=== Recent Posts Widget Plus ===
Contributors: vanderwijk
Author URI: https://vanderwijk.nl/
Donate link: https://www.paypal.me/vanderwijk
Tags: widget, sidebar, recent post, recent posts, excerpt, recent, post
Requires at least: 2.9.3
Tested up to: 6.4
Stable tag: 1.2.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

This plugin allows you to display the most recent posts with an excerpt in a WordPress sidebar widget area.

== Description ==

The Recent Posts Widget Plus plugin allows you to display a list of the most recent posts from all or a specific category or tag. It not only shows the post title, but also an excerpt of the post.

== Screenshots ==

1. You can set the widget title, the number of posts, the length of the excerpt and select a category to display the recent posts from or choose to display the recent posts with a certain tag.
2. This is an example of how the widget can look.

== Installation ==

1. First you will have to upload the plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` folder.
2. Then activate the plugin in the plugin panel.
3. Go to 'Appearance' > 'Widgets' and drag the Recent Posts Widget Plus to the required position in the sidebar.
5. Type a title for the widget (you can leave this blank)
6. Type the number of recent posts to show in the widget
7. Specify the excerpt length by number of characters
8. Choose a specific category or select `None (all categories)` to show all categories
9. Choose the post tags you would like to use to filter the list (optional)
6. Click save.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is the difference with the default Recent Post widget =

All WordPress installs come with a default widget for showing recent posts. The advantage of using the Recent Posts Widget Plus plugin, is that you can not only show the post titles but also an excerpt from the post and define how many characters of the excerpt are displayed. This plugin also allows you to display recent posts from a custom post type.

== Changelog ==

= 1.2.1 =
WordPress 6.4 compatibility tested

= 1.1.7 =
WordPress 5.8 compatibility tested

= 1.1.4 =
Shortcodes are now also stripped from the excerpts.

= 1.1.3 =
New version for admin purposes.

= 1.1.1 =
Changed method for creating the widget in preparation of PHP7 support.

= 1.1 =
Fixed debug notices and added the option to select a custom post type.

= 1.0 =
First release