Have you ever wanted to link directly to the lastest post in a post type / category, with out having to update your menu? Now you can use a #Hashtag inside of a custom menu item's url. The custom menu item links to the latest post in a post type / category you choose.
Let's say your readers want to only read the latest post in a category called news. You can create a #Hastag menu item and link them directly to the latest post in your category, straight from your menu.
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
- Search for 'Hashtag URL Placeholder'
- Click 'Install Now'
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
- Settings > Hashtag Latest Post
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Upload' area
- Select
hashtag-url-placeholder.zip
from your computer
- Click 'Install Now'
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
- Settings > Hashtag Latest Post
Using FTP
- Download
hashtag-url-placeholder.zip
- Extract the
hashtag-url-placeholder
directory to your computer
- Upload the
hashtag-url-placeholder
directory to the /wp-content/plugins/
directory
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
- Settings > Hashtag Latest Post