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The simplest way to display a listing of posts in WordPress.

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Filter: display_posts_shortcode_wrapper_close

Customize the outer closing markup for the entire listing. By default it is ul but can be changed to ol or div using the ‘wrapper’ attribute. Use this filter to change it to any HTML element.

Display posts as a select dropdown

The Display Posts plugin lets you create a list of posts using a wide range of query parameters. It will display the result as a bulleted list by default. The code below will turn it into a select dropdown, and selecting a post will take you directly to that post. After adding the code to […]

Posted byBill EricksonFebruary 8, 2021February 11, 2021Posted inDisplay Posts Shortcode

Display results as a table

On Dog Food Advisor we use Display Posts to dynamically list the best dog foods based on different criteria. In some areas we wanted to display these results as a table: The code below updates the listing to a table when the layout=”editors-choice” parameter is set. Shortcode Code

Posted byBill EricksonMarch 18, 2019March 18, 2019Posted inDisplay Posts Shortcode

Use section element for wrapper

Display Posts outputs an unordered list (<ul>) by default, but you can change this to an ordered list or div using If you would prefer a different wrapping element, like a <section>, you can use the following:

Posted byBill EricksonJanuary 4, 2019January 4, 2019Posted inDisplay Posts Shortcode
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