Title: Posts By Category Widget Author: volfro Published: December 10, 2013 Last modified: December 17, 2013 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/widget-posts-by-category/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=818185) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/widget-posts-by-category_eec096.svg) # Posts By Category Widget By [volfro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/volfro/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/widget-posts-by-category.1.0.4.zip) * [Details](https://mlt.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-posts-by-category/#description) * [Reviews](https://mlt.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-posts-by-category/#reviews) * [Installation](https://mlt.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-posts-by-category/#installation) * [Development](https://mlt.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-posts-by-category/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-posts-by-category/) ## Description This widget displays posts in the category, order, and quantity of your choosing. It supports custom templates! After installation, drag-and-drop the new “Category Widget” to a widget area, choose the categories you wish to display, and tell it the order and quantity in which you wish to display them. ### Templates The default template is just plain-ol’ HTML5, without any CSS; it’s meant to fit right into any theme without modification. However, if you’re a theme developer and you wish to use custom markup or WP functions inside your template, here’s how to customize it: 1. In the root of your theme’s directory, create a new file called `catswidget.php`( or copy `template.php` from `posts-by-cat-widget/views` to your theme’s root, and rename it `catswidget.php`, if you’d rather use the default as a starting point). 2. Craft your loop. Just make sure you use the `$posts` variable, like this:`if ( $posts -> have_posts() ) : while ( $posts -> have_posts() ) : $posts -> the_post();? > // Your markup here endwhile; endif; 3. The widget is just a simple custom loop, so you’ll have access to whatever data WP_Query has access to inside the loop. ### TODO * Perhaps we could use it to query custom post types/taxonomies, not just Posts * Add hooks/filters * Add ability to extend admin ## Installation 1. Upload `posts-by-cat-widget` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Use the “Category Widget” in any of your sidebars/widget areas ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Posts By Category Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ volfro ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/volfro/) [Translate “Posts By Category Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/widget-posts-by-category) ### Interested in development? 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