WordPress shortcode plugin to list recent posts

An easy to use shortcode for wordpress to display recent posts headlines and toggle excerpt

simple usage:

 [recentnews] 

with options:

 [recentnews count=10] 

working sample

• SensorLogger 0.1.1 for Owncloud out now!

  Get the latest version 0.1.1 of SensorLogger for Owncloud now!

  
  
  

  Latest Version: 0.1.1

  Release Date: 16.12.2021

  Release Notes:

  • Added persistent Dashboard widgets. Resize and Position.
  • Several Bugfixes and code improvements

  Avaiable at

  https://marketplace.owncloud.com/apps/sensorlogger

  https://github.com/alexstocker/sensorlogger

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• Launching Chitubox on Ubuntu

  

  • Chitubox 1.8.1
  • Ubuntu 20.04

  
  
  

  Error on launching

  Related to

  ./AppRun: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5: version `Qt_5.15' not found (required by ./AppRun)

  Fix this problem by

  Create a starter script

  • launch terminal
  • change to the directory where you extracted CHITUBOX 1.8.1 to

  for instance

  cd Software/CHITBOX\ V1.8.1/

  create a new file

  touch App.sh

  open this file with an editor of your choice (gedit, mc, vi, pico, nano ...)

  past this code into App.sh and save file

  #!/bin/sh
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=lib
  ./CHITUBOX

  make this file executable with

  chmod a+x App.sh

  launch CHITUBOX from commandline by

  ./App.sh

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• Ubuntu 20.04 hibernate on lid close

  Howto Enable hibernation mode on Ubuntu 20.04 to hibernate on lid close.

  Please notice that Midnight Commander (mcedit) is used for editing files. You may use gedit, pico, vi, vim or what ever editor you are familiar with too.

  
  
  

  To save file changes using mcedit, press [F2].
  To exit mcedit press [Esc]

  you@home:$ sudo swapoff /swapfile
  you@home:$ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=$(cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal | grep -oh '[0-9]*') count=1024 conv=notrunc
  you@home:$ sudo mkswap /swapfile
  you@home:$ sudo swapon /swapfile
  you@home:$ sudo findmnt -no SOURCE,UUID -T /swapfile
  /dev/sda5 10101a01-cfa1-01e0-bb1f-0e101ea010d0
  

  !Note UUID!

  you@home:$ sudo apt -y install uswsusp
  you@home:$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -pmedium uswsusp
  # Answer "Yes" to continue without swap space
  # Select "/dev/disk/by-uuid/10101a01-cfa1-01e0-bb1f-0e101ea010d0" replace the UUID with the result from the previous findmnt command
  # Encrypt: "No"
  

  you@home:$ sudo systemctl edit systemd-hibernate.service
  

  [Service]
  ExecStart=
  ExecStartPre=-/bin/run-parts -v -a pre /lib/systemd/system-sleep
  ExecStart=/usr/sbin/s2disk
  ExecStartPost=-/bin/run-parts -v --reverse -a post /lib/systemd/system-sleep
  

  you@home:$ sudo swap-offset /swapfile
  resume offset = 34818
  

  !Note offset!

  you@home:$ sudo mcedit /etc/default/grub
  

  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="resume=UUID=10101a01-cfa1-01e0-bb1f-0e101ea010d0 resume_offset=34818 quiet splash"
  

  you@home:$ sudo update-grub
  

  you@home:$ sudo mcedit /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume
  

  RESUME=UUID=10101a01-cfa1-01e0-bb1f-0e101ea010d0 resume_offset=34816
  

  you@home:$ sudo update-initramfs -u -k all
  

  you@home:$ sudo systemctl hibernate
  

  you@home:$ sudo mcedit /etc/systemd/logind.conf
  

  ## Find line
  # HandleLidSwitch=suspend
  
  ## Uncomment and change to
  HandleLidSwitch=hibernate
  

  you@home:$ sudo systemctl restart systemd-logind.service
  

  Special thanx @rephlex https://rephlex.de/blog/2019/12/27/how-to-hibernate-and-resume-from-swap-file-in-ubuntu-20-04-using-full-disk-encryption/

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Download: recentnews.zip (20KB)

[Usage]

1. Upload
2. Activate
3. Configure default count of posts/news headlines to display
4. Insert shortcode to your posts