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Mark New Posts

by i.lychkov

4.8
(12 ratings)

Highlight unread posts on your blog.

Key features:

  • Works right out of the box
  • Uses cookies, no authorization required
  • 4 different types of markers for highlighting posts (a “new” text label,
    an orange circle, etc.)
  • Customizable background color for unread post titles

There’s a setting to determine when a post should be considered read. You can pick one of the following:

  • after it was opened
  • after it was displayed in the post list
  • after opening any page of the blog

Functions available for theme developers:

  • mnp_is_new_post($post) – check if a post is unread
  • mnp_new_posts_count($query) – get unread posts count

Screenshots

Marker type: "New" text (Twenty Twenty-One)

Marker type: "New" text (Twenty Twenty-One)

Marker type: "New" text (Twenty Twenty)

Marker type: "New" text (Twenty Twenty)

Marker type: Circle (old WP theme)

Marker type: Circle (old WP theme)

Plugin Details

Active Installs
500
Total Downloads
14,602
Version
7.6
Requires WP
3.3
Requires PHP
Tested Up To
6.7.7
Added
2015-05-12
Last Updated
2024-12-06 5:58pm GMT

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