Example of use of Single Latest Posts embedded into a template file. This one includes parameters not yet made publicly available.

slposts_cptTemplate.php

<?php
/*
Template Name: SLPosts
*/
/* Include header */
get_header();
?>
<!-- Template sub-parent wrapper -->
<div class="inner-page">
  <!-- Template content wrapper -->
  <div class="page-content">
	<?php
	// Check if the plugin has been activated
	if( function_exists(	'single_latest_posts' ) ) {
		/**
		 * Custom parameters
		 * Set only those you want to use
       		 * 
       		 * auto_excerpt allows SLPosts to create an extract from content
       		 * by default WordPress excerpts are 55 words length, so 
       		 * auto_excerpt is the best option when setting excerpt_length value
       		 * greater than 55 words length
		 */
		$parameters = array(
			'title_only'		=> 'false',	// Display posts' title & excerpts
			'number_per_cat'	=> 3,		// Number of posts per category
			'custom_post_type'	=> 'articles',  // Custom post types
			'taxonomy'		=> 'category',  // Taxonomy
			'sort_by_category'	=> 'true',      // Sort posts by category
			'category_title'	=> 'true',      // Display category titles
			'category_link'		=> 'true',      // Display link to categories
			'category_ltitle'	=> 'Read More', // Custom title for links to categories
			'auto_excerpt'		=> 'true',	// Build an extract from content automatically
			'excerpt_length'	=> 15		// Make the extract 15 words length
		);
		// Execute
		single_latest_posts( $parameters );
	}
	?>
	</div>
</div>
<?php
/* Include Footer */
get_footer();
?>