Best posts shortcode plugins for WordPress
The most popular posts shortcode plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Latest Post Shortcode leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Smart Post Grid (100+). All 2 plugins tagged “posts shortcode” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 posts shortcode plugins
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Latest Post ShortcodeThe most installed posts shortcode plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 46 reviews, updated 6 months ago.
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Smart Post Grid100+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 2 plugins tagged “posts shortcode”
Latest Post Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:9#3,538by Iulia Cazan7 months ago
The "Latest Post Shortcode" allows you to create a dynamic content selection from your posts by combining, limiting, and filtering what you need.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.8(46)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Smart Post Grid
Down in the last 7 days:11#15,119by lampd8 years ago
Smart Posts Grid is the best plugin to showcase your posts with many pre-built layouts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day