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Recent Popular Tags

Description

Recent Popular Tags WordPress plugin allows the administrator to display the most popular recently used tags by post authors.

This plugin is very valuable for current events websites because it gives admins the ability to set the number of tags to display and how many days to consider as โ€œrecentโ€… No more popular tags displaying from two years ago!

Default Usage

Heading and Recent Popular Tags will be displayed beneath each blog post.

Shortcode

Use shortcode [recent-popular-tags] to display Recent Popular Tags anywhere in blog posts, pages, custom post types or in a text widget.

Template Tag

Use <?php if ( function_exists('rpt_display_content') ) { echo do_shortcode('[recent-popular-posts]')} ?> to display Recent Popular Tags in your template files

Widget

Use [recent-popular-tags] in a โ€œTextโ€ widget to display Recent Popular Tags in a sidebar

Screenshots

  • The Recent Popular Tags WordPress plugin settings page. Enter a heading, number of tags to display and number of recent days.

  • The default display of Recent Popular Tags plugin is below the content on blog posts. Recent Popular Tags uses your theme’s default h3 styling and default a styling, expect with text-transform:uppercase applied.

  • Use the Recent Popular Tags shortcode [recent-popular-tags] in a Text widget to display Recent Popular Tags in a sidebar or widgetized area.

Installation

  1. Go to Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New >> Search
  2. Search for โ€œRecent Popular Tags,โ€ click โ€œInstall Now,โ€ then โ€œActivate Pluginโ€
  3. Go to โ€œRecent Popular Tagsโ€ settings and enter heading, number of days and number of tags. The plugin will display below each blog post

Use shortcode [recent-popular-posts] to display โ€œRecent Popular Postsโ€ in a blog post, page or a text widget

Use <?php if ( function_exists('rpt_display_content') ) { echo do_shortcode('[recent-popular-posts]')} ?> to display โ€œRecent Popular Tagsโ€ in your template files

FAQ

How can I disable Recent Popular Tags from displaying below every blog post

This feature is coming soon. Until then, you can add .type-post .recent-popular-tags:last-of-type{display:none} to your theme’s style.css to remove it.

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Contributors & Developers

“Recent Popular Tags” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

0.3

  • Improved usage instructions on plugin page and settings page

0.2

  • Fixed bug that always โ€œdisplayedโ€ heading, even when a heading was not entered. Recent Popular Tags heading will not be displayed when a heading is not entered in the settings

0.1

  • First version of Recent Popular Tags WordPress plugin