Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget
by rajros 5 (6 reviews)

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget

Display list of recent posts and latest posts or random posts using the [recentposts-sc] shortcode in any page or in sidebar widgets.

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget ranks #10,931 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #1,382 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Mar 14, 2018. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.9 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 8 years ago Last Update on 14 Mar, 2018
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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#10,931
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Active Installs
300+
-9.6%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
12.7K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

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Rank Changes

10,384 10,658 10,931 11,204 11,478 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
10,921 10,942 10,964 10,985 11,006 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
6 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget. 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 recent posts using a shortcode or widget. It solves the problem of manually curating post lists by letting users automatically show latest, random, or filtered posts in pages or sidebars.

  • Shortcode for recent posts
  • Sidebar widget support
  • Display random posts
  • Auto-generated featured image
  • Custom excerpt length
  • Filter posts by category
  • Filter posts by author
  • Custom image size display

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget has 300+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 6 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is developed by rajros and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget requires WordPress 3.3 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 4.9.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget has been downloaded 12,703+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is trunk. It was last updated on March 14, 2018.
Yes. Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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