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PE Recent Posts

2K+ installs · #5,002 most popular

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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Shares 2 of PE Recent Posts's 5 tags.
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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
100K+ active installs.
Best rated
Custom Layouts
5.0 out of 5 from 25 reviews.
Most recently updated
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
Updated on Nov 5, 2026.
  1. 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

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  2. Recent Post Widget Thumbnail

    by fervillz

    Gives adaptable and highly organized recent posts. Show it through widget with thumbnails, post excerpt, post date.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #13,823
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    10 years ago

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  3. 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

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  4. Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

    by Themeisle

    Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #799
    Rating
    3.8(119)
    Updated
    4 days ago

    Sharesthumbnails

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  5. 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

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  6. Related Posts by Taxonomy

    by keesiemeijer

    Display a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports thumbnails, shortcodes, a widget and more.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,712
    Rating
    4.8(77)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesthumbnails

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  7. Multiple Post Thumbnails

    by Chris Scott

    Adds multiple post thumbnails to a post type. If you've ever wanted more than one Featured Image on a post, this plugin is for you.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,415
    Rating
    4.7(42)
    Updated
    8 years ago

    Sharesthumbnails

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  8. 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

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  9. Custom Layouts

    by Code Amp

    Build a list or grid layout of any post type (posts, products, pages + more).

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,707
    Rating
    5.0(25)
    Updated
    10 months ago

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  10. 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

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  11. 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

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  12. Recent Posts Plus

    by pjgalbraith

    An advanced version of the WordPress Recent Posts widget, allows display of thumbnails, post excerpt, author, comment count, and more.

    Installs
    900+
    Rank
    #7,221
    Rating
    4.8(14)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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