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JBX Category Columns

A simple plugin that allows users to insert columns of categories in posts, pages, custom post types or directly in a template.

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Tested up to WordPress 4.1
Current version1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 4.1
Minimum stackWP 3.4 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update23 Jan 201511y ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records JBX Category Columns version 1.1 as active, updated 11y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.1.

Overview

About this plugin

A simple plugin that allows users to insert columns of categories in posts, pages, custom post types or directly in a template. In addition, you can set the number of posts to display and whether or not to display the featured image associated with the post.

Usage

Add the following tag to any post, page or custom post type.

[jbx]

The default number of posts per category the plugin will show is 3. You can specify the number of posts to show by specifying in the numberposts attribute. See below for examples:

[jbx columns='3' names='Category Name 1, Category Name 2, Category Name 3' numberposts='3' images='true']

You can also add it directly to a template using the folowing code and adjusting the attributes to your likeing.

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In addition, you now can also add multiple instances to by using the shortcode multiple times.

Styles can be edited in the stylesheet included in the jbx-catcolumns plugin folder. css.

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Plugin tags

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  • category columns
  • category posts
  • thejaybuddy
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 4.1

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.1.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.4 · PHP not listed
Update activity23 Jan 201511y ago

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