Advanced Posts Widget vs Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy

Build a better post list. The Advanced Posts Widget is an enhanced version of the default WordPress Recent Posts widget. It allows for greater customization and stying of your recent content lists. Make your post lists stand out with this highly customizable recent post widget! Features Build multiple lists! Select which post types to display. (You can choose either all types, or a specific type.) Set the number of posts to show. Choose how to order your posts: publish date, alphabetically, random, etc. Set the order for displaying the posts. Filter by category, tag, or custom taxonomy. Supports post thumbnails. Set and preview custom thumbnail sizes, or choose from your site’s registered image sizes. Show an excerpt of the post. Set and preview the length of the excerpt. Select the list format to match your site’s markup. Choose from: ol, ul, or div. Select the listing format. Choose between html5 or xhtml. Show post date. Set and preview multiple date formats. Choose the default (basic) CSS styling or roll your own. Developer Features This widget was built not only with end-users in mind, but also plugin developers. Almost every aspect of this widget is extensible through filters and action hooks. You can even add your own form fields to the widget form! Need to remove a field from the widget form? Not a problem! Every field is passed through its own filter for easy customization. Need to modify the output of the widget? Easy! The output is passed through numerous filters, allowing you to customize the post list to meet your project’s requirements. For a full list of action hooks and filters, please see the plugin documentation: http://darrinb.com/plugins/advanced-posts-widget For sample functions check out this small testing plugin: https://github.com/dboutote/Advanced-Posts-Widget-Testing

Build a list or grid layout of any post type (products, pages, posts + more). The visual editing experience makes creating unique designs a breeze. Design post templates (cards) using our drag and drop builder Built for both Gutenberg users and non Gutenberg users (blocks + shortcodes available) Query builder – select from multiple post types or restrict by tags, categories, taxonomies, authors and more Works with any theme No coding required Responsive options Links Website Examples Documentation Follow us for updates and tips What can you make with this plugin? Popular posts widget Recent posts widget A shop layout for listing products (*when combined WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and other product plugins) A post grid A portfolio grid Masonry layouts Custom post type layouts And much more… Layout Editor Build single column or grid based layouts using the visual editor. Supports Masonry out of the box Tons of design options to build the layout you want Choose to add numbered Pagination ( ‘Load more’ and ‘Infinite scroll’ options are planned ) Powerful query builder Responsive columns (choose how many columns to show for each device size – and set your own breakpoints) Query Builder Options include: Multiple post type selection Tag, category and custom taxonomy restriction Single author or multiple author restriction Ordering by – post title, published date (for recent posts), modified date, post ID, comment count (for popular posts), author Posts per page Offset Ignore sticky posts Template Editor Design individual templates (cards) using our drag and drop editor – creativity is your only limit Link them with your layouts to build beautiful designs Hundreds of design options Unique blocks for building templates + template editor granular control over the blocks you add to your design – choose from a growing list to re-arrange blocks, just drag and drop each block has it’s own sidebar full of options such as spacing, colors (including gradients + alpha transparencies), font settings, borders, and more. Currently available blocks: Post Title, Post Type, Post Excerpt, Post Author, Published + Modified Date, Custom Field, Taxonomies, Link, Basic Text (with shortcode support). Find out more about our template blocks. Gutenberg integration Custom blocks for building layouts Seamlessly integrates with our Template Editor UI built using 90% Gutenberg components 👍 Experimental FSE Query block support (drop our Post Template block into the Query block…) Works with the version of Gutenberg shipped in WP core, and the Gutenberg plugin (using the latest stable build) Built for speed At its base – loads only 1 css file and 1 javascript file on the frontend – total bundle size approx 15kb. CSS file dynamically created, saving resources and requests per page load (+ avoiding inline CSS) Caches posts + queries for optimum performance Not jQuery dependant Includes 7 sample templates We’ve included a pack of templates ready for you to customise – check the installation tab for how to import these to your site. Multilingual ready Custom Layouts should support most multilingual plugins – we use a custom post type to store content that is not stored in the block editor. * We’ve also added specific support for WPML’s Advanced Translation Editor. Known Issues Admin Template Editor only works on desktop computers (tablets + mobiles not supported) Admin Template Editor does not work on IE, all other major browsers supported – ** the frontend of this plugin supports IE 11+, no sweat Roadmap Improve performance and load speed by providing an option to use CSS Grid for layouts + masonry Support more CSS unit types in more places Blocks for WooCommerce Blocks for ACF More template blocks (possibly use the block library) Additional hover options Additional font options. Social/sharing blocks Reviews help us improve (and climb the plugin rankings)