Best posts-widget plugins for WordPress
The most popular posts-widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Categories Widget leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Latest Posts (4K+) and Flex Posts (2K+). All 17 plugins tagged “posts-widget” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 posts-widget plugins
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WP Categories WidgetThe most installed posts-widget plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 27 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Latest Posts4K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Flex Posts2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 24 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Widget Post Slider1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Advanced Posts Widget200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
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Latest Posts Widget200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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Latest News Widget200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 8.
Simple Category Posts100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 9.
Newest Posts Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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WPR General Posts10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 17 plugins tagged “posts-widget”
WP Categories Widget
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,842by WP-EXPERTS.IN8 months ago
Display the list of categories for any taxonomies type (WooCommerce Product Category, Blog Category, Project Category...etc) in sidebar
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.5(27)
- Downloads
- 27/day
Latest Posts
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,252by ShapedPlugin LLC7 months ago
Latest posts widget to display recent posts from category.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Flex Posts
Down in the last 7 days:11#4,240by Tajam2 months ago
Show your posts with thumbnails in flexible, responsive layouts. Works as a sidebar widget or a block in the editor.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(24)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Widget Post Slider
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,432by ShapedPlugin LLC6 months ago
Widget Post Slider to display posts image in a slider from category.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Advanced Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:43#11,765by darrinb10 years ago
A powerful and flexible recent posts widget for WordPress for displaying customized content lists. Supports all custom post types and taxonomies!
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Latest Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:27#11,932by Mrinal Roy11 years ago
Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts of your site with excerpt, featured image, date by sorting & ordering feature
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Latest News Widget
Down in the last 7 days:36#12,162by Taylor Lovett16 years ago
A customizable latest news widget.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Category Posts
Down in the last 7 days:131#16,713by Nitroweb11 years ago
A plugin to display posts in a widget with title, thumb, excerpt, date and author.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Newest Posts Widget
#41,649by Nipun Tyagi8 years ago
A widget that display the new posts of your site with Thumbnail, Excerpt, Date etc options.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPR General Posts
Down in the last 7 days:7,091#43,916by aryanduntley8 years ago
Gives you full control of a post listing widget.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Fancy Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:197#45,967by Mazinger13 years ago
Another posts widget plugin
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom latest posts widget
Down in the last 7 days:5,675#45,999by Sunil Kumar9 years ago
Improve your sidebar a widget that shows the most recent posts of your site with excerpt, featured image, post type
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sup Post Widget
#48,271by UspDev11 years ago
Is a plugin where you can display the number of popular posts, latest and random post with thumbnail image on your sidebar or page/post using short co …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Latest Posts
Up in the last 7 days:3,536#65,540by msakib6 years ago
Latest posts widget to display recent posts
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Regular Posts Element For Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:848#70,721by MD.NESAR MRIDHA4 years ago
Regular Posts Element is a custom extension of Elementor
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts
Down in the last 7 days:3,589#71,751by wpcodetips6 years ago
You can display image slides with title, image, author name, date, description, and read more linked to posts from the selected category.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day