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Add a list of your latest blog entries on any page. 
With simple shortcode you can place a list of your latest news (or/and other blog categories) on any page or post.
<h3>Documentation</h3>
[postsbycategories array1cat=”category1,category2″ array2cat=”category3″ sortby=”title|date” order=”ASC|DESC” posts_per_page=”-1|X”] 
Use the following shortcode anywhere on your page or post following the examples below:
[postsbycategories array1cat=”category1″ array2cat=”category3″ sortby=”date” order=”DESC” posts_per_page=”-1″] 
Show a list of post/pages into category ‘category1’ AND ‘category3’, sort by published date, descendent, and without limit of posts/pages per page.
[postsbycategories array1cat=”category1,category2″ sortby=”title” order=”ASC” posts_per_page=”8″] 
Show a list of post/pages into category ‘category1’ OR ‘category2’, sort by title, ascendent, and limit to 8 posts/pages per page.
[postsbycategories array1cat=”category1,category2″ array2cat=”category3″] 
Show a list of post/pages into category (‘category1’ OR ‘category2’) AND category3, and by default sort published by date, descendent, and no limit posts/pages per page.

List Posts by Categories

Displays a list of posts in one or more categories (with OR,AND logic between categories) using simple shortcode.

Dave Bergschneider

Intuitive Category Checklist makes selecting categories easier for sites with a large amount of categories and sub-categorization. This plugin works in both quick edit mode and stand full post mode.
Related Links: <a href="http://www.crunchingpixels.com/portfolio/2011/07/intuitive-category-checklist/" title="Intuitive Category Checklist Plugin for WordPress at Truimage Productions" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Homepage</a>.
This release has been tested compatible with all WordPress versions since 3.1
Please submit feedback to the plugin’s home page in regards to features you would like to see in the future.
<h3>License</h3>
Good news, this plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. If you have found this plugin to be useful plese give it a rating or you can thank me and leave a <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=39WPEFFWFDXTL" title="Donate with PayPal" rel="nofollow ugc">small donation</a> for the time I’ve spent writing and supporting this plugin.

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Adds expanding/collapsing functionality to the categories checklist inside posts.

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