Noted That:

• To install correctly this bns-featured-category.zip .
• Fisrt Download the bns-featured-category.zip to your computer
• Extract/Open bns-featured-category.zip to Your Computer.
• Then, Find readme.txt file inside bns-featured-category.zip and Open readme.txt .
• Now, Read the Requirements of this plugin. Which Wordpress Version and PHP Version are required to run this Plugin in Your Wordpress Site.
• Then, Follow the Tips Below.

Start the Tips:

1. First Download " bns-featured-category.zip " Plugin to your Local Computer. (Click Download)

2. Then, Login to your " yourdomain.com/wp-admin " Dashboard.

3. Then, Click on " Plugins " + " Add New " from left sidemenu of Dashboard.

4. Now, Click on "Upload Plugin" button.

5. Now, Browse " bns-featured-category.zip "  Downloaded plugin from your computer, Where you downloaded bns-featured-category.zip According to Step – 1 Above then, click on " Install Now"

6. Now, Click on " Active Plugin"

7. Then, See left sidemenu. " BNS Featured Category " folder is added on left sidemenu. Now, Click on " BNS Featured Category " folder.

   Noted that: If you do not see " BNS Featured Category " folder on left sidemenu then, see at left sidemenu " Settings " or " Tools ".

8. Now you configure yourself oR Watch video tutorial below about  BNS Featured Category Configurtions and Settings or How to work " BNS Featured Category " in your WordPress site.

After Activated Plugin According to Step-6 then,

1. Go to " Plugins " + " Installed Plugin " from Wordpress Admin Panel Leftside Menu.
2. or Direct go to: https://yourdomain/wp-admin/plugins.php
3. Then, Find " BNS Featured Category " Activated Plugin from Plugin List.
4. Then, Click on " Settings " from Plugin that is BNS Featured Category
5. Now, Edit/Add/Config the setting and Click on " Save Changes " button,

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload bns-featured-category.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
3. Place the BNS Featured Category widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.
4. Set options to personal preferences, for example:

• Widget Title
• Categories – separated by commas
• Show (first) Category Description (checkbox)
• Show Author and date/time details of post (checkbox)
• Show all categories attached to post (checkbox)
• Show all tags attached to post (checkbox)
• Show post in full or use default of post excerpt (checkbox)

— or –

1. Go to ‘Plugins’ menu under your Dashboard
2. Click on the ‘Add New’ link
3. Search for bns-featured-category
4. Install.
5. Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
6. Place the BNS Featured Category widget appropriately in the Appearance | Widgets section of the dashboard.
7. Set options to personal preferences, for example:

• Widget Title
• Categories – separated by commas
• Show (first) Category Description (checkbox)
• Show Author and date/time details of post (checkbox)
• Show all categories attached to post (checkbox)
• Show all tags attached to post (checkbox)
• Show post in full or use default of post excerpt (checkbox)

Read this article for further assistance: http://wpfirstaid.com/2009/12/plugin-installation/

Shortcode: bnsfc

Parameters are very similar to the plugin:

• ‘title’ => __( ‘Featured Category’, ‘bns-fc’ ),
• ‘cat_choice’ => ‘1’,
• ‘display_children’ => false,
• ‘union’ => false,
• ‘use_current’ => false,
• ‘count’ => ‘0’,
• ‘show_count’ => ‘3’,
• ‘offset’ => ‘0’,
• ‘sort_order’ => ‘DESC’,
• ‘use_thumbnails’ => true,
• ‘content_thumb’ => ‘100’,
• ‘excerpt_thumb’ => ’50’,
• ‘show_meta’ => false,
• ‘show_comments’ => false,
• ‘show_cats’ => false,
• ‘show_cat_desc’ => false,
• ‘link_title’ => false,
• ‘show_tags’ => false,
• ‘featured_image_first’ => false,
• ‘only_titles’ => false,
• ‘no_titles’ => false,
• ‘show_full’ => false,
• ‘excerpt_length’ => ”,
• ‘no_excerpt’ => false

NB: Use the shortcode at your own risk!