Ultimate Posts Widget

legacy
As of version 2.0.0 we changed the widget HTML markup. For installs prior to 2.0.0 you can use the legacy template to retain the old HTML markup and compatibility.

standard
The new standard template as of version 2.0.0. It features better HTML5 markup, improved styling on various themes without the need for custom CSS, and hfeed microformat.

custom
As of version 2.0.0 you can now provide your own custom template files. To do this, create a directory named upw in your theme and copy a template from the plugin’s templates directory. Edit as needed.

Then, in the widget settings under the Display tab, choose Custom from the Template drop down. In the Custom Template Name field that appears and enter the file name of your template (excluding .php). For example, if your template is named custom.php then enter custom in the Custom Template Name field.

As of version 2.0.0, the plugin no longer supports setting custom image sizes from the widget options panel.

To change image sizes you can either edit the built-in sizes (thumbnail, medium, and large) or define a custom image size in your theme functions.php.

Edit built-in image sizes: Go to Settings > Media and change the image sizes as desired. Once image sizes are changed you will need to regenerate thumbnails to update any existing images. This can be done with AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild or Regenerate Thumbnails plugins. Note that this will affect image sizes for the entire site.

Define a custom image size: Edit your functions.php file and add a new image size with the add_image_size function. See the WordPress codex for documentation. Once the function is added, your custom size will be available to select from the widget options. Like editing a built-in size, you will need to regenerate thumbnails for existing images.

Example:

<?php add_image_size( 'my-custom-size', 800, 600, false ); ?> 

As of version 2.0.0 timthumb is no longer used.

This plugin uses the timthumb library to resize post thumbnails. Please review these requirements and troubleshooting tips if you are having problems displaying thumbnails.

• Right click > view image – If an image isn’t loading then this is the first thing you should do. 9 times out of 10 it will tell you what the problem is in an easy to read error message.
• JetPack plugin – There is a known conflict between JetPack’s “Photon” component, please disable it for compatibility with timthumb.
• Server requirements – PHP and the GD image library must be installed on your web server. Normally most web servers include them by default.
• Cache permissions – The cache directory wp-content/plugins/ultimate-posts-widget/cache should be set to 777 or if that doesn’t work, you may find 755 is ok.
• Image sizes – timthumb is configured to only work for images smaller than 1500 x 1500. The plugin and automatically selects the “Large” size from Settings > Media, if it is greater than 1500 x 1500 you will need to reduce the size or modify the configuration in thumb.php to support larger image sizes.
• Tilde(~) in url – timthumb has a known issue with this, please use a url without a tilde until a fix is available. Bug report
• Thumbnail images only work with WordPress’ native post thumbnail / featured image. Many theme use a custom image field for thumbnails, these are not supported.

Still stuck? See additional troubleshooting tips from the timthumb author.