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News In Stack Widget

10+ installs · #37,374 most popular

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Closest match
Custom Recent Posts Widget
Shares 5 of News In Stack Widget's 5 tags.
Most installed
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
100K+ active installs.
Best rated
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews.
Most recently updated
Category Posts Block
Updated on Oct 19, 2026.
  1. Custom Recent Posts Widget

    by Prasanna SP

    A widget to show recent posts list based on categories or tags

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,773
    Rating
    4.9(9)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescategoriescategoryrecent poststagtags

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  2. Recent Posts by Category Widget

    by Ross Cornell

    Just like the default Recent Posts widget except you can choose a category to pull posts from.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,444
    Rating
    4.7(12)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescategoriescategoryrecent posts

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  3. Post Tags and Categories for Pages

    by curtismchale

    Adds the built in WordPress categories and tags to your pages.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,358
    Rating
    4.8(23)
    Updated
    10 months ago

    Sharescategoriestags

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  4. Essential Widgets

    by Catch Themes

    Essential Widgets is a WordPress plugin for widgets that allows you to create and add amazing widgets with high customization option

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,810
    Rating
    3.5(2)
    Updated
    4 months ago

    Sharescategoriestags

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  5. Flexible Posts Widget

    by DaveE

    An advanced posts display widget with many options. Display posts in your sidebars any way you'd like!

    Installs
    7K+
    Rank
    #2,511
    Rating
    4.7(56)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescategoriestags

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  6. Require Post Category

    by Josh Hartman

    Require users to choose a post category before updating or publishing a post.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,872
    Rating
    4.9(11)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharescategorytags

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  7. TW Recent Posts Widget

    by tweetysha

    A simple and flexible widget for WordPress which will show recent posts from selected category allowing increased customization to display recent post …

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,530
    Rating
    4.4(15)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescategoryrecent posts

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  8. Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

    by Kybernetik Services

    List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #353
    Rating
    4.8(215)
    Updated
    29 days ago

    Sharesrecent posts

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  9. List category posts

    by Fernando Briano

    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.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #547
    Rating
    4.7(254)
    Updated
    4 months ago

    Sharescategories

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  10. Category Posts Block

    by ZephyrWest

    Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #881
    Rating
    4.5(79)
    Updated
    20 days ago

    Sharesrecent posts

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  11. Ultimate Posts Widget

    by cl272

    The ultimate widget for displaying posts, custom post types or sticky posts with an array of options.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #2,112
    Rating
    4.5(55)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharesrecent posts

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  12. List Custom Taxonomy Widget

    by Nick Halsey

    The List Custom Taxonomy Widget is a quick and easy way to display custom taxonomies. Simply choose the taxonomy name you want to display from an auto …

    Installs
    8K+
    Rank
    #2,304
    Rating
    4.7(21)
    Updated
    3 months ago

    Sharescategory

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