Drop-Down Post List Plugin for WordPress

This plugin allows you to easily display drop-down boxes containing the posts for specified categories. You can use this plugin by entering the trigger text in a post or page, or by adding the function call directly to your theme files. You can display as many drop-down boxes as you like, and you have a choice between a standard select box (with button), or a ‘jump menu’ (as the visitor clicks on a post, they will immediately be taken to that page without having to click a button). Other options are also available.

Download

• Latest Release (For WordPress 2.0 through 2.6)

Demo

This is a generated drop-down post list, listing the posts of a particular category:

Topic: WordPress Plugins and Mods

Installation

• Download the above file, rename it from .txt to .php, and upload it to your plugins directory
• Enable the plugin
• Configure the plugin under the DDPostList options page

Usage

There are two ways you can use this plugin.

Note: In both examples below, replace # with the category ID you want to list posts from.

1) In a post or page, insert the following line:

<!-- ddpl # -->

2) In a template file, insert the following code:

<?php echo ddpl_list(#); ?>

Change Log

• 08-12-08 Version 1.31 - Small change to produce valid xhtml.
• 09-27-07 Version 1.3 - Updated to work with WordPress 2.3. Added ‘Load Default Options’ button.
• 08-01-07 Version 1.2 - Option added to specify default option in list.
• 07-29-07 Version 1.1 - More options added.
• 07-28-07 Version 1.0 - First release.

Modifications

The code this plugin generates is fairly plain (no special formatting), but to make customization easy, the form has been assigned a CSS class: ddpl-form

For example, if you would like to set the width of the select field, add this code to your theme’s style sheet:

form.ddpl-form select { width: 200px; }

Options

Here are the current options available (found under the DDPostList options page)

Form Type - You can choose to have the plugin generate a ‘jump menu’, or a traditional list with a submit button

Default Option - If entered, this is the first option that will show up in the list (does not link to anything)

Button Text - If using a traditional list, this is the button text

Sorting Method - You can choose to sort by post date (ascending or descending), or post title

Post Limit - This allows you to define a limit for the number of posts in the list (0 for no limit)

Add Before Form - Code added here will be displayed before the generated form

Add After Form - Code added here will be displayed after the generated form

Add Before List - Code added here will be displayed before the list

Add After List - Code added here will be displayed after the list