mkerstner

A simple plugin for rendering latest post previews in a list view using shortcode. 
Supports various options to customize output to your needs.
<h4>Supported shortcode options</h4>
<ol>
<li>header: , whether to output header text (default=)</li>
<li>show_featured_image: , whether to output featured post image (default=TRUE)</li>
<li>featured_image_height: , height of featured image in px (default=100)</li>
<li>preview_text_chars: , amount of chars to be displayed for preview text (default=200)</li>
<li>container_css_class: , CSS class of outer container (default=articles-preview-container)</li>
<li>container_article_css_class: , CSS class of article containe (default=article-preview)</li>
<li>append_css_clear: , whether to append a CSS clear container (default=TRUE)</li>
<li>container_left_width: , px or % (default=65%)</li>
<li>container_right_width: , px or % (default=30%)</li>
</ol>

Simple Latest Posts Shortcode

A simple plugin for rendering latest post previews in a list view using shortcode.

ovann86

Display your latest Disqus comments in a page, post or widget.
How do I use it?
Step 1: register for an API key
To use this plugin you need to register for an API key.
<ol>
<li>Go to the <a href="https://disqus.com/api/applications/" rel="nofollow ugc">Disqus applications website</a> and log in</li>
<li>Click on the ‘registering an application’ link</li>
<li>Enter the required information – label, description and website</li>
<li>Click the ‘Register my application’ button</li>
<li>Click on the ‘Details’ link at the top of the page</li>
<li>Scroll down to the ‘API Key’ field and copy the value into the setting above</li>
</ol>
Step 2: install and setup the plugin
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Browse to the ‘Settings’ -> ‘Disqus Latest Comments’ menu</li>
<li>Add in your Disqus shortname and API key</li>
<li>Include the [disqus-latest] shortcode in the page, post or widget where you want the latest comments displayed</li>
</ol>
What options are there?
<ul>
<li>Number of comments listed</li>
<li>Show or hide avatar images</li>
<li>Show or hide moderator comments</li>
<li>Size of avatar images</li>
<li>Use relative (1 day ago) or absolute (1/1/2000) time</li>
<li>Comment length to show</li>
<li>A choice of three pre-configured styles – grey, blue and green or the ability to use your own custom CSS</li>
<li>Ability to bypass caching (for debugging)</li>
<li>Ability to bypass page level caching – lets you display new comments when using a caching plugin</li>
<li>Ability to make linked Disqus usernames open in a new window (target=’_blank’)</li>
</ul>
You can see a working example of the plugin at <a href="http://www.itsupportguides.com/latest-comments/" title="www.itsupportguides.com latest comments" rel="nofollow ugc">www.itsupportguides.com</a>.

Disqus Latest Comments Addon

Display latest Disqus comments in a page, post or widget

Simple Latest Posts Shortcode vs Disqus Latest Comments Addon