Cat Block
Adds a block (widget or shortcode), which scrolls through the posts in a category.
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 4 years agoAs of April 2026, Cat Block is a WordPress widget plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
1.9K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Adds a block (widget or shortcode), which scrolls through the posts in a category.
Current features
- Easy to use
- Only fade effect
- Customizable
- Shortcode & Widget
Shortcode
Use [cvmh-catblock]
If you want to disable a parameter which is on true by default, put an empty string. Example: [cvmh-catblock slideshow=””]
Shortcode parameters
- title: widget title (default: Category block)
- introduction: text before posts list (default: empty)
- category: array of category ids to use (default: empty, all categories will be used)
- count: number of psts to display (default: 3, set to -1 if you want all posts)
- buttonall: weither to display a link to the category (default: true, only if category has parameter has only one category id)
- alltext: text of the “all button” (default:…
Ratings & Reviews
51 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 5.9.13 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.6.18
- Changed: WordPress tested up version
Contributors
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