A wide variety of post list styles can be achieved through small changes to the default blog settings or to individual blog shortcode instances. Below are examples of some of the styles which can be easily achieved through simple adjustments of shortcode parameters.
Posts Without Images
The following posts show variable image heights. This is achieved by setting the parameter “images=false”.
The full shortcode used to generate these posts:
[blog category="1,2,3" posts_per_page="2" paging="false" images=false show_category_list="false" excerpt_length="30"]
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Starting Family Traditions: Memorial Day
With my daughter 2 1/2 this Memorial Day, and my husband finally home for one of them, we decided to start some family traditions that we can do each year.... -
All About Julie
I’m excited to be a new writer for Militaryfamily.com! I am Julie and married to a soldier in the US Army named Ben. We are both from California and met...
Short Images with Only Titles
These posts use a small image height and do not include excerpts or meta details.
The full shortcode used to generate these posts:
[blog category="1,2,3" posts_per_page="2" paging="false" image_width="449" image_height="100" author_avatar="false" author_link="false" show_category_list="false" excerpt_length="-1" show_date="false" comments_link="false" read_more="-1"]
Variable Image Height
These posts show variable image heights. This is achieved by setting “image_height=0” in the shortcode. The author avatar image is also excluded from these posts using “author_avatar=false“.
The full shortcode used to generate these posts:
[blog category="1,2,3" posts_per_page="2" paging="false" image_width="449" image_height="0" author_avatar="false" show_category_list="false" excerpt_length="28"]
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We Can Do It: 4 Challenges and 6 Solutions for Military Spouse Education and Careers
Do you ever feel like being a military spouse is a full-time job all by itself? During my husband’s last deployment, I often said that I had two... -
Career Advancement with MyCAA
Education pays; the more education you have, the more likely you are to find a job and the more you are likely to earn. The Bureau of Labor...