<p>This plugin gives the look of a magazine-style website with thumbnails and excerpts in a clean layout. Thumbnails are generated automatically, and there is a settings page to set an unholy amount of options. (Really, it’s out of control and I’m sorry.) The latest release also has a “featured post” add-on so you can specify any post you want or just the most recent one to be put in the featured post box. You can also add a css popup for the image that includes the post title and </p>
<p>Are you using Thesis from DIYThemes.com? Easily place your Recent Visual Posts by simply inserting your desired Thesis hook on the settings page. No code changes needed.</p>
<p>This plugin uses a slightly modified version of the excellent Image Extractor plugin found at <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-extractor/" rel="ugc">wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-extractor/</a>.</p>
<h3>I need more help!</h3>
<p>Make sure you check out the <a href="http://oktober5.com/visual-recent-posts-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin homepage</a>. If you need my help, check out the <a href="http://oktober5.com/forums/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin forums</a></p>


Visual Recent Posts

Displays your recent posts with auto-generated thumbnails and excerpts; also includes a featured post and popup box option.

Nilambar Sharma

<h3>NS Featured Posts</h3>
<p>This plugin adds checkboxes for each list item. You can easily check/uncheck the Featured flag. Checking the Featured will set the meta value <strong>yes</strong> for meta key <strong>_is_ns_featured_post</strong>. You can choose which post types you want Featured functionality from plugin settings.</p>
<h4>Using in theme</h4>
<p>This plugin only sets/unsets the meta key for assigned posts. You need to implement it in your theme to get Featured functionality.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>$query = new WP_Query( array( 'meta_key' => '_is_ns_featured_post', 'meta_value' => 'yes' ) );
</code></pre>
<p>This will fetch the list of posts that are checked as Featured.</p>
<p><strong>Want to see how this can be used in a Page Template?</strong><br />
<a href="https://gist.github.com/ernilambar/ad31b89b459e954fc950" rel="nofollow ugc">Click this link to see an example</a></p>


NS Featured Posts

A plugin for making posts, pages, or custom post types featured. Users can enable/disable Featured flags for selected post types.

Visual Recent Posts vs NS Featured Posts