by George Stephanis 5 (2 reviews)

Recent Category Posts Widget

Name: Recent Category Posts Widget
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: George Stephanis

This widget will let you display a list of the most recent posts in a single category in your sidebar.

Recent Category Posts Widget ranks #10,058 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #1,382 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Jun 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.0.1 Current Version v2.0.1

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 10 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#1,382 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs Downloads -35.6% this week

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#10,058

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Active Installs

300+

-22.9%

KW Avg Position

103.7

0.6 better

Downloads

21.3K

+5 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

Total Progress 84%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

2 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.1
Last Updated: Jun 10, 2026
Requires WP: 2.8+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: George Stephanis

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a sidebar widget showing recent posts from just one category. It solves the problem of the default recent posts widget mixing in posts from all categories instead of a single chosen one.