Best post- plugins for WordPress
The most popular post- plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Recent Posts Plus leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of Random Posts (300+) and Responsive Posts Widget (50+). All 5 plugins tagged “post-plugins” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 post- plugins
- 1.
Recent Posts PlusThe most installed post- plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 2.
Random Posts300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.2.
- 3.
Responsive Posts Widget50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 4.
cool Popular Post10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 5.
Query Inside Post10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.
All 5 plugins tagged “post-plugins”
Recent Posts Plus
Down in the last 7 days:8#7,222by pjgalbraith9 years ago
An advanced version of the WordPress Recent Posts widget, allows display of thumbnails, post excerpt, author, comment count, and more.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.8(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Random Posts
Down in the last 7 days:10#10,375by RobMarsh9 years ago
Displays a list of random posts.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Responsive Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:19#20,651by Mahabub Hasan11 years ago
Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts of your site with excerpt, featured image, date by sorting & ordering feature
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
cool Popular Post
#38,036by culplarry11 years ago
A very easy to use WordPress function to add popular posts to any WordPress theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Query Inside Post
Down in the last 7 days:4,677#42,947by k-ny18 years ago
Displays a custom list of posts to the current one.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day