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Putting Posts on a Pedestal with Jetpack’s Featured Content

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Apr 23, 2013

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Ian Stewart
in Theme Development

Looking for a better way to manage featured posts from theme to theme? Kirk Wight has a great post explaining how to use Jetpack Featured Content in your theme.

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  1. John Saddington Avatar
    John Saddington
    April 23, 2013

    completely random, but are you in a plane in your gravatar? are you a licensed pilot?

    1. Ian Stewart Avatar
      Ian Stewart
      April 23, 2013

      Close! In that photo I’m a passenger in a helicopter. I’m not a licensed pilot. I’m only licensed to ill.

  2. Jetpack's Hidden Featured Content Function – WP Daily
    April 24, 2013

    […] to Ian Stewart for calling attention to it! I had no […]

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