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and Select categories option where you want to add custom image upload.<\/p>\n\n<h4>This plugin features includes:<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Category grid and Slider<\/li>\n<li>Custom image for category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>This plugin contain 2 shortcode:<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Display <strong>categories in grid<\/strong> view\n[pci-cat-grid] --OR-- echo do_shortcode('[pci-cat-grid]');<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Display <strong>categories in slider<\/strong> view\n[pci-cat-slider] --OR-- echo do_shortcode('[pci-cat-slider]');<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Usage<\/h4>\n\n<p>Go to Posts -&gt; Categories to see Custom Category Image options<\/p>\n\n<h4>You can use Following parameters with grid shortcode<\/h4>\n\n<pre><code>[pci-cat-grid] \n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>size:<\/strong>\nsize=\"full\" (Enter size of image. option are large, medium, thumbnail and full)<\/li>\n<li><strong>taxonomy:<\/strong>\ntaxonomy=\"category\" (Display Specific taxonomy.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>term_id:<\/strong>\nterm_id=\"1\" (Display Specific Category id. values are Comma separated Category Id. By Default is all.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order by categories:<\/strong>\norderby=\"name\" ( Accepts term fields ('name', 'slug', 'term_group', 'term_id', 'id', 'description') )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order<\/strong>\norder=\"ASC\" (Accepts 'ASC' (ascending) or 'DESC' (descending). Default 'ASC' )<\/li>\n<li><strong>hide_empty<\/strong>\nhide_empty=\"1\" (Accepts 1|true or 0|false. Default 1|true. )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grid columns :<\/strong>\ncolumns=\"3\" (display category in grid )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show title :<\/strong>\nshow_title=\"true\" (i.e. show category title or not. By default value is \"true\" Values are \"true\" and \"false\" )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show count :<\/strong>\nshow_count=\"true\" (i.e. show category post count or not. By default value is \"true\" Values are \"true\" and \"false\" )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show description :<\/strong>\nshow_desc=\"true\" (i.e. show category description or not. By default value is \"true\" Values are \"true\" and \"false\" )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclude Category:<\/strong>\nexclude_cat=\"\" ( Exclude specific Category id. Values are Comma separated Category Id.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>You can use Following parameters with slider shortcode<\/h4>\n\n<pre><code>[pci-cat-slider] \n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>size:<\/strong>\nsize=\"full\" (Enter size of image. option are large, medium, thumbnail and full)<\/li>\n<li><strong>taxonomy:<\/strong>\ntaxonomy=\"category\" (Display Specific taxonomy.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>term_id:<\/strong>\nterm_id=\"1\" (Display Specific Category id. values are Comma separated Category Id. By Default is all.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order by categories:<\/strong>\norderby=\"name\" ( Accepts term fields ('name', 'slug', 'term_group', 'term_id', 'id', 'description') )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order<\/strong>\norder=\"ASC\" (Accepts 'ASC' (ascending) or 'DESC' (descending). Default 'ASC' )<\/li>\n<li><strong>hide_empty<\/strong>\nhide_empty=\"1\" (Accepts 1|true or 0|false. Default 1|true. )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show title :<\/strong>\nshow_title=\"true\" (i.e. show category title or not. By default value is \"true\" Values are \"true\" and \"false\" )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show count :<\/strong>\nshow_count=\"true\" (i.e. show category post count or not. By default value is \"true\" Values are \"true\" and \"false\" )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show description :<\/strong>\nshow_desc=\"true\" (i.e. show category description or not. By default value is \"true\" Values are \"true\" and \"false\" )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of categories display at a time:<\/strong>\nslidestoshow=\"3\" (Controls number of categories display at a time)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of categories slides at a time:<\/strong>\nslidestoscroll=\"1\" (Controls number of categories rotate at a time)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pagination and arrows:<\/strong>\ndots=\"false\" arrows=\"false\" (Hide\/Show pagination and arrows. By default value is \"true\". Values are true OR false)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Autoplay and Autoplay Speed:<\/strong>\nautoplay=\"true\" autoplay_interval=\"1000\"<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slide Speed:<\/strong>\nspeed=\"3000\" (Control the speed of the slider)<\/li>\n<li><strong>loop:<\/strong>\nloop=\"true\" ( By default value is \"true\". Values are true OR false)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclude Category:<\/strong>\nexclude_cat=\"\" ( Exclude specific Category id. Values are Comma separated Category Id.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Post Category Image With Grid and Slider Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Post Grid shortcode, Post Slider shortcode<\/li>\n<li>1 Designs for Post Grid and Post Slider<\/li>\n<li>10+ shortcode parameter<\/li>\n<li>Post order and order by parameter<\/li>\n<li>Include &amp; Exclude specific category by category id<\/li>\n<li>100% Responsive<\/li>\n<li>Slide RTL Support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Pro Features<\/h4>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p><strong>Premium Version<\/strong><br \/><\/p>\n  \n  <ul>\n  <li>Post Grid Shortcode, Post Slider Shortcode<\/li>\n  <li>10 Designs for Post Grid and Post Slider<\/li>\n  <li>25+ Shortcode parameter<\/li>\n  <li>Wp Templating Feature Support<\/li>\n  <li>Wpbackery Support<\/li>\n  <li>Gutenberg Block Support<\/li>\n  <li>Elementor, Beaver, SiteOrigin Page Builder Support<\/li>\n  <li>Divi Page Builder Native Support<\/li>\n  <li>Fusion Page Builder (Avada) Native Support<\/li>\n  <li>Image height option<\/li>\n  <li>Limit, Post order, order by and pagination parameter<\/li>\n  <li>Include &amp; Exclude specific category by category id<\/li>\n  <li>Option to display child category<\/li>\n  <li>Custom CSS to override plugin CSS<\/li>\n  <li>100% Responsive<\/li>\n  <li>Slide RTL Support<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentialplugin.com\/wordpress-plugin\/post-category-image-grid-slider\/?utm_source=WP&amp;utm_medium=Post-Category-Image&amp;utm_campaign=Read-Me\">Explore Post Category Image Pro Features<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the 'post-category-image-with-grid-and-slider' folder to the '\/wp-content\/plugins\/' directory.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the 'post-category-image-with-grid-and-slider' list plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Once activated go to Category Image -&gt; and Select categories option where you want to add custom image upload.<\/li>\n<li>Once activated go to Wp-Admin -&gt; Posts -&gt; Categories to see Custom Category Image options<\/li>\n<li><p>To display use the TWO shortcodes<\/p>\n\n<p>[pci-cat-grid]<\/p>\n\n<p>[pci-cat-slider]<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.5.3 (15, May 2025)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.8.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.2 (21, January 2025)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.7.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.1 (07, Nov 2024)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Update - Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.6.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5 (31, July 2024)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Update - Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.6.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.8 (09, Jan 2023)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Update - Use escaping functions for better security.<\/li>\n<li>[*] Update - Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.1.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.7 (07, Nov 2022)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Tested up to: 6.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.6 (28, March 2022)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[+] Added demo link<\/li>\n<li>[-] Removed some unwanted code and files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.5 (14, Feb 2022)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[-] Removed some unwanted code and files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.4 (04, Feb 2022)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Tested up to: 5.9 <\/li>\n<li>[*] Solved Gutenberg wp-editor widget issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.3 (16, Nov 2021)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Fix - Resolve Gutenberg WP-Editor script related issue. <\/li>\n<li>[*] Update - Add some text and links in Readme file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.2 (24, Sep 2021)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Tested up to: 5.8.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.1 (23, Aug 2021)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[*] Updated all external links<\/li>\n<li>[*] Tweak - Code optimization and performance improvements.<\/li>\n<li>[*] Fixed - Blocks Initializer Issue.<\/li>\n<li>[*] Updated language file and JSON.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4 (19, Jan 2020)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[+] New - Added Gutenberg block support. 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