Post Story Carousel Block
A Gutenberg block that displays a carousel of posts as story cards, allowing customization of layout and appearance.
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Maintenance score
Maintained • Last updated 122 days ago
Is Post Story Carousel Block abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 122 days ago).
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Description
The Post Story Carousel Block plugin allows you to display a carousel of posts similar to social media “stories.” Each post is shown as a story card with a featured image, title, subtitle, and author avatar, with customizable settings for layout, font styles, spacing, and more.
Key Features:
- Display up to 20 posts in a carousel format.
- Supports different post types, including posts and pages and custom post.
- Customizable font sizes, font families, and colors for titles and subtitles.
- Adjustable image size, including custom dimensions.
- Select posts from specific categories or display the latest posts.
- Option to define the number of posts shown and subtitle length.
- Supports default and fallback images when no featured image is available.
- Complete control over padding, margin, and spacing between story cards.
License
This plugin is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
This plugin is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this plugin; if not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Use the block editor to add the “Post Story Carousel” block to your posts or pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can adjust the font size, font family, font color, line height, padding, margin, and other settings in the block editor’s sidebar.
Yes, you can specify a post category in the block settings or leave it blank to display the latest posts. You can also choose the post type (posts or pages).
If a post lacks a featured image, the plugin will display a default image from the assets folder (assets/img/default-story.jpg). You can change this image by modifying the file path in the block’s JavaScript code.
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Screenshots
How to Add a Post Story Block: Search in Block Post Story and You Will Find the Right Block as Screenshot shows
Block Settings: Customize the number of posts, font styles, spacing, and more in the block editor.
Carousel Display: Example of how the post stories carousel looks on the front end.
Responsive Design: Story carousel displayed on mobile devices.
Changelog
2.0
- Compatibility : WordPress 6.8
- Fix : Third argument of wp_localize_script()
- Fix : Few minor bugfix and improvements
1.0
- Initial release of the plugin.
- Added options for customizing font styles, image sizes, and spacing.
- Fallback for default images if no featured image is set.
- Added author avatars and basic post meta.