Display future (scheduled) posts in responsive grids using shortcodes. Works with PODS, Advanced Custom Fields, WooCommerce, and all page builders.
Compatible with Beaver Builder, Divi Builder, Elementor, SiteOrigin, Thrive Architect, WPBakery / Visual Composer, etc. Works with virtually every Theme available for WordPress. Plenty of customization options available either for the power or expert user. Use the default theme or create your own unlimited themes. Includes extensive documentation and a huge array of examples to start with.
The Future Posts is powerfull enough to be used also as a regular post grid system, for it also works with regular published posts in exactly the very same way.
Unlike other post grid plugins of its kind, The Future Posts fully supports custom post types and custom fields, created by PODS, Advanced Custom Fields, Toolset, etc. Each post grid can display whatever fields you want, either standard or custom.
Right out of the box, The Future Posts features pretty permalinks on regular and custom post types (including WooCommerce). Pretty permalinks are supported on all posts status (including future posts). Furthermore, it also allows showing non-published posts, like future posts, even for non-logged anonymous users.
Supported features
- Post status (all supported: future, publish, draft, pending, private, trash, auto-draft, inherit)
- Post type (blog, WooCommerce, custom post type)
- Category name (blog)
- Taxonomy (WooCommerce, custom post type)
- Taxonomy terms (WooCommerce category, custom category type)
- Tag (blog, WooCommerce, custom post type)
- Date before
- Date after (compatible with The Future Is Now plugin)
- Date inclusive
- Offset (shift posts)
- Posts per page
- Posts per column
- Order by
- Order
- No posts string
- Overlay background effect
- Overlay icons (includes 150 image overlay related icons with great design)
- Fields (including any custom fields created with PODS, Advanced Custom Fields, Toolset, etc)
- Themes with full CSS customization
- and more...
From within WordPress dashboard
- Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu.
- Search for "The Future Posts".
- Click "Install"
- Click "Activate"
Manually via FTP
- Upload the folder 'the-future-posts/' into the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins tab in WordPress
After Installation
- Go to your WordPress admin area and select The Future Posts option from the left menu.
- Read and follow the instructions. All options are fully detailed there.
Versions
1.37 - 2018-08-07
- The sintax error on main.php line 390 seems to be a PHP problem afterall. Not a code bug. I successfully tested it with PHP v5.4.45, v5.5.38, v5.6.20, v7.0.3, v7.1.4 and v7.2.0. I unsuccessfully tested it with v5.2.4, v5.2.17 and v5.3.29. Furthermore, a customer reported the problem with PHP v5.6.30. Solution: update PHP to a more recent version like v7.0.3 and hopefully the problem should disapear.
1.36 - 2018-08-06
- Fixed sintax error on main.php line 390
1.35 - 2018-07-27
- Fixed permalinks not working properly.
1.34 - 2018-07-25
- Fixed (again) custom posts type categories not showing. Hope this is it!
1.33 - 2018-07-24
- Fixed custom posts type categories not showing.
1.32 - 2018-07-23
- Updated description and FAQ.
1.31 - 2018-07-23
- Fixed pretty permalinks on custom post types.
1.30 - 2018-07-22
- Added 'categories' to the 'fields' attribute. Format: categories=text;[link|nolink];[separator]. Example: "categories=text;link;, ". Default separator is " | ";
- Added three new CSS tags concerning the 'categories' field to the default and custom theme.
1.24 - 2018-07-22
- Abandoned previous version's method of using pretty permalinks based on 'Post name'. Bad idea...
- Added a new method of having pretty permalinks in ALL posts (including 'Future' posts), keeping WordPress' Permalink Settings whatever they may be. For instance: http://the-future-posts.local/my-category/sample-post/. Thanks, Joelle!
- Now all posts, incluing Future, Draft, Pending, Private, etc, will be shown to anonymous non-logged users, just like Published posts. By default, WordPress returns a 404 error page when a future post is being accessed (thus preventing a future post to be shown), unless accessed by a logged Administrator. This was happening up until now. Not anymore!
1.23 - 2018-07-20
- Now using post permalinks based on 'Post name' (http://the-future-posts.local/sample-post/) instead of 'Plain' (http://the-future-posts.local/?p=123).
1.22 - 2018-07-05
- Removed the default 'font-family' CSS tag from the 'the-future-posts.css' file. This way the default font will be inherited from WordPress theme settings.
1.21 - 2018-07-03
- Updated the 'Quick Start' menu. Now includes the CSS code for the sidebar Demos #7, #8 and #9.
- Added to the 'About' menu a short curriculum about the author.
1.20 - 2018-06-30
- Added built-in theme: 'tfp_circles'. See 'Quick Start' menu.
- Added built-in theme: 'tfp_rounded_corners'. See 'Quick Start' menu.
- Added 'div' option to the 'fields' attribute. Inserts '\<DIV>' and '\<\/DIV>' HTML tag wherever needed. Format: div=[start|end];[attributes]. Example: div=start;class='my_div_class'. For the attributes, like class, use the ' apostrophe character, not the " quotation mark character.
- Fixed vertical scroll bars on CSS code frames.
1.11 - 2018-06-29
- Reorganized plugin menu.
- Added several demos on the 'Quick Start' menu.
1.10 - 2018-06-28
- Added 'overlay' attribute. You can now switch on/off the image overlay from the shortcode. Ignored when image is not linked. Default is 'true;#000000'. Other properties available on CSS code (look for '.the_future_posts_image_overlay').
- Added 'overlay_icon' attribute. You can now display an icon when mouse pointer is over the images. You can switch on/off the image overlay icon from the shortcode. Ignored when image is not linked. Default is 'false;#ffffff'. Other properties available on CSS code (look for '.the_future_posts_image_overlay_icon').
- Added 'the-future-posts' internal icons font. Features 150 image overlay related icons. Fully compatible with all sorts of platforms: EOT, SVG, TTF, WOFF and WOFF2.
- Added 'Overlay icons' sub menu item, with instructions on how to change the overlay icon.
- New code for image aspect ratios. Less PHP code, no CSS code needed. Any aspect ratio supported.
- New optimized code for image overlay.
1.00 - 2018-06-22
- Added a 'width' setting in attribute 'fields' float: [start|end];[left|right];[width]. Works on 'start' only. Default=50%.
- Added aspect ratio setting in attribute 'fields' image: [original|1:1|5:4|4:3|3:2|16:9|4:5|3:4|2:3|9:16|custom]. Default: original.
- Replaced plugin screenshots images, with several shortcode examples.
- Fixed realtime date/time clock in the Settings page.
0.99 - 2018-06-19
- Now with a proper admin menu, with sub menus items: Intro, Settings, Themes, FAQ and Changelog.
- Minor cosmetic updates.
0.98 - 2018-06-18
- Added 'date_before', 'date_after' and 'date_inclusive' attributes.
- The above 3 new date attributes works with the The Future Is Now plugin. Please read FAQ for further info.
0.97 - 2018-06-17
- Fixed custom fields get_field() bug.
0.96 - 2018-06-16
- Enhanced the 'readme.txt' file.
- Enhanced the options page.
0.95 - 2018-06-15
- Enhanced the 'readme.txt' file.
- Minor updates on the options page.
0.94 - 2018-06-14
- Enhanced the 'readme.txt' file.
- Updated icon and banner images.
0.93 - 2018-06-13
- Enhanced the 'readme.txt' file.
0.92 - 2018-06-10
- Added 'tag' attribute
- Fixed some taxonomy query problems.
- First public beta release.
0.91 - 2018-06-09
- Fixed some issues concerning WordPress guidelines.
0.90 - 2018-06-08