by ZephyrWest 4.5 (79 reviews)

Category Posts Block

Name: Category Posts Block
Rating: 4.5 (79 reviews)
Author: ZephyrWest

Adds a block that shows the most recent posts from a single category.

Category Posts Block ranks #874 among WordPress.org plugins with 40,000+ active installations, is #137 of 8,538 in the Customization category, a 4.5/5 rating from 79 reviews, and was last updated Sep 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v5.1.0 Current Version v5.1.0

Updated 3 days ago Last Update on 13 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#137 of 8,538 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads +624.9% this week Actively maintained

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#874

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Active Installs

40K+

-9.8%

KW Avg Position

33.2

0.2 better

Downloads

1.8M

+580 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (79 reviews)

Next Milestone 50K

Total Progress 40.7%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

79 reviews

Overall 90%

66 (84%)

4 (5%)

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8 (10%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 3, 2025

Category Posts Widget [category-posts] < 4.9.20

CVE-2025-1453 · Fixed in v4.9.20
Dec 17, 2024

Category Posts Widget [category-posts] < 4.9.18

CVE-2024-9638 · Fixed in v4.9.18
Jul 19, 2024

Category Posts Widget [category-posts] < 4.9.17

CVE-2024-6158 · Fixed in v4.9.17

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.1.0
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2026
Requires WP: 2.8+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: ZephyrWest

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 79
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display posts from a specific category or term in a widget. It solves the problem of surfacing recent, filtered content from a chosen category without building a custom template.