Manually Selected posts < Posts to Display = do not add more

  • Resolved Sunfire

    (@chillsunfire)


    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    In discussion with a client, we have a couple options or features we’d like to see. I’m not sure if these are available and I’m missing the setting, or if they could be slated for future updates. Making two separate posts for easier tracking and commentary.

    For our first request, we would like the number of posts displayed to be somewhat variable.

    If the post author selects 3 related posts, we only want those 3 to display. Right now, if our Number of Posts is 5, two additional posts are added after the 3 manually selected ones.

    Preferred result:

    • show 5 if no related posts are manually selected.
    • show only the manually selected related posts with no filler even if the manually selected posts count is less than total to be displayed.

    If there is already a way to ensure this, I’m not finding it. If this is not available yet, please consider including it.

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  • Plugin Author Ajay

    (@ajay)

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    @chillsunfire

    I think this might need a manual set of code at your end to achieve in the template files.

    Please see: https://webberzone.com/support/knowledgebase/crp-query/

    You’ll need to check for manual-related posts, count them, and limit the loop to that number.

    Please note that even if I do add something like this into the plugin, it will only be in the Pro version.

    Thread Starter Sunfire

    (@chillsunfire)

    3 months, 2 weeks ago

    Thanks again for the reply, Ajay. I appreciate your honesty and I respect that new features would only be added to Pro.

    Plugin Author Ajay

    (@ajay)

    3 months, 2 weeks ago

    Thank you for understanding. I have a few plugin users (maybe ex-users) who weren’t happy with this approach and left bad reviews. But, the reality is I’ve never taken away a feature from free nor plan to do so.

    Please do reach out if it you need help.

    And, if it makes sense for this client, do check-out the pro version.

    Thread Starter Sunfire

    (@chillsunfire)

    3 months, 2 weeks ago

    In this particular instance, I see that using the shortcode with a limit=# where the # is the same as the number of manually selected related posts seems to do the trick.

    While it may create some rework for this client, I’m noting it here for others who may find this topic later.

    To bypass the base settings, use something like [crp limit=4].

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