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3. FAQ
First thing is to read all the online documentation available (Installation, Usage, Wiki, and of course this section) as they should address most of the questions you might have about this plugin.
If you're still having problems with Recently, please try disabling all other plugins and then reenable them one at a time to check if any of them is causing a conflict. If that's not the case, try switching to a different theme for a moment and see the problem still persists.
Checking the Support Forum is also a good idea as chances are that someone else has already posted something about it.
Remember: read first. It'll save you (and me) time.
Unfortunately, the answer is no. But that might change in the future.
Please check that either the ImageMagick or GD extension is installed and enabled by your hosting.
You can tell Recently to pick the thumbnail from either of the following options (available at wp-admin > Settings > Recently > Tools):
- Featured Image (default).
- First image on post.
- First attachment.
- Custom field.
If no images are found, the default thumbnail will be displayed instead.
Make sure you have assigned one to your posts (see previous question).
Fortunately, yes. Go to wp-admin > Settings > Recently > Tools and check under Thumbnail source. Alternatively, you can also just replace the image sitting on wp-content/plugins/recently/.
Ideally, the thumbnail you're going to use should be set already with your desired width and height - however, the uploader will give you other size options as configured by your current theme.
Simply add your custom post type to the Types field in the widget.
Activate the Use custom HTML markup option from the widget and set your desired HTML tags in conjunction with Recently's built-in Content Tags (see wp-admin > Settings > Recently > Parameters) to customize the look & feel of the recent posts listing.
A more advanced way to customize the HTML markup is via WordPress filters by hooking into recently_custom_html. For details, please check the Filter Hooks page on the Wiki.
While I have not fully tested it, Recently should work just fine (and if it doesn't, please let me know).
Yes, however you will need to:
- Enable the Ajaxify widget feature (wp-admin > Settings > Recently > Tools, under Data) to keep the Recently widget from being cached;
- Flush the cache of your caching plugin after installing or upgrading Recently;
- Make sure that your caching plugin regenerates its cache at the very minimum once a day (WP Fastest Cache, for example, recommends having the cache expire twice a day).
Yes, Recently includes a stylesheet called recently.css located at wp-content/plugins/recently/style. However, it doesn't include any predefined styles (well, almost).
Each time Recently is updated the recently.css stylesheet gets reset and I lose all changes I made to it. How can I keep my custom CSS?
Copying your modified recently.css file into your theme's folder will prevent future plugin updates from overwriting it with the default recently.css file.
Since this plugin does not include any predefined designs, it's up to you to style your recent posts list as you like.
If you don't know HTML/CSS -or if don't feel like styling the list yourself-, you should consider hiring someone to help you out (I'm also available for hire, just in case you're wondering).
You can disable the stylesheet via wp-admin > Settings > Recently > Tools.
It allows you to show a heading for your recent posts listing. If left empty, no heading will be displayed at all.
This filter allows you to decide which post types to show on the listing. By default, it will retrieve only posts and pages (which should be fine for most cases).
This allows you to filter posts by a given taxonomy. You could for example have Recently list all recent posts that belong to category Development; or filter out those posts with a given tag.
To use it, simply add the ID(s) of the term(s) ID (eg. the category ID). A negative sign in front of the ID (eg. -25) will exclude posts that are associated to it from the listing. You can specify more than one ID with a comma separated list (eg. 24,3,-25 <- this would return the most recent posts from categories 24 & 3 but exclude those that belong to category 25).
You can use a plugin like Reveal IDs to see the IDs of your categories, tags, etc. in the Categories / Tags / etc. screens of your WordPress dashboard.
Similarly to the Taxonomy filter, this one lets you filter posts by author ID. You can specify more than one ID with a comma separated list (but unlike the Taxonomy filter, you can't exclude author with a minus sign... yet).
You can use a plugin like Reveal IDs to see the IDs of your users in the Users Screen of your dashboard.
If checked, Recently will show how your readers are rating your recent posts. This feature requires having WP-PostRatings plugin installed and enabled on your blog for it to work.
If checked, you will be able to customize the HTML markup of your recent posts listing. For example, you can decide whether to wrap your posts in an unordered list, an ordered list, a div, etc. If you know HTML/CSS, this is for you!
Yes, check the Other Notes section at wordpress.org for more information.
I want to translate your plugin into my language / help you update a translation. What do I need to do?
First thing you need to do is get a gettext editor like Poedit to translate all texts into your language. You'll find several .PO files bundled with the plugin under the lang folder. Check this handy guide for more details.
If you're interested in sharing your translation with others (or just helped update an existing translation), please let me know (a pull request is welcome, too).
Also, to prevent plugin upgrades from overwriting your translation files place them in /wp-content/languages/plugins/.
If it fits the nature of my plugin and it sounds like something others would like to have, there's a pretty good chance that I will implement it (and if you can provide some sample code with useful comments, much better).
If the theme/plugin you're talking about is a free one that can be downloaded from somewhere, sure, I can try and take a look into it. Premium themes/plugins are out of discussion though, unless you're willing to grant me access to your site (or get me a copy of this theme/plugin) so I can check it out.
Updates will come depending on my work projects (I'm a full-time web developer) and the amount of time I have on my hands. Quick releases will happen only when/if critical bugs are spotted.
Chances are that your question has been already answered either at the Support Forum, the Installation section or here in the FAQ section, so I've decided not to answer. It could also happen that I'm just busy at the moment and haven't been able to read your post yet, so please be patient.
The Support Forum is usually the best way to get in touch with me since I'm checking it constantly.