Cat Block

Adds a block (widget or shortcode), which scrolls through the posts in a category.

Current features

• Easy to use
• Only fade effect
• Customizable
• Shortcode & Widget

Shortcode

Use [cvmh-catblock]
If you want to disable a parameter which is on true by default, put an empty string. Example: [cvmh-catblock slideshow=””]

Shortcode parameters

• title: widget title (default: Category block)
• introduction: text before posts list (default: empty)
• category: array of category ids to use (default: empty, all categories will be used)
• count: number of psts to display (default: 3, set to -1 if you want all posts)
• buttonall: weither to display a link to the category (default: true, only if category has parameter has only one category id)
• alltext: text of the “all button” (default: See all)
• posttype: post type to get (default: post)
• showimage: weither to display the post thumbnail (default: false)
• imagesize: size of the post thumbnail (default: thumbnail)
• showtitle: weither to display the post title (default: true)
• titletag: html tag for the post title (default: h3)
• titlelength: max length for the post title in caracters (default: 45)
• showexcerpt: weither to display the post excerpt (default: false)
• excerptlength: max length for the excerpt in words (default: 50)
• showdate: weither to display the post date (default: false)
• dateformat: post date format (default: j F Y)
• showreadmore: weither to display a link to the post in addition to the link on the post title (default: true)
• readmoretext: text of the “read more” button (default: Read more)
• readmoretype: html tag for the “read more” button (default: anchor, use “button” if you want a link in javascript)
• slideshow: display posts in a slideshow (default: true)
• duration: duration of a slide in ms (default: 7000)
• shownav: weither to display dots for navigation if slideshow is activated (default: true)

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How to uninstall Cat Block

To uninstall Cat Block, you just have to de-activate the plugin from the plugins list.

1. Unzip the plugin and upload the “cat-block” folder to your “/wp-content/plugins/” directory
2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” administration page in WordPress
3. Use the shortcode or the widget
4. Enjoy.

2.6.18

• Changed: WordPress tested up version

2.6.17

• Added: Filter cvmh_catblock_item_class with post ID parameter

2.6.16

• Fixed: Force balance tags in excerpts

2.6.15

• Fixed: Excerpt resize

2.6.14

• Added: Offset parameter
• Changed: tested up version

2.6.13

• Added: Filters cvmh_catblock_before_img and cvmh_catblock_after_img to wrap image

2.6.12

• Changed: Widget title is not displayed if empty

2.6.11

• Fixed: Javascript problem on slide change

2.6.10

• Added: cvmh_catblock_excerpt_resized_addendum filter

2.6.9

• Added: widget params in cvmh_cat_block_get_posts_args filter

2.6.8

• Fixed: admin CSS conflict

2.6.7

• Added: filter cvmh_catblock_link

2.6.6

• Added: filter cvmh_catblock_before_title
• Added: filter cvmh_catblock_widget_title_tag
• Added: filter cvmh_catblock_after_widget_title

2.6.5

• Added: filter cvmh_cat_block_get_posts_args

2.6.4

• Added: 3 filters (cvmh_catblock_item_title, cvmh_catblock_after_title and cvmh_catblock_after_content)

2.6.3

• Fixed: text domain

2.6.2

• Changed: variable type for numbers
• Changed: excerpt function
• Changed: selected method for widget thumbnail select

2.6.1

• Fixed: replace text domain constant by real string

2.6

• Fixed: translate path
• Changed: widget name

2.5

• Added: widget introduction

2.4

• Fixed: Link to all posts of a category

2.3

• Added: widget title

2.2

• Fixed: shortcode default arguments function call
• Changed: tested up version

2.1

• Changed: tested up version

2.0

Warning: this update changes some names in plugin options. Be sure to configure again your widgets and/or shortcodes after update.

• Changed: aside tag to div in markup to avoid two aside tags
• Added: image size selector in widget configuration
• Added: “Read more” button display selector
• Changed: widget form

1.0

• Initial Release.