Best last posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular last posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Recent Posts Extended leads with 90+ active installs, ahead of Switch Last Posts Widget (10+) and Root Category Recent Posts (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “last posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 last posts plugins
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WP Recent Posts ExtendedThe most installed last posts plugin, with 90+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Switch Last Posts Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
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Root Category Recent Posts10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
All 3 plugins tagged “last posts”
WP Recent Posts Extended
Up in the last 7 days:106#17,208by Vicente Garcia9 years ago
Este widget muestra los últimos artículos publicados agrupados por categorías.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Switch Last Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:3,559#38,296by LordPretender13 years ago
A widget which displays the latest posts according the current category.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Root Category Recent Posts
Up in the last 7 days:6,710#40,918by LordPretender13 years ago
Another last posts widget which get recent posts only for the current root category.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day