Title: Cat Block Author: cvmh Published: February 15, 2016 Last modified: January 26, 2022 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/cat-block/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1350826) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/cat-block/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1350826) # Cat Block By [cvmh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cvmh/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cat-block.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cat-block/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cat-block/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cat-block/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cat-block/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/) ## Description Adds a block (widget or shortcode), which scrolls through the posts in a category. #### Current features * Easy to use * Only fade effect * Customizable * Shortcode & Widget #### Shortcode Use [cvmh-catblock] If you want to disable a parameter which is on true by default, put an empty string. Example: [cvmh-catblock slideshow=””] #### Shortcode parameters * title: widget title (default: Category block) * introduction: text before posts list (default: empty) * category: array of category ids to use (default: empty, all categories will be used) * count: number of psts to display (default: 3, set to -1 if you want all posts) * buttonall: weither to display a link to the category (default: true, only if category has parameter has only one category id) * alltext: text of the “all button” (default: See all) * posttype: post type to get (default: post) * showimage: weither to display the post thumbnail (default: false) * imagesize: size of the post thumbnail (default: thumbnail) * showtitle: weither to display the post title (default: true) * titletag: html tag for the post title (default: h3) * titlelength: max length for the post title in caracters (default: 45) * showexcerpt: weither to display the post excerpt (default: false) * excerptlength: max length for the excerpt in words (default: 50) * showdate: weither to display the post date (default: false) * dateformat: post date format (default: j F Y) * showreadmore: weither to display a link to the post in addition to the link on the post title (default: true) * readmoretext: text of the “read more” button (default: Read more) * readmoretype: html tag for the “read more” button (default: anchor, use “button” if you want a link in javascript) * slideshow: display posts in a slideshow (default: true) * duration: duration of a slide in ms (default: 7000) * shownav: weither to display dots for navigation if slideshow is activated (default: true) Looking for a WordPress agency? Contact us: [agence web WordPress](http://www.agence-web-cvmh.fr) ### How to uninstall Cat Block To uninstall Cat Block, you just have to de-activate the plugin from the plugins list. ## Installation 1. Unzip the plugin and upload the “cat-block” folder to your “/wp-content/plugins/” directory 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” administration page in WordPress 3. Use the shortcode or the widget 4. Enjoy. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fd287261296261db4267112aaf1826af99ad78511ff5bdcd951245c79e282772? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-fine-552/)󠁿 [nicolasrenard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicolasrenard/) September 3, 2016 Do what it’s made for. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Cat Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ cvmh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cvmh/) * [ nicolasrenard ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicolasrenard/) [Translate “Cat Block” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cat-block) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cat-block/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cat-block/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cat-block/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cat-block/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.6.18 * Changed: WordPress tested up version #### 2.6.17 * Added: Filter cvmh_catblock_item_class with post ID parameter #### 2.6.16 * Fixed: Force balance tags in excerpts #### 2.6.15 * Fixed: Excerpt resize #### 2.6.14 * Added: Offset parameter * Changed: tested up version #### 2.6.13 * Added: Filters cvmh_catblock_before_img and cvmh_catblock_after_img to wrap image #### 2.6.12 * Changed: Widget title is not displayed if empty #### 2.6.11 * Fixed: Javascript problem on slide change #### 2.6.10 * Added: cvmh_catblock_excerpt_resized_addendum filter #### 2.6.9 * Added: widget params in cvmh_cat_block_get_posts_args filter #### 2.6.8 * Fixed: admin CSS conflict #### 2.6.7 * Added: filter cvmh_catblock_link #### 2.6.6 * Added: filter cvmh_catblock_before_title * Added: filter cvmh_catblock_widget_title_tag * Added: filter cvmh_catblock_after_widget_title #### 2.6.5 * Added: filter cvmh_cat_block_get_posts_args #### 2.6.4 * Added: 3 filters (cvmh_catblock_item_title, cvmh_catblock_after_title and cvmh_catblock_after_content) #### 2.6.3 * Fixed: text domain #### 2.6.2 * Changed: variable type for numbers * Changed: excerpt function * Changed: selected method for widget thumbnail select #### 2.6.1 * Fixed: replace text domain constant by real string #### 2.6 * Fixed: translate path * Changed: widget name #### 2.5 * Added: widget introduction #### 2.4 * Fixed: Link to all posts of a category #### 2.3 * Added: widget title #### 2.2 * Fixed: shortcode default arguments function call * Changed: tested up version #### 2.1 * Changed: tested up version #### 2.0 **Warning: this update changes some names in plugin options. Be sure to configure again your widgets and/or shortcodes after update.** * Changed: aside tag to div in markup to avoid two aside tags * Added: image size selector in widget configuration * Added: “Read more” button display selector * Changed: widget form #### 1.0 * Initial Release. ## Meta * Version **2.6.18** * Last updated **4 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.9.13** * Tags * [category](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[taxonomy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/) [widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cat-block/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cat-block/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ cvmh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cvmh/) * [ nicolasrenard ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicolasrenard/) ## Support Got something to say? 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