Category Post List Widget

Version: 2.0

Version : 2.0

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This plugin is used to show posts under particular category in widget and in a page.

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Category Post List Widget is a plugin which displays the most recent posts from a certain category. Category Post List Widget Features Set the category from which the posts should come. Set the taxonomy for custom posts which will display on frontend. Set Widget dimensions to display post of selected category on front end. Set number of posts to show. Option to change ordering of posts. Option to change sort type of posts (can set sort by date, title, number of comments, random). Option to select different effects. Option to show the post excerpt and how long the excerpt should be. Option to select different display options. Set Thumbnail size. Set different date format. Option to add post list in page using quick tag. Updated the plugin for better UX.

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  • Minimal impact on pagespeed Learn more how we collect the data
  • No PHP errors, warning, notices Learn more how we collect the data
  • No Javascript issues Learn more how we collect the data
  • Latest PHP 7.2.16 compatible Learn more how we collect the data
  • Latest WordPress 5.3 compatible Learn more how we collect the data
  • Optimized database footprint Learn more how we collect the data
  • No activation errors Learn more how we collect the data
  • No resource errors Learn more how we collect the data
  • Frequently updated Learn more how we collect the data

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  • The database server is MySQL 8.0.15 and the default PHP memory limit is 256MB.
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About Category Post List Widget

Description

Category Post List Widget is a plugin which displays the most recent posts from a certain category. Category Post List Widget Features Set the category from which the posts should come. Set the taxonomy for custom posts which will display on frontend. Set Widget dimensions to display post of selected category on front end. Set number of posts to show.....

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Performance

Memory Usage

  • Average memory usage is 10.48 KB
  • This is less than 99% plugins

Page Speed

  • Average page loading time is
    increased by 0 s
  • This is faster than 99% plugins

Speed Test Benchmark

  • Before plugin activation
  • After plugin activation

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Change

Average Change
- 0s
/(front page)
- 0.01s
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+ 0.01s
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
- 0.04s
/wp-admin/edit.php
+ 0.08s
/wp-admin/index.php
- 0.05s
/wp-admin/media-new.php
+ 0.04s
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+ 0.01s
/wp-admin/options-writing.php
- 0.01s
/wp-admin/post-new.php
- 0.02s
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
+ 0.09s
/wp-admin/upload.php
- 0.08s

Memory Usage Memory Usage Benchmark

  • Before plugin activation
  • After plugin activation

Pages

Benchmark

Change

Average Change
+ 10.48KB
/ (front page)
- 6.02KB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+ 2.77KB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
+ 2.98KB
/wp-admin/edit.php
+ 2.91KB
/wp-admin/index.php
+ 2.91KB
/wp-admin/media-new.php
+ 2.87KB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+ 2.91KB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php
- 8.83KB
/wp-admin/post-new.php
+ 4.96KB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
+ 4.1KB
/wp-admin/upload.php
+ 2.85KB

User Rating of Category Post List Widget from WP Hive Users

5

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5

Ease of Use

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5

Quality of Support

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5

Value for Money

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5

Features

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Errors

PHP Compatibility Issue

  • The plugin has not been properly activated on PHP 7.2.16. It may not work.

WordPress Compatibility Issue

  • The plugin may not be fully compatible with WordPress 5.3.

Frequently Updated

  • The plugin has not been updated in the last 90 days.

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Error Log

We found the following errors while activating the plugin. Read more how WP Hive generates this data.

  • [15-Nov-2019 01:48:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; Category_Post_List_widget has a deprecated constructor in /wp-content/plugins/category-post-list-widget/category-post-list-widget.php on line 75
  • [15-Nov-2019 01:48:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Function create_function() is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/category-post-list-widget/category-post-list-widget.php on line 695
  • [15-Nov-2019 01:48:15 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Function create_function() is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/category-post-list-widget/category-post-list-widget.php on line 695

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