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WP Posts Feed (Lite)

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The WP Posts Feed (Lite) Item type allows you to add your latest WordPress blog posts to your Ditty. For more advanced WordPress post queries and display options check out the Ditty Posts extension. For general information on working with items check out the following articles:

WP Posts Feed (Lite) Settings

Select the Gear/Edit icon shown on your WP Posts Feed (Lite) item to adjust the settings.

General Settings

Set the general settings of the WP Posts Feed (Lite).

  • Limit – Set the number of Posts to display.
  • Label – Add a custom label to display for the item in the Items panel of the Ditty.

Links

Configure global link settings for this items elements.

  • Link Target – Set a target for your links.
  • Link No Follow – Enabling this setting will add an attribute called ‘nofollow’ to your links. This tells search engines to not follow this link.

Customize (Layout Tags)

Customize the layout tags used in the layout for a WP Posts Feed (Lite) item. Keep in mind that your layout may not use all of the tags shown on this panel. If the tag is not included in your layout, modifications in this panel will have no effect.

  • Click the checkmark next to each tag to toggle visibility.
  • Click the gear icon to open the available attributes for each tag.
  • If you want to modify an attribute, click the pencil icon next to the attribute name. This will open a field to set a custom value for the attribute.

For more information view the documentation here: https://www.metaphorcreations.com/article/ditty/general/adding-new-items/#customize-tab

WP Posts Feed (Lite) Layout Settings

Select the Pencil/Brush icon shown on your WP Posts Feed (Lite) item to modify the layout for the item. Read more about what Layouts are and how they are used here: https://www.metaphorcreations.com/article/ditty/general/using-layouts/

HTML Tags

The following tags are available to use with the WP Posts Feed (Lite) Item type.

  • {author_avatar} – Render the item’s author avatar.
  • {author_bio} – Render the item’s author biography.
  • {author_name} – Render the item’s author name.
  • {categories} – Render the item’s categories.
  • {content} – Render the item’s content.
  • {excerpt} – Render the item’s excerpt.
  • {icon} – Render the item’s icon.
  • {image} – Render the item’s image.
  • {image_url} – Render the item’s image url.
  • {permalink} – Render the item’s permalink.
  • {time} – Render the item’s date/time.
  • {title} – Render the item’s title.

CSS Selectors

The following css classed are available to use with the WP Posts Feed (Lite) Item type.

  • .ditty-item__elements – The container wrapping around the item’s content.
  • .ditty-item__author_avatar
  • .ditty-item__author_bio
  • .ditty-item__author_name
  • .ditty-item__categories
  • .ditty-item__content
  • .ditty-item__excerpt
  • .ditty-item__icon
  • .ditty-item__image
  • .ditty-item__image_url
  • .ditty-item__permalink
  • .ditty-item__time
  • .ditty-item__title