Blog Summary

Blog Summary produces a semantic, hAtom-enabled list of latest blog entries with excerpts, dates, and comments links that is generated with the shortcode [blog-summary] on any post or page. Shortcode attributes are available to customize the output as well as specify number of entries to show.

Blog Summary is the easiest way to show the latest blog entries on a static page, marked up in the hAtom microformat and utilizing the semantic class funtions when the Sandbox (or Sandbox-based) theme is active.

  1. Features

    Blog Summary is for WordPress 2.6.x and features:

    • Out-of-the-box function using shortcode without editing any files
    • Advanced shortcode attribute parsing for easy and complete customization
    • Highly semantic XHTML in the hAtom microformat
    • Integration with Sandbox (or Sandbox-based) class-generating functions

  2. Download

    The Blog Summary plugin, © 2008 Scott Allan Wallick, is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Please feel free to alter this plugin in any way that pleases you within the terms of its license.

    Download the latest version of Blog Summary.

    Blog Summary 0.1.2

    By downloading content, you agree to the Terms of Use.

  3. Install

    This plugin is installed just like any other WordPress plugin. More detailed installation instructions are available on the WordPress Codex.

    1. Download Blog Summary
    2. Extract the /blog-summary/ folder from the archive
    3. Upload this folder to ../wp-contents/plugins/
    4. Activate the plugin in Dashboard > Plugins
    5. Use the shortcode [blog-summary] on any page/post
    6. Enjoy—and then consider donating

    In other words, just upload the /blog-summary/ folder and its contents to your plugins folder.

  4. Use

    After activating this plugin, simply use the shortcode [blog-summary] wherever you want a list of recent entries. The following optional attributes are parsed by this shortcode to customize the output:

    • count: Number of recent entries to show. Default is 5.
    • grouptag: The HTML element to wrap all recent entries. Default is ol.
    • entrytag: The HTML element to wrap each entry. Default is li.
    • titletag: The HTML element to wrap each entry title. Default is h4.
    • datetag: The HTML element to wrap each entry date. Default is span.
    • commentstag: The HTML element to wrap each entry comments link. Default is span.
    • summarytag: The HTML element to wrap each entry summary. Default is div.

    You may specify all or some of the attributes above. Attributes are optional and can be given in any order.

    [blog-summary count="10" titletag="h2" datetag="p" commentstag="div"]

    And so on. A very simple plugin.

  5. Learn

    Please review the accompanying documentation, the included readme.txt, for more information and instructions on using Blog Summary and its advanced features.

    Blog Summary readme.txt