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News CPT

A quick, easy way to add an extensible News custom post type to Wordpress.

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Tested up to WordPress 3.9
Current version1.1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 3.9
Minimum stackWP 3.1 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update17 May 201412y ago
Active installations90Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records News CPT version 1.1.1 as active, updated 12y ago and tested up to WordPress 3.9.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin add a News custom post type to your WordPress site. Now you can keep your press releases or time-sensitive announcements in a separate list, without having to juggle categories or tags.

The plugin adds a News tab to your admin menu, which allows you to enter news items just as you would regular posts. The archive list of your news items will appear at /news, and individual news items will appear at /news/<permalink>.

Default single item and archive page templates for news items are also provided. These templates have abundant IDs and classes, so that you can style them with your own CSS.

You may also customize them by putting copies in your theme folder, and changing the markup. When you update the plugin, you will get new features and bug fixes, while keeping any customizations you made in your copies of these templates.

A list of news items may be included in other post content with the list-news-items] shortcode. )

Finally, the plugin adds a Recent News Items widget, which can be placed on any sidebar available in your theme, to show a list of news items in reverse chronological order. You can set the title of this list and the number of news items to show.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • custom post type
  • cpt
  • news
  • shortcode
  • widget
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 3.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 3.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to3.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.1 · PHP not listed
Update activity17 May 201412y ago

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