Title: Help!
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Help!

 *  Resolved [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/)
 * I’ve activated your plug in but is there a way to add some text
 * like the first paragraph of the post?
 * also is there a way to add the “read more” button?
 * also can i have the posts going along horizontal like
 * post post post
 * or does it have to be
 * post
    post post
 * help!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode/)

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 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191413)
 * btw my website is [http://www.pubshed.co.uk](http://www.pubshed.co.uk)
 *  Plugin Author [Iulia Cazan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iulia-cazan/)
 * (@iulia-cazan)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191587)
 * Hi,
    There are some attributes you have to add to make it look like you want,
   or maybe it is just a matter of custom CSS. What is the shortcode you use?
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191591)
 * [latest-selected-content limit=”3″ type=”post” display=”title” image=”thumbnail”
   elements=”1″ status=”publish” orderby=”dateD”]
 *  Plugin Author [Iulia Cazan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iulia-cazan/)
 * (@iulia-cazan)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191592)
 * OK, try this one
    `[latest-selected-content limit="3" type="post" display="title"
   image="thumbnail" elements="1" status="publish" orderby="dateD" css="three-columns"]`
   OR for two columns use `[latest-selected-content limit="3" type="post" display
   ="title" image="thumbnail" elements="1" status="publish" orderby="dateD" css="
   two-columns"]`
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191613)
 * ok i tried [latest-selected-content limit=”3″ type=”post” display=”title” image
   =”thumbnail” elements=”1″ status=”publish” orderby=”dateD” css=”three-columns”]
   and that worked.
 * is there a way to modify the css?
 * like so i can have a background color instead of it blending in with my next 
   section
 * also it seems to be post postpost
 * i’m assuming that’s down to padding/css?
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191625)
 * also i would like to add a snippet of the post and a read more button
 *  Plugin Author [Iulia Cazan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iulia-cazan/)
 * (@iulia-cazan)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191627)
 * For the tile spacing, you could add in the code something like that
 *     ```
       <style>.latest-post-selection.three-columns article:nth-child(3n) {
       	margin-right: 1% !important;
       }
       .latest-post-selection.three-columns article:nth-child(3n+1) {
       	margin-right: 0 !important;
       }</style>
       ```
   
 * The background color of the section can be added for a wrapping element, I do
   not know how you actually embed the shortcode in your site.
 * For the other elements like buttons, post type, text, use the plugin button above
   the editor to see all the options, there are more combinations available.
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191629)
 * I’m just using shortcode and custom php
 *     ```
       add_action( 'generate_after_header','generate_add_homepage_slider' );
       function generate_add_homepage_slider()
       {
           if ( ! is_front_page() )
               return;
   
           echo do_shortcode( '[smartslider3 slider=3]' );
           echo do_shortcode( '[latest-selected-content limit="3" type="post" display="title" image="thumbnail" elements="1" status="publish" orderby="dateD" css="three-columns"]' );
           echo do_shortcode( '[sc name="Opt In Form Frontpage"]' );
   
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191659)
 * where can i edit the code to add teh css you have mentioned?
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191660)
 * actually i just added that to the custom css plug in i’m using and that sorted
   out the gaps between the posts.
 * still unsure what i need to choose to get the read more button and a snippet 
   of the post
 *  Plugin Author [Iulia Cazan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iulia-cazan/)
 * (@iulia-cazan)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191662)
 * I am not sure if you are seeing and using the visual configuration of the plugin(
   you can generate the shortcode in a post and just copy the shortcode when you
   are satisfied with the output and paste it in the final code), that is available
   if you click the button like in the image
 * [https://ps.w.org/latest-post-shortcode/assets/screenshot-1.png](https://ps.w.org/latest-post-shortcode/assets/screenshot-1.png)
   
   And that will show something like [https://ps.w.org/latest-post-shortcode/assets/screenshot-2.png](https://ps.w.org/latest-post-shortcode/assets/screenshot-2.png)
 * Anyway, if you don’t use that, you can add to your shortcode something like:
 * [latest-selected-content limit=”3″ type=”post” display=”title,content-small” 
   image=”thumbnail” elements=”5″ status=”publish” orderby=”dateD” css=”three-columns”
   chrlimit=”120″ url=”yes” linktext=”Read more …”]
 * Let me know if this works.
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191663)
 * yeah it’s brought up the snippet and a read more link
 * is there a way of making the snippet smaller text?
 * also when you put an image, is that the featured image?
 * is there a way of having the image on the homepage but not at the top of the 
   article as it’s already in the article but somewhere else?
 *  Plugin Author [Iulia Cazan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iulia-cazan/)
 * (@iulia-cazan)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191664)
 * Yes, the images from the plugin tiles are the featured images of the posts selected.
   The customization of the CSS is all up to you, the plugin gives you only the 
   starting point.
 * Related to altering the image place, that in made in the theme, not from my plugin.
   I am not familiar with your theme, so I have no suggestion on what files you 
   could change.
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191666)
 * what css would i need to add to make the snippet text smaller?
 *  Thread Starter [johnzoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnzoro/)
 * (@johnzoro)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-693/#post-7191667)
 * also still not sure how to add a background behind the posts?

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