Bill Erickson
@billerickson on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: August 21st, 2008
- Location: Georgetown, TX
- Website: billerickson.net
- Job Title: WordPress Developer
- Employer: Erickson Web Consulting
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Posted a reply to Abandoned plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin still works perfectly and hasn't needed an update. I'll bump the "tested to"…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to left align image not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, that works, but it will apply to every instance of Display Posts throughout your…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Format date, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, by using CSS. Go to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS and add: .display-posts-listing…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to left align image not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You need to add the image-left class to the listing itself. The wrapper currently has…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Format date, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can use the date_format parameter to specify how the date should be formatted. For…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Multisite?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin can be used on a multisite installation, but only to query posts on…3 weeks ago
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Committed [2162351] to Plugins Trac:
tagging 1.2.01 month ago
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Posted a reply to include_date Default Format, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I agree, I should have used the default date format. But unfortunately changing it now…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Please add rel=nofollow support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can use the output filter to customize all links to include rel="nofollow". /** *…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Pagination Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you have the pagination extension installed? The main Display Posts plugin does not include…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Show Category Name Before Date, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can use the output filter to customize the order of the elements displayed in…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Layout and order issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are two ways you can customize the output of the shortcode include the elements…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Exclude Category, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can use a taxonomy query to exclude posts from a certain category. The…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Create different Outputfilters for different display_posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The second parameter in the output filter gives you the original shortcode attributes, so you…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to cant style the grid with post on homepage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The best way to match your theme's styling is to use template parts. Here's a…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Icons Don’t Appear, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your theme's CSS is setting all icons to display: none; (screenshot). Add this CSS in…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Accordion for FAQ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, that is possible, but would require you to write custom CSS and JavaScript. I'd…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Display posts coming up, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The simplest way to implement that is to create a custom taxonomy called "month" with…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Center post in grid layout, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The grid styling shown here is using the display:grid CSS, which will not center the…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Will this plugin be necessary following Genesis 3.1.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Genesis will only disable its schema if Yoast SEO is installed. So if you are…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How can i use partials folder in my child theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can override those parameters with code using the shortcode_atts_display-posts parameter. This lets you…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Show events from Events Manager plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Try adding this to your theme's functions.php file: https://gist.github.com/billerickson/5238bae72ce0c21ca458c577c6b390e8 Then display upcoming events using [display-posts…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Will this plugin be necessary following Genesis 3.1.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin is no longer necessary, as long as you have Genesis 3.1 or later.…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How can i use partials folder in my child theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can use the wrapper_class parameter in the shortcode. [display-posts wrapper_class="my-custom-class"]2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How can i use partials folder in my child theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can place the partials folder anywhere in your theme, and name it anything you…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Mobile Menu not working (Hamburger menu), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry but I can't think of how Display Posts would interfere with your menu.…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Support for All In One Event Calendar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the request. Based on this StackExchange answer it looks like you first have…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How to add “current-list-item” class to post list for custom styling, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can use the display_posts_shortcode_post_class filter. Here's a quick tutorial: https://displayposts.com/2019/08/20/add-class-to-current-post-for-styling/2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Show events from Events Manager plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Display Posts can work with any event calendar plugin. You simply need to know: -…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Display 5 posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
To display the 5 most recent posts in "Category A", use: [display-posts posts_per_page="5" category="category-a"] To…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Featured Images instead of title, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can! [display-posts image_size="thumbnail" include_title="false" wrapper="div"] For more information, here's all of the available…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Require Multiple Categories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can accomplish that using a taxonomy query: https://displayposts.com/2019/01/07/taxonomy-queries/ [display-posts taxonomy="category" tax_term="category-a, category-b" tax_operator="AND"]2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Creating Optional HT Movie Posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can definitely use Display Posts for that. You'll likely want to use the…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Error reported when upgrading to Genesis 3.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What version of PHP do you have on your server? Try editing the genesis-title-toggle.php file,…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to Shared Counts Icons Displaying In Footer – WHY?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can go to Settings > Shared Counts to control where the buttons are added.…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to More control over display of excerpt, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Include the following parameter in your shortcode: include_excerpt_dash="false" Ex: [display-posts include_excerpt="true" include_excerpt_dash="false"]3 months ago
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Posted a reply to navigation button (Previous , Next) cannot filter by category on post bottom, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just to confirm, the issue you are having is with the Previous/Next post links on…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to The plugin does not work in a sidebar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Here's a guide on how to use shortcodes in sidebar widgets: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-use-shortcodes-in-your-wordpress-sidebar-widgets/3 months ago
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Posted a reply to tags below post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately the shortcode can only display one taxonomy (category or post_tag) out of the box.…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to reinit share counts on pjax site, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Add this to your theme's functions.php or single.php file: if( function_exists( 'shared_counts' ) { shared_counts->front->share_link…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Multiple Shortcodes with diff attributes all showing same as first shortcode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm sorry to hear about your issue. I'm not aware of any changes in WP…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Creating more pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can install the Display Posts - Pagination extension to include paginated links below your…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to image_size=”thumbnail” – NOT Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can use the image_size parameter to include the featured image. Ex: [display-posts image_size="thumbnail"] You…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to tags below post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The category_display parameter can be used with any taxonomy, including tags. [display-posts category_display="true"] = displays…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Display in a slider/carousel instead of grid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes you can! You can use template parts to define the exact markup used, so…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to [display-posts category=”news”] doesn’t displaying all posts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
By default it will display however many you have set in Settings > Reading (this…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Schema plugin compatibility, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can use this plugin to disable Genesis schema so you can use any…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Display with pagination, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Download the plugin as a zip file here: https://github.com/billerickson/Display-Posts-Pagination/archive/master.zip Then on your site, go to…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Display with pagination, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can install the Pagination extension to add pagination to your listings: https://github.com/billerickson/Display-Posts-Pagination4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Display 2 posts before the others (sorted by date) in a category, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
First, it looks like there's some issues in your shortcode. You have display-posts listed many…4 months ago
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