Latest Post from each Category plugin for WordPress

This simple patch adds a new option, that switches off the ‘per category’ part and just shows all recent posts, using the same formatting etc. I know that kind of subverts the purpose of the plugin, but it was what I needed to do.

Index: dd-lastest-from-each.php
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--- dd-lastest-from-each.php	(revision 532)
+++ dd-lastest-from-each.php	(working copy)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 add_option('ddle_date_format', 'F jS, Y');
 add_option('ddle_excerpts', FALSE);
 add_option('ddle_chars', 200);
+add_option('ddle_all_posts', FALSE);
 add_option('ddle_comment_link', FALSE);
 add_option('ddle_comment_num', FALSE);
 add_option('ddle_comments_none', FALSE);
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 		update_option('ddle_date_format', 'F jS, Y');
 		update_option('ddle_excerpts', FALSE);
 		update_option('ddle_chars', 200);
+		update_option('ddle_all_posts', FALSE);
 		update_option('ddle_comment_link', FALSE);
 		update_option('ddle_comment_num', FALSE);
 		update_option('ddle_comments_none', FALSE);
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@
 		update_option('ddle_date_format', (string) $_POST["ddle_date_format"]);
 		update_option('ddle_excerpts', (bool) $_POST["ddle_excerpts"]);
 		update_option('ddle_chars', (string) $_POST["ddle_chars"]);
+		update_option('ddle_all_posts', (bool) $_POST["ddle_all_posts"]);
 		update_option('ddle_comment_link', (bool) $_POST["ddle_comment_link"]);
 		update_option('ddle_comment_num', (bool) $_POST["ddle_comment_num"]);
 		update_option('ddle_comments_none', (bool) $_POST["ddle_comments_none"]);
@@ -178,6 +181,13 @@
 		(0 = unlimited)
 	</td></tr>
 
+	<tr valign="top"><td width="35%" align="right">
+              Include all posts
+	</td><td align="left">
+		<input type="checkbox" name="ddle_all_posts" value="checkbox" <?php if (get_option('ddle_all_posts')) echo "checked='checked'"; ?>/>
+              <br/>(This option disables the 'from each category' part of the plugin.)
+	</td></tr>
+
 	
 	</table>
 	</fieldset>
@@ -213,8 +223,8 @@
 	$ddle_comment_num = (bool)get_option('ddle_comment_num');
 	$ddle_comments_none = (bool)get_option('ddle_comments_none');
 	$ddle_limit = (int)get_option('ddle_limit');
+        $ddle_all_posts = (bool)get_option('ddle_all_posts');
 
-
 	$hide_check = '';
 	if ($ddle_hide_protected) {
 		$hide_check = " AND post_password = '' ";
@@ -292,11 +302,15 @@
 		}
 
 
+        if (!$ddle_all_posts) {
 
-	$used_cats = array();;
-	$i = 0;
-	foreach ($last_posts as $posts) {
+            /* scan through and remove all but the first post from each
+               category, unless we're including all posts. */
 
+            $used_cats = array();;
+            $i = 0;
+            foreach ($last_posts as $posts) {
+
 		if (in_array($posts->cat_name, $used_cats)) {
 			unset($last_posts[$i]);
 		} else {
@@ -304,7 +318,8 @@
 		}
 
 		$i++;
-	}
+            }
+        }
 	$last_posts = array_values($last_posts);
 

I don’t understand why you didn’t include the ability to limit the amount of posts shown, is there a way to do that?

How do i add a link at the end of the previews e.g. “Read More” link and then adding a

Plugin is a good idea but there is something wrong with this application. It is displaying wrong posts.. not the latest ones… but older posts… am I the only one experiencing the problem?

Thanks so much for the plugin! You’re the best, Aleister, so many useful plugins.

Hi,
first of all, thanks for this grate plugin. secondly it seems this is having some propagation delay between posting new content and being shown in your plugin, although the new post is immediately shown in side bar.

ok it’s easy i found it quickly despite my poor php knowlege
just add
AND {$tp}term_taxonomy.term_id = 3
after
AND {$tp}terms.term_id = {$tp}term_taxonomy.term_id

hi guys,
this is the plug-in i really nead in my home.php template thank you.

i’ve some features request related to post with multiple category and category exclusion.

i’ve posts with multiple cats maybe 2 or 3 like “Events, Free Conference, Workshops” and i’d like to show the most relevant post in “Events” and the coolest in “Workshops” now i’ve a single post repeated for all these cats cause it is the latest…(of course!:)

maybe you can work side by side with “Top Cat” http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/topcat/
if i’ve correctly understood it functionality
(english language is not my first talent

bye