Chaser324

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This plugin will display a grid of posts in any desired location within a template or post. 
The appearance is highly customizable via the admin options menu (colors, drop shadows, & more).
If there are any additional features or bug fixes you would like to see in future versions, feel free to contact me.
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Featured Posts Grid

A javascript based display of post titles and thumbnails in a grid layout.

Travis Smith

Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget adds additional functionality to the Genesis Featured Posts Widget.  Specifically it:
<ul>
<li>Supports Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Supports Custom Taxonomies</li>
<li>Exclude Term by ID field</li>
<li>Supports Pagination</li>
<li>Supports Meta Key Values</li>
<li>Supports Sorting by Meta Key</li>
<li>Multiple Hooks and Filters for adding additional content</li>
</ul>
New features include:
<ul>
<li>More filters/actions</li>
<li>Everything in a single class</li>
<li>Addition of column classes (including option for fifths class) & custom classes</li>
<li>WP_Query optimization for speed including site transients and term cache updating</li>
<li>Pushed everything to a framework approach so it can all be removed easily</li>
<li>HTML5 & Genesis 2.0 updated</li>
<li>Excerpt length & cutoffs options added</li>
<li>White labeled naming option</li>
<li>Added remove displayed posts option (won’t display a post that already exists on the page)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Issues/Problems</h4>
Issues and development will be maintained in the Github repo: https://github.com/wpsmith/genesis-sandbox-featured-content-widget
<h3>Special Thanks</h3>
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to all the folks at StudioPress & Gary Jones, their themes make my life easier.

Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget

Genesis Featured Content with support for custom post types, taxonomies, and so much more.

Featured Posts Grid vs Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget