This plugin adds a custom Gutenberg block named recent posts in the Gutenberg editor of your WordPress dashboard using which you can display recent posts including custom post types.
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Download the zip file from Github. Unzip the plugin.
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Navigate to the Plugins > Add new screen in your WordPress dashboard.
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Click on Add New button at the top of the page.
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Click on Upload Plugin button at the top of the page.
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Click Choose File button, then find and Upload the downloaded zip file.
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After the plugin finishes installing, click Activate.
OR
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Navigate to the Plugins > Add new in your WordPress dashboard.
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Open terminal and Clone this repo in wp-content/plugins directory by running following command git clone https://github.com/BRdhanani/gutenberg-recent-posts.git.
OR
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Go to your plugin directory.
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Search for recent posts block.
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Navigate to the Plugins screen in your WordPress dashboard.
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Activate it.
That's it! You have successfully added gutenberg recent posts plugin.
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Get recent posts of your favourite custom post type.
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Manage ordering like ascending or descending.
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Image size options.
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Post meta settings like post date, post excerpt etc.
- npm start : will use the src/blocks.js as entry point and output it to build/blocks.js for development
- npm run build : will use the src/blocks.js as entry point and output it to dist/blocks.build.js for production
- Go to WordPress Dashboard > Posts/Pages > Add New > Add block (+ icon) > widgets > Recent Posts
- Select a post type from dropdown to which you wish to add Recent Posts block.
- You can manage ordering, image size, post meta, etc. from the sidebar parameter settings.
- That's it!! publish the page and view the same from the front end.
