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This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload bns-featured-category.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate through the 'Plugins' menu.
3. Place the BNS Featured Category widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.
4. Set options to personal preferences:

• Widget Title
• Categories - separated by commas
• Show (first) Category Description (checkbox)
• Show Author and date/time details of post (checkbox)
• Show all categories attached to post (checkbox)
• Show all tags attached to post (checkbox)
• Show post in full or use default of post excerpt (checkbox)

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1. Go to 'Plugins' menu under your Dashboard
2. Click on the 'Add New' link
3. Search for bns-featured-category
4. Install.
5. Activate through the 'Plugins' menu.
6. Place the BNS Featured Category widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.
7. Set options to personal preferences:

• Widget Title
• Categories - separated by commas
• Show (first) Category Description (checkbox)
• Show Author and date/time details of post (checkbox)
• Show all categories attached to post (checkbox)
• Show all tags attached to post (checkbox)
• Show post in full or use default of post excerpt (checkbox)

Read this article for further assistance: http://wpfirstaid.com/2009/12/plugin-installation/

Shortcode: bnsfc

Parameters are very similar to the plugin:

• 'title' => '',
• 'cat_choice' => '1'
• 'use_current' => false
• 'count' => '0'
• 'show_count' => '3'
• 'offset' => '0'
• 'sort_order' => 'desc'
• 'use_thumbnails' => true
• 'excerpt_thumb' => '50'
• 'show_meta' => false
• 'show_comments' => false
• 'show_cats' => false
• 'show_cat_desc' => false
• 'show_tags' => false
• 'only_titles' => false
• 'excerpt_length' => ''

NB: Use the shortcode at your own risk!