which works fine on Windows, Mac and Linux.</p>
<h3>Idea Behind / Philosophy</h3>
<p>As I needed more options for that page widget for myself for a long time, I finally build/ forked into my own new plugin. Sometimes it is really more helpful to have a few options handy then to rely only on decisions from someone…! 😉</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to all users of the plugin and all feedback that I got so far! 🙂</li>
<li>Thanks to Genesis developers for the already awesome “Featured Page” widget! (GPL-2.0+)</li>
<li>Thanks to Johan van de Merwe for the awesome “Genesis Featured Page Extended” widget! (GPL-2.0+)</li>
<li>Thanks to Thomas Griffin for the “New Media Uploader” example plugin! (GPL-2.0+)</li>
<li>Thanks to “Modern Tribe” developers for the “Image Widget” plugin! (GPL-2.0+)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Last but not least</h3>
<p><strong>Special Thanks go out to my family for allowing me to do such spare time projects (aka free plugins) and supporting me in every possible way!</strong></p>


Genesis Featured Page Extras

Extra advanced version of Genesis Featured Page Widget: Custom Content, Images, URLs etc. -- Only for (premium) Genesis Framework 2.0+!

Feature A Page Widget vs Genesis Featured Page Extras