by Iulia Cazan 4.8 (46 reviews)

Latest Post Shortcode

Name: Latest Post Shortcode
Rating: 4.8 (46 reviews)
Author: Iulia Cazan

The "Latest Post Shortcode" allows you to create a dynamic content selection from your posts by combining, limiting, and filtering what you need.

Latest Post Shortcode ranks #3,597 among WordPress.org plugins with 4,000+ active installations, is #544 of 8,538 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 46 reviews, and was last updated Apr 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v14.2.3 Current Version v14.2.3

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 10 Apr, 2026

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#544 of 8,538 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -16.2% this week

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#3,597

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Active Installs

4K+

-7.2%

KW Avg Position

7.8

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Downloads

159.9K

+20 today

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (46 reviews)

Next Milestone 5K

Total Progress 30.8%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

46 reviews

Overall 96%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Feb 3, 2026

Latest Post Shortcode [latest-post-shortcode] < 14.2.2

CVE-2026-31916 · Fixed in v14.2.2
Jan 24, 2026

Latest Post Shortcode [latest-post-shortcode] < 14.2.1

CVE-2026-24995 · Fixed in v14.2.1
Sep 3, 2025

Latest Post Shortcode [latest-post-shortcode] < 14.10

CVE-2025-58609 · Fixed in v14.10

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Plugin Details

Version: 14.2.3
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2026
Requires WP: 5.5.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.3.5 or higher
Author: Iulia Cazan

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 46
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Gutenberg block configurable shortcode with UI paginated posts posts grid posts shortcode

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and editors who want to display curated lists or grids of posts or pages without writing PHP code. It solves the problem of manually coding custom post displays by providing a configurable shortcode with filtering, sorting, pagination, and layout options.