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List category posts
by Fernando Briano 4.7 (254 reviews)

List category posts

Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

List category posts ranks #552 among WordPress.org plugins with 80,000+ active installations, is #9 of 1,418 in the Taxonomy category, a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, and was last updated Jul 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)
v0.96.0 Current Version v0.96.0
Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 07 Jul, 2026
Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#9 of 1,418 in Taxonomy Top 1% by installs Downloads -28.2% this week
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#552
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Active Installs
80K+
-3.2%
KW Avg Position
12
0.3 better
Downloads
4.4M
+76 today
Support Resolved
0%
— No change
Rating
94%
Review 4.7 out of 5
4.7 (254 reviews)

Next Milestone 90K

Total Progress 12.1%
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Rank Changes

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Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7
254 reviews
Overall 94%
5
218 (86%)
4
19 (7%)
3
6 (2%)
2
3 (1%)
1
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Support Threads Overview

Resolved
Unresolved
1
Total Threads
0
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0%
Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

9 known vulnerabilities on record · 7 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

  1. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.96.0

    CVE-2026-12434 · Fixed in v0.96.0

  2. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.95.0

    CVE-2026-3005 · Fixed in v0.95.0

  3. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.94.0

    CVE-2026-32419 · Fixed in v0.94.0

  4. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.92.0

    CVE-2025-10163 · Fixed in v0.92.0

  5. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.93.0

    CVE-2025-11377 · Fixed in v0.93.0

  6. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.92.0

    CVE-2025-47636 · Fixed in v0.92.0

  7. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.90.3

    CVE-2024-9020 · Fixed in v0.90.3

  8. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.89.7

    CVE-2024-1051 · Fixed in v0.89.7

  9. List category posts [list-category-posts] < 0.89.4

    CVE-2023-6994 · Fixed in v0.89.4

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Plugin Details

Version
0.96.0
Last Updated
Jul 07, 2026
Requires WP
3.3+
Tested Up To
7.0.4
PHP Version
5.6 or higher
Author
Fernando Briano

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews
254
Support Threads
1
Resolved
0%

Keywords

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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 lists of posts on pages, posts, or widgets. It solves the problem of manually curating post listings by letting users insert a customizable shortcode that selects and formats posts by category, tag, author, or other criteria.

  • Catlist shortcode for post listings
  • Filter by category or tag
  • Filter by author
  • Display post excerpt, date, author
  • Pagination support
  • Widget for Appearance > Widgets
  • Custom HTML tags and CSS classes
  • Custom PHP templates

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about List category posts

List category posts has 80,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
List category posts holds a 4.7 out of 5 star rating based on 254 user reviews on WordPress.org.
List category posts is developed by Fernando Briano and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
List category posts requires WordPress 3.3 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4 and needs PHP 5.6 or newer.
List category posts has been downloaded 4,444,181+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of List category posts is 0.96.0. It was last updated on July 7, 2026.
Yes. List category posts is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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