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MaxRef Widgets Plugin for Maximum Link Display Options to reference Content in WordPress…
Download: Max-Ref Widgets (791) – This is the Free Version
Version: 1.9.6 (zipped) – Programmed for WordPress Version 2.9. Tested through 2.9. Or, Download free (link supported) verson from WordPress.org Plugin Repository
To remove link under widget: MaxRef Donation Supported Version
WebFadds.com is pleased to release its MaxRef Widgets plugin for WordPress 2.8 and up.
MaxRef Widgets enables you to display multiple sidebar widgets to maximize how your visitors reference your posts, links, categories, RSS feeds, and comments. We will maintain and upgrade it here, and take your suggestions and comments below. Your donations are appreciated to offset the continuing development expense.
NEW (Feb. 2009): There are now two Versions of MaxRef Widgets available — the free (link supported) Version on this page, and our donation supported (no link ad)… MaxRef Donation Supported Version.
» More Features & Installation Details…
Rotating Posts: We’ve added a new control setting to rotate from each category, the number of posts you set in the widget. Remember you can have multiple widgets, and this new feature allows you to keep your content links fresh and provide maximum access to content from all your categories.
Above the new feature which rotates posts from each category (you specify the number shown) is illustrated. Each time a visitor comes to your site (or the screen is refreshed… or they go to the next page, etc.), a set of posts from a different category will be shown — a great way to provide maximum reference (MaxRef) to your content.
We’ve also added a date format dropdown for posts, plus RSS feeds, with icons, for all categories. Watch for the ability to rotate posts displayed from each category coming soon. We’re working hard to make MaxRef Widgets your best way to reference important content on your WordPress CMS sites.
New RSS for categories… each
feed delivers only posts from
that category.
Developed by Scott Frangos, Managing Partner for WebFadds.com, and originally programmed by Antonie Potgieter, the plugin is a powerful way to add unlimited widgets on your sidebars to display posts only from a certain category, the links from a particular link category, posts, comments and more. Current lead programmer since June 2009, is Sakin Shrestha. Choose how many items appear, to display an RSS feed for categories, and how to sort the links presented. It uses the latest Wordpress methods and functions.
Installation…
Usage Examples…
Select how to reference your content in each MaxRef Widget you place in your sidebar. Above, the widget will display 5 most recent posts from the selected category with dates — new Date Format pop-down feature shown (added Feb. 2009)
(click to enlarge) – MaxRef Widgets are an excellent way to reference WordPress page groups (sets of Parent and Child pages) in your sidebars.
(click to enlarge) – MaxRef Widgets provides a feature to also turn the title into a link on your sidebar.
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Version Notes
Version 1.9.6 (December 10, 2009)
»More Version Notes…
Version 1.9.5 (June 19, 2009)
Version 1.9.1 (Mar. 1, 2009)
Version 1.9 (Feb. 18, 2009)
Version 1.8.1 (Feb. 12, 2009)
Version 1.8 (Feb. 11, 2009)
Version 1.7 (Aug. 25, 2008)
Version 1.6 (June 14, 2008)
Version 1.4 (May 22, 2008)
Version 1.3 (May 12, 2008)
Version 1.2 (May 6, 2008)
Version 1.1 (May 1, 2008)
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Comments & Support :::::::::::::::::::
Please leave your comments, suggestions, and questions below. We look forward to continued development of this plugin, and appreciate your support and donations.