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GridNews Featured Grid Slider is a powerful WordPress plugin that creates beautiful, responsive featured post grids and sliders for any post type and taxonomy. Perfect for news sites, magazines, blogs, and portfolios.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Universal Compatibility – Works with any post type (posts, pages, custom post types)</li>
<li>Flexible Taxonomy Support – Use with categories, tags, or custom taxonomies</li>
<li>Responsive Design – Looks great on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices</li>
<li>Touch & Swipe Support – Native touch gestures for mobile users</li>
<li>Customizable Layout – 1 large post + 4 smaller posts per slide</li>
<li>Multiple Transition Modes – Choose between fade or slide transitions</li>
<li>Autoplay Control – Enable/disable autoplay with customizable speed</li>
<li>Category Colors – Display color-coded category badges</li>
<li>Excerpt Control – Show/hide excerpts with customizable length</li>
<li>Date Formatting – Multiple date format options</li>
<li>Easy Shortcode – Simple <code>[gridfegr_featured_grid]</code> shortcode</li>
<li>AJAX-Powered Admin – Dynamic taxonomy and term loading</li>
<li>Accessibility Ready – ARIA labels and keyboard navigation support</li>
</ul>
<h4>Usage</h4>
After activation, go to Settings > GridNews Featured Grid to configure your preferences.
Basic Usage: 
 [gridfegr_featured_grid]
Filter by Section: 
 [gridfegr_featured_grid section=”technology”]
Custom Post Type & Taxonomy: 
 [gridfegr_featured_grid post_type=”product” taxonomy=”product_category”]
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>News websites</li>
<li>Magazine sites</li>
<li>Blog homepages</li>
<li>Portfolio showcases</li>
<li>Product highlights</li>
<li>Event listings</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed by O11Labs

GridNews Featured Grid Slider

Advanced Featured Grid & Slider for any Post Type & Taxonomy with responsive design and touch support.

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This plugin was initially designed as a theme function but we thought it might come in handy for someone else. It is designed to use the following plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/" rel="ugc">Custom Post Type UI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/taxonomy-images/" rel="ugc">Taxonomy Images</a></li>
</ul>
Of course you can create your own custom post types and taxonomies but the Custom Post Type UI plugin makes very light work of it.
The plugin creates a widget for adding featured posts. There are other plugins that do this but Featured Custom Posts allows for custom post types and taxonomies. It was created to show featured products that were created as custom post types.
Features
<ul>
<li>Select number of posts to display (default: 10)</li>
<li>Post Type</li>
<li>Custom Taxonomy</li>
<li>Custom Taxonomy Term</li>
</ul>
New In Version 1.1
<ul>
<li>Added Permalink Base for post URL (Defaults to post’s GUID)</li>
<li>Added Post Title as the link text if Taxonomy Images plugin isn’t present</li>
</ul>
Example Usage
Custom Post Type: “products” 
Taxonomy: “product-tags” 
Taxonomy Term: “featured”
In this example our custom post type of “products” allows us to add products in a similar way to posts. Now with our custom taxonomy of “product-tags” we can tag our products with the tag “featured”. Plug this information into the widget via the wp-admin area and you’re all set!
Future Updates
<ul>
<li>Allow for multiple taxonomy terms</li>
<li>Add thumbnail size support</li>
</ul>

Featured Custom Posts Widget

Widget that allows custom post types and taxonomies to be displayed.  Works well with Custom Post Type UI and Taxonomy Images plugins.

GridNews Featured Grid Slider vs Featured Custom Posts Widget