FYP Infinite Posts

Description

Transform your WordPress content display with professional infinite scroll and 8 stunning templates!

FYP Infinite Posts is a powerful WordPress plugin that replaces traditional pagination with smooth, modern infinite scrolling. Featuring intelligent AJAX loading, advanced template layouts, smart caching, and context-aware filtering, it delivers exceptional performance and user engagement for any content-driven website.

Core Features:

8 Professional Template Layouts

• Default (Full Width) – Clean single-column layout for blogs
• Grid 2/3/4 Columns – Responsive multi-column grids for galleries and portfolios
• Slider/Carousel – Horizontal scrolling with touch support
• Masonry Layout – Pinterest-style staggered grid
• Card Layout – Modern card design with hover effects
• List View – Minimal text-focused display

Smart Loading Methods

• Infinite Scroll – Automatically loads posts as users scroll (vertical or horizontal for sliders)
• Load More Button – Manual loading with customizable button text
• Static Display – Show posts without pagination
• Intersection Observer API for efficient scroll detection

Context-Aware Filtering

Automatically detects and filters content based on:
* Category archive pages
* Tag archive pages
* Custom taxonomy pages
* Author archive pages
* Maintains context across AJAX loads

Performance Optimization

• Smart Transient Caching – 15-minute query caching reduces database load
• Automatic Cache Invalidation – Clears cache when posts are modified, deleted, or published
• Conditional CSS Loading – Only loads styles for templates in use
• Optimized Tax Queries – Efficient taxonomy filtering with category fallback
• Memory Efficient – No found_rows when not needed

Advanced Display Controls

Granular control over post elements via admin panel or shortcode:
* Featured images/thumbnails
* Categories and taxonomies
* Publication dates
* Author names
* Post excerpts with configurable length (1-200 words)
* Comments count

Developer-Friendly Architecture

• Template Override System – 10-level hierarchy for maximum flexibility
• Post-Type Specific Templates – {post-type}-{template}-item.php naming convention
• PSR-4 Autoloading – Clean namespaced code structure
• Secure AJAX – Proper nonce verification and data sanitization
• Translation Ready – Full internationalization support
• Extensible Hooks – WordPress standard action and filter hooks

Professional Admin Interface

• Settings tab for default behavior configuration
• Template tab for design customization
• Help tab with comprehensive documentation
• Real-time preview of available templates
• Support for all public post types

Complete Post Type Support

Works with all public WordPress post types:
* Standard posts and pages
* WooCommerce products
* Custom post types (portfolios, events, testimonials)
* Any theme or plugin post types

Perfect For:
* Blogs and news websites
* WooCommerce product catalogs
* Portfolio and gallery websites
* Event listings
* Magazine-style content sites
* Any content-driven WordPress website

Part of the FYPlugins ecosystem – professional WordPress solutions with exceptional performance.

Usage

Quick Start:

1. Install and activate the FYP Infinite Posts plugin
2. Configure default settings at WordPress Dashboard → FYPlugins → Infinite Posts
3. Add infinite scroll anywhere using the [fyplugins_infinite_posts] shortcode

Basic Examples:
“[fyplugins_infinite_posts]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts pagination="button" posts_per_page="5"]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts post_type="product" category="featured"]
“

Advanced Examples:
“[fyplugins_infinite_posts pagination="scroll" orderby="rand" class="custom-layout"]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts post_type="portfolio" taxonomy="portfolio_category" author="true"]
“

Shortcode Parameters

Main Shortcode: [fyplugins_infinite_posts]

All parameters are optional and default to admin panel settings.

Loading & Behavior

• pagination – Loading method: scroll, button, or none (default: scroll)
• posts_per_page – Posts per batch (default: 10)
• offset – Posts to skip initially (default: 0)

Content Filtering

• post_type – Post type: post, page, product, or custom (default: post)
• category – Category: true (auto-detect), false, or category ID
• taxonomy – Taxonomy: true (auto-detect), false, or taxonomy name
• term – Term ID when using specific taxonomy
• author – Author: true (auto-detect), false, or author ID

Sorting

• orderby – Sort by: date, title, rand, modified, menu_order (default: date)
• order – Order: ASC or DESC (default: DESC)

Display Template

• template – Layout: default, grid-2, grid-3, grid-4, slider, masonry, card, list

Element Visibility

• show_thumbnail – Show featured image: true or false (default: true)
• show_categories – Show categories: true or false (default: true)
• show_date – Show date: true or false (default: true)
• show_author – Show author: true or false (default: true)
• show_excerpt – Show excerpt: true or false (default: true)
• show_comments – Show comments count: true or false (default: true)
• excerpt_length – Excerpt word count: 1-200 (default: 55)

Customization

• btn_text – Load more button text (default: «Load More»)
• end_message – No more posts message (default: «No more posts to load.»)
• class – Additional CSS classes

Advanced Examples:

“`
// Modern template layouts with design control
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template=»grid-3″ show_excerpt=»false» show_comments=»false»]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template=»card» excerpt_length=»25″ show_categories=»true»]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template=»slider» show_thumbnail=»true» show_author=»false»]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template=»masonry» show_date=»false» class=»portfolio-grid»]

// Different post types with custom styling
[fyplugins_infinite_posts post_type=»product» template=»grid-4″ class=»shop-grid»]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts post_type=»portfolio» template=»masonry» pagination=»button» class=»portfolio-display»]

// Context-aware filtering (automatically detects current page context)
[fyplugins_infinite_posts category=»true» taxonomy=»true» author=»true»]

// Custom filtering and ordering
[fyplugins_infinite_posts category=»5″ orderby=»title» order=»ASC» template=»list»]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts taxonomy=»product_category» posts_per_page=»8″ template=»grid-2″]

// Load more button with custom text and design
[fyplugins_infinite_posts pagination=»button» btn_text=»Show More Articles» end_message=»That’s all folks!» template=»card»]

// Random posts with no pagination
[fyplugins_infinite_posts orderby=»rand» pagination=»none» posts_per_page=»6″ template=»slider»]

// Multiple instances on same page with different templates
[fyplugins_infinite_posts post_type=»news» template=»list» class=»news-section»]
[fyplugins_infinite_posts post_type=»events» template=»card» class=»events-section» pagination=»button»]
«“

Context-Aware Intelligence:
When using category="true", taxonomy="true", or author="true", the plugin automatically detects:
– Category archive pages (shows posts from current category)
– Tag archive pages (shows posts with current tag)
– Custom taxonomy pages (shows posts from current taxonomy term)
– Author archive pages (shows posts from current author)
– Regular pages (shows all posts when no context detected)

Supported Post Types:
All public post types including: Posts, Pages, WooCommerce Products, Custom Post Types, Events, Portfolios, Testimonials, and more.

Sorting Options:
– date: Publication date (newest or oldest first)
– title: Alphabetical by post title
– rand: Random order (cache disabled for performance)
– modified: Last modification date
– menu_order: Custom menu order (useful for pages)

Built-in Template Layouts

Choose from 8 Professional Template Designs

FYP Infinite Posts comes with beautiful, responsive template layouts that work perfectly with any WordPress theme. Each template is optimized for different content types and use cases.

Available Templates:

1. Default (Full Width) – Clean, single-column layout perfect for blogs and standard content
2. Grid 2 Columns – Balanced two-column grid ideal for portfolios and image-heavy content
3. Grid 3 Columns – Popular three-column layout great for product catalogs and galleries
4. Grid 4 Columns – Compact four-column display perfect for large content collections
5. Slider/Carousel – Horizontal scrolling layout with navigation, perfect for featured content
6. Masonry Layout – Pinterest-style staggered grid that adapts to content height variations
7. Card Layout – Modern card-based design with shadows and hover effects
8. List View – Minimal, text-focused layout perfect for news articles and simple content

Template Features:
– Responsive Design: All templates adapt beautifully to mobile, tablet, and desktop screens
– Theme Integration: Templates inherit your theme’s colors, fonts, and styling
– Customizable Elements: Control visibility of thumbnails, dates, authors, excerpts, categories, and comments
– Performance Optimized: Lightweight CSS with conditional loading per template
– Post Type Specific: Each template can be customized for different post types

Template Usage Examples:
«// Use specific templates for different content types
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template="card" post_type="post"] // Blog posts in card layout
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template="grid-3" post_type="product"] // WooCommerce products in 3-column grid
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template="masonry" post_type="portfolio"] // Portfolio items in masonry style
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template="slider" post_type="testimonial"] // Testimonials in carousel format
[fyplugins_infinite_posts template="list" post_type="news"] // News articles in clean list view
"

Design Control Options:
Configure exactly what elements appear in your templates:
– Toggle featured images/thumbnails on or off
– Show or hide post categories and tags
– Control publication dates and author information
– Customize excerpt length (number of words)
– Enable/disable comments count display
– Add custom CSS classes for unique styling

Customizing Post Templates

Complete Design Control with Custom Templates

FYP Infinite Posts provides a powerful template system that gives you complete control over how your posts are displayed. Create stunning, unique layouts that perfectly match your website’s design.

Template Override System:

1. Create template directory in your theme: /wp-content/themes/your-theme/fyplugins/infinite-posts/
2. Copy default templates from /wp-content/plugins/fyp-infinite-posts/includes/templates/
3. Create custom templates for specific post types and layouts:
   – {post-type}-{template}-item.php – For specific post type with specific template (e.g., post-grid-3-item.php)
   – default-{template}-item.php – For specific template, any post type (e.g., default-card-item.php)
   – {post-type}-default-item.php – For specific post type, default template (e.g., product-default-item.php)

Available Template Files to Customize:
– default-default-item.php – Default full-width layout
– default-grid-2-item.php – Two-column grid layout
– default-grid-3-item.php – Three-column grid layout
– default-grid-4-item.php – Four-column grid layout
– default-slider-item.php – Slider/carousel layout
– default-masonry-item.php – Masonry/Pinterest-style layout
– default-card-item.php – Modern card layout
– default-list-item.php – Clean list layout

Enhanced Template Hierarchy (NEW in v1.2.0):
1. Child theme: /wp-content/themes/child-theme/fyplugins/infinite-posts/{post-type}-{template}-item.php
2. Parent theme: /wp-content/themes/parent-theme/fyplugins/infinite-posts/{post-type}-{template}-item.php
3. Child theme: /wp-content/themes/child-theme/fyplugins/infinite-posts/default-{template}-item.php
4. Parent theme: /wp-content/themes/parent-theme/fyplugins/infinite-posts/default-{template}-item.php
5. Child theme: /wp-content/themes/child-theme/fyplugins/infinite-posts/{post-type}-default-item.php
6. Parent theme: /wp-content/themes/parent-theme/fyplugins/infinite-posts/{post-type}-default-item.php
7. Plugin template: /wp-content/plugins/fyp-infinite-posts/includes/templates/{post-type}-{template}-item.php
8. Plugin template: /wp-content/plugins/fyp-infinite-posts/includes/templates/default-{template}-item.php
9. Plugin template: /wp-content/plugins/fyp-infinite-posts/includes/templates/{post-type}-default-item.php
10. Default fallback: /wp-content/plugins/fyp-infinite-posts/includes/templates/default-default-item.php

Template Examples:

Modern Card Layout:
“php
<article class="infinite-post-card">
<div class="post-thumbnail">
<?php if (has_post_thumbnail()): ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<?php the_post_thumbnail('medium', ['class' => 'card-image']); ?>
</a>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
<div class="post-content">
<h3 class="post-title">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
</h3>
<div class="post-meta">
<span class="post-date"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></span>
<span class="post-author">by <?php the_author(); ?></span>
</div>
<div class="post-excerpt">
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>
</div>
</article>
“

Minimal List Layout:
“php
<div class="infinite-post-minimal">
<h4><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>
<p class="post-meta"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?> • <?php the_author(); ?></p>
</div>
“

Available Template Variables:
All standard WordPress template functions are available in your custom templates, plus new display control variables:
– $show_thumbnail – Boolean to control featured image display
– $show_categories – Boolean to control category display
– $show_date – Boolean to control date display
– $show_author – Boolean to control author display
– $show_excerpt – Boolean to control excerpt display
– $show_comments – Boolean to control comments count display
– $excerpt_length – Integer for excerpt word count
– the_title(), get_the_title()
– the_content(), the_excerpt()
– the_permalink(), get_permalink()
– the_post_thumbnail(), has_post_thumbnail()
– the_author(), get_the_author()
– the_date(), get_the_date()
– the_category(), get_the_category()
– the_tags(), get_the_tags()
– Plus all custom fields and metadata

Roadmap & Future Enhancements

Planned features for upcoming versions:

Content & Filtering

• Advanced multi-taxonomy filtering
• Search integration
• Date range filtering
• Custom meta field filtering

Editor Integration

• Gutenberg block with live preview
• Widget support for sidebars

Performance & UX

• Enhanced loading animations
• Background post preloading
• Configurable cache duration
• User engagement tracking

E-commerce & Advanced

• WooCommerce product variations support
• Multi-site network support
• Settings import/export
• Enhanced accessibility (WCAG compliance)

Have feature ideas? Visit the WordPress support forum or francoisyerg.net.