Warning: I don't know squat about Wordpress. But I'm learning.
If you want to see what I'm talking about, visit http://www.peachysaving.com/. If it's not there anymore, it's probably because I got frustrated and said to hell with it.
This post serves three purposes-
1) So that I can remember how I did it (and fix it when I screw it all up).
2) To share with you, so you'll know how as well. As a know-nothing newbie who just wants to get her blog running, this wasn't exactly easy peasey.
3) To support the developers of these free plug-in/widget thingeys.
I put this handy feature together using two plugins: Tabber Widget and WP Category Post List.
Putting the Tabber Widget together was pretty simple when following the directions in the readme file. I got it all set up and then I was stumped on how to list only posts from a certain category (see the HOT! tab). That's where the WP Category Post List came into play. I downloaded it and followed the install instructions. I stuck the WP Category widget into the appropriate Tabber box, adjusted the settings (following the readme file - note: READ THE README FILE for ANY plugin BEFORE you go tinkering with it... unless you actually know what you're doing) and joy of joys it WORKED!
Doing a lot of custom stuff to your wordpress blog is not for the faint of heart (or people who don't know squat about html, css, etc). There's a good reason people pay a lot of $$$ to have this done for them.
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