WP Featured News Pro | Custom Posts Listing Plugin 1.6.0

WP Featured News Pro is a high-performance WordPress plugin designed to help publishers, bloggers, and news sites showcase their most important content. While the free version allows for simple post lists, the Pro version transforms your site into a dynamic news portal by supporting Custom Post Types and offering advanced "Query Builders."

It is widely used by magazine-style sites to create "Hero" sections, breaking news tickers, and categorized grid layouts without touching a single line of code.

🚀 Key Pro Features

Custom Post Type Support: Unlike the free version which only handles standard "Posts," Pro allows you to display content from any source, such as WooCommerce products, Portfolio items, or Events.

Advanced Query Builder: Filter your news by Specific Authors, Tags, Categories, or even specific Post IDs. You can also "Exclude" certain posts to prevent duplicates on the same page.

15+ Layout Variations: Includes high-end designs like Masonry Grids, Tabbed News (Ajax), News Tickers, Vertical Lists, and Full-Width Sliders.

Ajax Load More & Pagination: Allow users to browse through your news archive without refreshing the page, significantly improving user experience and session duration.

Video News Support: Dedicated layouts that automatically fetch and display thumbnails from YouTube or Vimeo links attached to your posts.

🎨 Customization Options

The Pro version includes a Live Styling Panel where you can control:

Meta Data Toggles: Show or hide dates, reading time, category badges, and author avatars.

Typography: Full Google Fonts integration for headlines and excerpts.

Hover Effects: Over 10+ professional hover animations (zoom, overlay, slide-up) to make the news feed interactive.

Ribbons & Badges: Add custom badges like "Trending," "Hot," or "Breaking" to specific featured news items.

📄 How It Compares

Feature

Free Version

Pro Version

Standard Posts

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

Custom Post Types

❌ No

✅ Yes

Ajax Load More

❌ No

✅ Yes

Tabbed Layouts

❌ No

✅ Yes

Commercial Support

❌ Limited

✅ Priority 24/7

🛠 Quick Setup Guide

Installation: Upload the wp-featured-news-pro.zip via Plugins > Add New.

Generate Shortcode: Navigate to Featured News > Add New News.

Choose Source: Under the "Query" tab, select your Post Type (e.g., Posts or Products).

Pick a Skin: Go to the "Layout" tab and select a skin (e.g., Grid Style 3 or Timeline).

Placement: Copy the generated shortcode (e.g., [wpfn-pro id="5"]) and paste it into your homepage, sidebar, or any Elementor/Gutenberg block.

Performance Tip: The Pro version includes a "Lazy Load" feature for images. Always keep this enabled to ensure your news site passes Core Web Vitals, especially if you are displaying large grids of high-resolution featured images.

Would you like me to show you how to set up a "Breaking News" ticker at the top of your site, or do you need help filtering your news to show only specific categories?