Best recent posts plugins for WordPress
104 plugins tagged “recent posts” on WordPress.org, in its popular order and updated daily. Research this niche or see all plugins.
ListPosts Shortcode
#33,093by walkerofbass12 years ago
ListPosts Shortcode is a shortcode that adds a highly customized list of blog posts anywhere on their site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Mega Menu Recent Posts
#34,862by krishna1214 years ago
WP Mega Menu Recent Posts plugin show recent posts under dropdown of menu in grid system. You can show text rollover effect after hover on image.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Recent Posts With Authors Widget
#35,506by yonat16 years ago
Shows a list of recent posts with the author of each post - for multi-author blogs.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Woo Recent Posts
Up in the last 7 days:7,121#36,197by jdstudios15 years ago
Displays a list of recent posts using thumbnails in your woo theme. Filter by category, set the number to display, and set the woo thumbnail size.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/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

News In Stack Widget
#37,374by Eugen Bobrowski11 years ago
Just another recent post widget. Simple but flexible.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 1/day

AH Sidebar Box
Down in the last 7 days:1,617#39,619by Andreas Hecht9 years ago
This widget adds a tabbed sidebar box with recent posts, last comments, categories, popular posts, a tag cloud and the archives to the sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Root Category Recent Posts
Up in the last 7 days:6,710#40,918by LordPretender13 years ago
Another last posts widget which get recent posts only for the current root category.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus
Down in the last 7 days:5,889#41,173by javierjara11 years ago
Nice widget it is like the default Recent Posts widget except you can choose a category and in addition show the thumbnails.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
4bzCore
#41,841by 4bzthemes11 years ago
A collection of shortcodes, widgets, a shortcode builder, multiple featured images, a related posts module, and much more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Multisite Recent Posts Widget
Down in the last 7 days:862#41,864by copperblade14 years ago
Creates a widget to show a list of the most recent posts across a WordPress MU installation. It shows the most recent post from each blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Switch Last Posts Widget
#41,900by LordPretender13 years ago
A widget which displays the latest posts according the current category.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GSY Ajax Recent Posts
#42,272by GSY12 years ago
Provides a widget for your site’s most recent posts with ajax.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Multisite Taxonomy Widget
#42,559by Dennis Ploetner11 months ago
List the latest posts of a specific taxonomy from your blog-network.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Material Sidebar Posts
#42,777by jetendra pradhan9 years ago
Provides latest posts with material style design, Display the posts with image and no thumbnail style and much more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

VA Term Latest Posts Widget
Down in the last 7 days:5,638#43,741by kuck1u11 years ago
This plugin adds a widget to display the new post list belonging to the specified term.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Related Post widget side
#43,844by vwediting10 years ago
Related Post widget side plugin shows related posts in sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- 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
Advance Widget Pack
Down in the last 7 days:66#44,676by saumya0101 month ago
A pack of content widgets and blocks: recent/popular/related posts, author info, tag cloud, social links, countdown timer, and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GA-PVcounter
Down in the last 7 days:301#45,436by enomoto celtislab13 years ago
Google Analytics PageView counter and Popular posts, Recent posts widget
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Top Posts for Google Analytics by Asentechllc
Down in the last 7 days:2,279#45,673by Asentech, LLC7 years ago
Display most read articles from fetching google analytics API
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beautiful Recent Posts Widget
#45,922by Gaurav Tiwari1 month ago
Show recent posts with thumbnails, category filters, excerpts, and list or card layouts. Use a native block, classic widget, or shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/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

Gallery Recent Posts
Down in the last 7 days:6,086#45,968by Kamena9 years ago
Displays recent posts thumbnails as the masonry grid gallery.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- 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

Launchpad Popular Posts
Up in the last 7 days:4#47,057by Vinhdd7 years ago
This is a very simple, easy to use plugin which creates a widget that can be used to display Popular Posts, Related Posts, Featured Posts, Recent Post …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Post Views
#47,147by Chris Buck14 years ago
Displays the most recent posts in a widget, how many times they have been viewed over last (n) days, and images for popularity.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Popular Comment Tag Widget
Down in the last 7 days:6,619#47,647by Md Abunaser Khan8 years ago
Provides flexible and advanced recent posts. Display it via shortcode or widget with thumbnails, post excerpt, taxonomy and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Story Latest
#47,902by Philip John12 years ago
Easily place links to the latest posts on a story below each post
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Logicrays Recent Post Widget
Up in the last 7 days:19,349#52,171by LogicRays Technologies2 months ago
Display recent posts in a list, vertical slider, or responsive Swiper layout. Highly customizable via widget, shortcode, and Gutenberg block.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

PostCrafts
Up in the last 7 days:19,422#52,376by wpCraftz1 year ago
PostCrafts is the best post grid, blog designer, news, magazine, and WordPress blog plugin that comes with various Gutenberg blocks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

KD Post Tile Listview
#56,407by Karolis Dailidonis4 years ago
Features Simple and fast configuration Shortcode Future Features Style options Multiple categories Query options A plugin to list posts in til …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Posts Block Lite
#57,987by Troy Templeman2 years ago
A block that displays posts in a list, grid or carousel.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SmartUpWorld Post Slider
#59,367by Smartupworld Websolutions1 month ago
An accessible, lightweight post slider. Show your latest posts anywhere with one shortcode and style it from the dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Recent Pages and Posts by MediaArt
Up in the last 7 days:9,589#59,434by MediaArt9 months ago
A simple widget that shows recently created or updated posts and pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Easy Curated Lists
#62,311by Arun Basil Lal1 year ago
Display a curated list of posts, pages, products, or any post type using a shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

WAD Recent Posts
Down in the last 7 days:10,126#62,787by Habibie5 years ago
Simple and clean widget for showing recent posts list. It also has shortcode feature.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails
#63,838by Ali Qureshi2 months ago
Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:2,288#65,111by David Pullin5 years ago
A WordPress Widget displaying featured images of recent posts in a rotating carousel.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

Kailash Recent Post Pages
Down in the last 7 days:2,547#67,612by Kailash Chand1 year ago
A plugin to display recent posts in a customizable grid with options for featured image, read more links, and number of columns.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Posts Slide In and Call to Action
Down in the last 7 days:16,474#70,544by Abu Bakar5 years ago
A WordPress plugin that adds a Slide In area containing recent posts and a Call to Action.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mngsk Recent Content List
Down in the last 7 days:17,979#72,754by nagasako2 months ago
Display a configurable list of recent posts and pages with a distinctive shortcode and theme-ready CSS classes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

EDH Recent Category Manager
Down in the last 7 days:18,165#73,408by EncodeDotHost4 months ago
Automatically maintains a configurable number of your latest published posts in a chosen category or tag, in real-time.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recent Posts Markdown Generator
Down in the last 7 days:8,973#74,055by Harner Designs7 years ago
Generate a Markdown List of links to your most recent WordPress Posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SM Recent Post
#74,149by Mahabubur Rahman9 years ago
SM Recent Post is a wordpress widget plugin to display Recent Posts in site sidebar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Recent Posts Easy
Down in the last 7 days:3,852#74,319by eraplugins2 years ago
A simple shortcode for displaying recent posts with thumbnails and meta descriptions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day