Best list category posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular list category posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Smart Post leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs (800+) and LCP Ajax Pagination (100+). All 3 plugins tagged “list category posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 list category posts plugins
- 1.
Smart PostThe most installed list category posts plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 210 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs800+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
LCP Ajax Pagination100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
All 3 plugins tagged “list category posts”
Smart Post
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,148by ShapedPlugin LLC9 days ago
Display posts in Grid, Carousel, Slider, Timeline, List & Live Filter layouts with Gutenberg Blocks & Ready Patterns - Elementor, Divi, & Shortcodes.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(210)
- Downloads
- 611/day
Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs
Down in the last 7 days:10#7,339by wp-buy1 year ago
This plugin lets you list posts by category, author, tags, and more, using a shortcode on posts, pages, or widgets with plenty of customization option …
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LCP Ajax Pagination
Down in the last 7 days:38#13,295by zymeth253 years ago
Ajax pagination add-on plugin for List Category Posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day