WP One Post Widget

Descripció

WP One Post Widget lets you pick a single published post and show it in any widget area.

Features:

  • Search and select a published post from the Widgets screen
  • Optional custom title
  • Optional “Read more” label linking to the post permalink
  • Optional featured image with left, right, or top placement
  • Uses the post excerpt when available, otherwise a safe plain-text summary

The plugin does one job: display one selected post in a widget.

Instal·lació

  1. Upload the wp-one-post-widget folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
  3. Go to Appearance Widgets (or the Customizer widgets panel).
  4. Add “WP One Post Widget”, search for a published post, and save.
  5. Optional: set a custom title, read-more label, and thumbnail options.

Tip: for best results with summaries, fill in the post Excerpt field in the editor.

PMF

Does it support multiple widget instances?

Yes. Each instance stores its own selected post ID and options.

What happens if the selected post is deleted?

The widget renders nothing and does not produce PHP warnings.

Does the plugin send telemetry?

No.

Ressenyes

No hi ha ressenyes per a aquesta extensió.

Col·laboradors i desenvolupadors

«WP One Post Widget» és programari de codi obert. La següent gent ha col·laborat en aquesta extensió.

Col·laboradors

Registre de canvis

3.0.0

  • Migrated registration to WP_Widget.
  • Store selection by post_id instead of post title.
  • Autocomplete via authenticated admin-ajax + WP_Query.
  • Removed insecure public data.php endpoint.
  • Removed PressTrends telemetry.
  • Removed external Google jQuery / jQuery UI assets.
  • Security hardening: nonces, capabilities, sanitization, and escaping.
  • PHP modernization (no short open tags; current WordPress APIs).
  • Featured image rendering and left/right/top positioning fixes.
  • Frontend CSS limited to structural layout (theme keeps visual identity).
  • Safe excerpt generation without cutting raw HTML.

2.1

  • Added field use image?

2.0

  • Added custom title field.
  • Added search suggestion field.
  • Added field thumbnail position: left, right, top

1.1

  • Added field to customize the link read more.

1.0

  • Initial version.