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Latest News Widget

200+ installs · #12,167 most popular

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Closest match
Newest Posts Widget
Shares 3 of Latest News Widget's 5 tags.
Most installed
WP Categories Widget
6K+ active installs.
Best rated
WP Categories Widget
4.5 out of 5 from 27 reviews.
Most recently updated
Widget Post Slider
Updated on May 13, 2026.
  1. Newest Posts Widget

    by Nipun Tyagi

    A widget that display the new posts of your site with Thumbnail, Excerpt, Date etc options.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #48,460
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    8 years ago

    Shareslatest posts widgetnew posts widgetposts-widget

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  2. Latest Posts Widget

    by Mrinal Roy

    Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts of your site with excerpt, featured image, date by sorting & ordering feature

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #11,925
    Rating
    4.5(2)
    Updated
    11 years ago

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  3. Latest Posts

    by msakib

    Latest posts widget to display recent posts

    Installs
    Fewer than 10
    Rank
    #65,540
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    6 years ago

    Shareslatest posts widgetposts-widget

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  4. WP Categories Widget

    by WP-EXPERTS.IN

    Display the list of categories for any taxonomies type (WooCommerce Product Category, Blog Category, Project Category...etc) in sidebar

    Installs
    6K+
    Rank
    #2,844
    Rating
    4.5(27)
    Updated
    8 months ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  5. Latest Posts

    by ShapedPlugin LLC

    Latest posts widget to display recent posts from category.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,250
    Rating
    4.6(7)
    Updated
    7 months ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  6. Widget Post Slider

    by ShapedPlugin LLC

    Widget Post Slider to display posts image in a slider from category.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,444
    Rating
    4.3(6)
    Updated
    6 months ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  7. Advanced Posts Widget

    by darrinb

    A powerful and flexible recent posts widget for WordPress for displaying customized content lists. Supports all custom post types and taxonomies!

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #11,763
    Rating
    5.0(6)
    Updated
    10 years ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  8. Featured Posts Widget

    by tomsinger

    A Wordpress plugin to create a Featured Posts widget

    Installs
    20+
    Rank
    #25,806
    Rating
    3.0(2)
    Updated
    13 years ago

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  9. Olympus Widgets

    by DannyCooper

    Adds eight new widgets you can use in your sidebar.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #41,957
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    11 years ago

    SharesFeatured Posts Widget

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  10. Custom latest posts widget

    by Sunil Kumar

    Improve your sidebar a widget that shows the most recent posts of your site with excerpt, featured image, post type

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #45,309
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  11. Sup Post Widget

    by UspDev

    Is a plugin where you can display the number of popular posts, latest and random post with thumbnail image on your sidebar or page/post using short co …

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #48,271
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    11 years ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  12. Featured Posts Widget

    by DannyCooper

    Add a selection of posts to your sidebar or another widget location.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #43,224
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    9 years ago

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