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This simple shortcode plugin allows you to list posts as a bulleted list linking to the full article. You can limit 
the list to posts from a specific category and you can select the number of posts to show. The <code>order</code> and 
 orderby options lets you sort the list too.
Usage is simple. Create a page or post and use the code <code>[showposts category="2" num="4"]</code> – this will show 
all 4 posts from category 2. Another example <code>[showposts category="1" num="-1" orderby="date" order="DESC"]</code> 
shows all the posts from category 1 ordered by the date (newest post first).
By default, only 5 posts are shown (unless you use the <code>num</code> option) and sorting in by date (oldest to newest).
<h3>Example</h3>
You can see two examples of the code working at the following links:
<ul>
<li>https://www.xtremeps3.com/ps5-firmware-history/</li>
<li>http://www.xtremeps3.com/firmware-history/</li>
<li>http://www.xtremeps3.com/faqs/</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
The shortcode is <code>[showposts]</code>
You can use the following parameters to customize what is displayed (all are optional):
<pre><code>[showposts category="2" num="4" order="DESC" orderby="date"]
</code></pre>
Set <code>order</code> to one of the following:
<ul>
<li><code>author</code> – Sort by the numeric author IDs.</li>
<li><code>category</code> – Sort by the numeric category IDs.</li>
<li><code>content</code> – Sort by content.</li>
<li><code>date</code> – Sort by creation date.</li>
<li><code>ID</code> – Sort by numeric post ID.</li>
<li><code>menu_order</code> – Sort by the menu order. Only useful with pages.</li>
<li><code>mime_type</code> – Sort by MIME type. Only useful with attachments.</li>
<li><code>modified</code> – Sort by last modified date.</li>
<li><code>name</code> – Sort by stub.</li>
<li><code>parent</code> – Sort by parent ID.</li>
<li><code>password</code> – Sort by password.</li>
<li><code>rand</code> – Randomly sort results.</li>
<li><code>status</code> – Sort by status.</li>
<li><code>title</code> – Sort by title.</li>
<li>
<code>type</code> – Sort by type.
orderby can be one the following:
</li>
<li>
DESC
</li>
<li>ASC</li>
</ul>

Show Post Shortcode

Shortcode to display posts as a bulleted list. You can also use parameters order and orderby to sort the list.

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This plugin lets you list posts by category, author, tags, and more, using a shortcode on posts, pages, or widgets with plenty of customization options.
Plugin features: 
<ul>
<li>Responsive Templates (Grid list, a list with thumbnails, etc..)</li>
<li>Image size – thumbnail, medium, large, or any custom size</li>
<li>Choose categories, tags, authors</li>
<li>Custom post types and taxonomies support</li>
<li>Customize the Title, excerpt, date</li>
<li>Image positioning – top, right, left, in or out of the excerpt</li>
<li>Custom CSS class for every widget’s instance</li>
<li>Comprehensive options page (Filter posts by category, tags, authors, etc..)</li>
<li>List posts from any category</li>
<li>List posts from any post type (one or more)</li>
<li>List posts based on the post date & status</li>
<li>Pagination options (posts per page, pagination styling)</li>
<li>Read more options (button text and styling)</li>
<li>Exclusion options (exclude posts by the author, category, and tags)</li>
<li>Order by options (order by date ascending or descending or randomly)</li>
<li>Shortcode support</li>
</ul>

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