emma2334

This plugin makes redirecting category menu item to the latest post in it easy by just clicking a checkbox in admin page.
Adding query <code>?latest</code> to any category url, and it will redirect to the latest post in the category. As long as the redirection option is on, category menu items will be replace into links of latest posts.
Also, pull requests are welcome, check it out on <a href="https://github.com/emma2334/wp-latest-post-in-category" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.
[IMPORTANT] Make sure you have any kinds of walker extension code or pluins to customied menu fields in your wordpress, since the plugin doesn’t include this part. The easiest way is to install <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/menu-item-custom-fields/" rel="ugc">Menu Item Custom Fields by Dzikri Aziz</a>.

Redirect to Category Latest Post

Redirect category menu item to the latest post in it.

Simon Wheatley

Adds two template tags, <code>latest_post_date()</code> and <code>latest_post_modified_date()</code>, the first echoes the most recent post publication date, the second echoes the modification date of the most recently modified post.
Each template tag takes two params: $date_format, standard <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time" rel="nofollow ugc">WP date formatting string</a> (defaults to the default date formatting for your WP blog), and $echo, display the date, if <code>TRUE</code>, or return the date to be used in PHP, if <code>FALSE</code>, (defaults to <code>TRUE</code>).
For example: <code><?php latest_post_date( 'l, F j, Y', TRUE ); ?></code> would return a date similar to Friday, September 24, 2004 for use in PHP. Another example: <code><?php latest_post_date(); ?></code> would echo a date in the default formatting for your WP blog.
Is this plugin lacking a feature you want? I’m happy to discuss ideas, or to accept offers of feature sponsorship: <a href="http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/contact-me/" rel="nofollow ugc">contact me</a> and we can have a chat.
Any issues: <a href="http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/contact-me/" rel="nofollow ugc">contact me</a>.

Latest Post Date

Adds two template tags latest_post_date() and latest_post_modified_date().

Redirect to Category Latest Post vs Latest Post Date