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by Paul Annekov 5 (8 reviews)

Flexible Recent Posts

Displays recent posts using flexible template system. Define template for each post entry, set needed taxonomy and much more.

Flexible Recent Posts ranks #10,320 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #1,382 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews, and was last updated Oct 18, 2015. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.9 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.0.4 Current Version v1.0.4
Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 18 Oct, 2015
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#1,382 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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#10,320
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Active Installs
300+
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
22.7K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (8 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

Total Progress 66%
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Rank Changes

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Active Installs 0,000,000+
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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
8 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Flexible Recent Posts. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who want to display a recent posts widget with custom-designed entries. It solves the problem of rigid recent-posts widgets by letting users build their own post templates using shortcodes for title, image, excerpt, date, author, and more.

  • Template for each post
  • Shortcodes support in template
  • Restrict posts by taxonomy terms
  • Set number of posts displayed
  • All posts links option
  • Custom link title or URL
  • Featured image shortcode with size control
  • Comments count shortcode

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Flexible Recent Posts

Flexible Recent Posts has 300+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Flexible Recent Posts holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 8 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Flexible Recent Posts is developed by Paul Annekov and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Flexible Recent Posts requires WordPress 3.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 3.9.
Flexible Recent Posts has been downloaded 22,673+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Flexible Recent Posts is 1.0.4. It was last updated on October 18, 2015.
Yes. Flexible Recent Posts is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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