mg Recent Posts
v1.0by mgiulio · updated 12 years ago
A widget to display recent posts by category.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- Fewer than 10
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 1.2K
- 1,188 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
mg Recent Posts at a glance
mg Recent Posts is a WordPress plugin by mgiulio with fewer than 10 active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0 came out on Jul 16, 2014, more than 12 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 3.9.40. It was first released in 2014.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats14 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | mg Recent Posts |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 1 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0
- Requires WordPress
- 3.1
- Tested up to
- 3.9.40
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Jul 16, 2014
- Last updated
- Jul 16, 2014
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about mg Recent Posts
How many websites use mg Recent Posts?
mg Recent Posts is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it.
How many times has mg Recent Posts been downloaded?
1,188 times in total since 2014. See download stats
When was mg Recent Posts last updated?
Version 1.0 came out on Jul 16, 2014 (12 years ago).
Is mg Recent Posts compatible with the latest WordPress?
mg Recent Posts’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is mg Recent Posts still maintained?
Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does mg Recent Posts have?
No one has reviewed mg Recent Posts on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to mg Recent Posts?
The plugins most like mg Recent Posts, by the tags they share, are Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails (100K+), Ultimate Posts Widget (10K+) and ThemeZee Widget Bundle (5K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 1.2K |
| Author | mgiulio |
| First released | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Requires WP | 3.1 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jul 16, 2014 |
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