Best post list plugins for WordPress
The most popular post list plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Category Posts Block leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Post Block (10K+) and Admin Taxonomy Filter (5K+). All 36 plugins tagged “post list” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 post list plugins
- 1.
Category Posts BlockThe most installed post list plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 79 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Advanced Post Block10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 17 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Admin Taxonomy Filter5K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 14 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
W4 Post List3K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 94 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 5.
Post Content Shortcodes2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 31 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 6.
Ultimate Post List2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 13 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.Zone Manager (Zoninator)
2K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
WP Sitemap Pages and Posts1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.
Post List Designer1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 8 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 10.
Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 36 plugins tagged “post list”

Category Posts Block
Down in the last 7 days:1#881by ZephyrWest20 days ago
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+
- Rating
- 4.5(79)
- Downloads
- 332/day

Advanced Post Block
Down in the last 7 days:13#1,650by bPlugins13 days ago
Advanced Post Block lets you add dynamic post grids, lists, sliders, and tickers. Filter content by category, tag, author, or custom post type.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(17)
- Downloads
- 211/day

Admin Taxonomy Filter
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,139by Anh Tran1 year ago
Filter posts or custom post types in the admin area by custom taxonomies.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.5(14)
- Downloads
- 47/day

W4 Post List
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,788by Shazzad Hossain Khan2 days ago
Build lists the Query Loop can't: posts grouped by year, category or author, term lists and user directories — via block, shortcode or widget.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(94)
- Downloads
- 45/day

Post Content Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:6#4,412by Curtiss Grymala8 years ago
Adds shortcodes to display the content of a post or a list of posts.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(31)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Ultimate Post List
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,516by Kybernetik Services2 months ago
Make up custom-tailored preview lists of the contents easily and place them in widget areas and post contents.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(13)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Zone Manager (Zoninator)
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,793by Automattic6 months ago
Content curation made easy! Create "zones" then add and order your content!
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 108/day

WP Sitemap Pages and Posts
Up in the last 7 days:3#5,881by shuvo664 months ago
Generate a human-readable sitemap of your pages and posts with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Post List Designer
Down in the last 7 days:3#5,904by InfornWeb28 days ago
Display WordPress Post on your website in a List or Archive list view. Display category post, archive post, recent post and post list with category.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate
Down in the last 7 days:29#6,684by wpWax2 months ago
The easiest and most useful plugin to display blog posts, pages, or custom posts in beautiful post layouts like post grid, post carousel & post slider
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Smart Archives Reloaded
Down in the last 7 days:7#7,092by scribu9 years ago
Easily display posts grouped by year and month, in one or more elegant formats
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.3(15)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Medialist
Down in the last 7 days:7#7,272by mauvedev1 year ago
Organised lists. Items are displayed elegantly styled on a page. Ideal for displaying policies, documents, newsletters, media, posts and more.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,346by 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

Post Blocks & Tools
Up in the last 7 days:20#8,942by ThemezHut2 months ago
Post grid, post list, and post slider Gutenberg blocks to design blog and magazine layouts easily.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

News Element Elementor Blog Magazine
Down in the last 7 days:36#9,830by webangon2 months ago
Create News, Magazine and Blogs with grid, slider, hero, header-footer etc.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Smart Post Lists Light
Up in the last 7 days:2#11,682by OTWthemes4 years ago
Create custom post lists based on options you choose from a form in a widget. Different types of lists, blog, portfolio, services pages. No coding.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Custom Post Type List Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:26#14,213by Blackbird Interactive12 years ago
A shortcode with which you can easily list all of the posts within a post-type and sort by regular or custom fields.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

PostExtra
Down in the last 7 days:128#17,157by Anant Sites3 months ago
Magazine‑style post grids, lists, and carousels for Gutenberg and FSE – design high‑engagement blog and news layouts without coding.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Advanced Custom Fields
Down in the last 7 days:179#20,411by pmill11 years ago
This plugin provides a [post_field field="field-name"] shortcode connecting an Advanced Custom Fields field to your W4 Post List list templa …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Image Archives
Down in the last 7 days:56#21,800by Nomeu13 years ago
Image Archives is a wordpress plugin that displays images from your published posts with a permalink back to the post that the image is connected to.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Posts by Tags
Down in the last 7 days:432#24,032by Prasanna SP14 years ago
This plugin creates a widget with a list of recent posts belonging to selected tags
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Editorial Blocks
#25,297by Owldraft26 days ago
Magazine and news blocks for Gutenberg: post grid, post list, featured posts, hero and authors. Choose a layout instead of building a Query Loop.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Blvd Post Template Options
#30,030by Jason13 years ago
This plugins adds a meta box to reveal available custom fields you can use with Post List/Grid page templates of a Theme Blvd theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Post Scroll Widget
#30,151by quazisazzad5 years ago
Recent Post Scroll Widget is very customizable post widget . There are a lot's of option to display your recent post
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

8Degree Posts List Plugin
#35,522by 8Degree Themes8 years ago
8 Degree Posts List Lite is easy to use posts listing WordPress Plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Postrix
#36,398by Sandeep Avasthi3 months ago
Display recent posts filtered by post type, category, tag, or author — as a classic widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Download Count
Up in the last 7 days:4,969#41,191by Thambaru Wijesekara10 years ago
Counts downloads by shortcode and shows it on a column of posts list.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
News List ShortCode
#41,804by Takashi Hosoya8 years ago
This plugin will display a list of the announcement in the shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Zamzam Post Grid Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:4,997#54,511by Zamzamcoders6 months ago
Beautiful Gutenberg block to display posts in responsive grids, list, AJAX load more & pagination. Lightweight & customizable.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DisplayKit
Down in the last 7 days:2,807#59,341by Upluggit5 months ago
A flexible block for displaying pages, posts, and WooCommerce products with grid and list layouts, rich customization, and dynamic querying.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Show Featured Thumbnails
Down in the last 7 days:2,888#59,395by Hatsuhito4 months ago
Adds a featured image thumbnail column to the Posts and Pages list screens, and allows assigning an image directly from the list if none exists.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ultimate Blog Layouts For Gutenberg
Up in the last 7 days:7,812#61,828by Kopila Shrestha6 years ago
WordPress plugin to add blog layouts for Gutenberg editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RB Thumbnail Columns
Down in the last 7 days:811#65,146by Bashir Rased3 months ago
Adds a thumbnail (featured image) column to your WordPress admin post list screen.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Shortlink Toolkit
#66,509by Prashil Pazare1 year ago
Adds a "Copy Shortlink" action link to the post list in the WordPress admin for all public post types.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pixel Post Grid
#70,785by Farid Mia7 months ago
Beautiful Gutenberg block to display posts in responsive grids, list, AJAX load more & pagination. Lightweight & customizable.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day