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WP Recent Posts

20+ installs · #26,545 most popular

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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Shares 1 of WP Recent Posts's 3 tags.
Most installed
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
100K+ active installs.
Best rated
Custom Layouts
5.0 out of 5 from 25 reviews.
Most recently updated
Category Posts Block
Updated on Oct 19, 2026.
  1. Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

    by Kybernetik Services

    List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #353
    Rating
    4.8(215)
    Updated
    29 days ago

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  2. Category Posts Block

    by ZephyrWest

    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+
    Rank
    #881
    Rating
    4.5(79)
    Updated
    20 days ago

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  3. Ultimate Posts Widget

    by cl272

    The ultimate widget for displaying posts, custom post types or sticky posts with an array of options.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #2,112
    Rating
    4.5(55)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  4. ThemeZee Widget Bundle

    by ThemeZee

    A collection of useful widgets, neatly bundled into a single plugin.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,097
    Rating
    4.8(4)
    Updated
    3 months ago

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  5. Recent Posts by Category Widget

    by Ross Cornell

    Just like the default Recent Posts widget except you can choose a category to pull posts from.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,444
    Rating
    4.7(12)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  6. Custom Layouts

    by Code Amp

    Build a list or grid layout of any post type (posts, products, pages + more).

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,707
    Rating
    5.0(25)
    Updated
    10 months ago

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  7. PE Recent Posts

    by DJ-Extensions.com

    The simple plugin that allows you to display image slides with title, description and read more linked to posts from selected category.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #5,002
    Rating
    4.9(11)
    Updated
    5 years ago

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  8. Custom Recent Posts Widget

    by Prasanna SP

    A widget to show recent posts list based on categories or tags

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,773
    Rating
    4.9(9)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  9. TW Recent Posts Widget

    by tweetysha

    A simple and flexible widget for WordPress which will show recent posts from selected category allowing increased customization to display recent post …

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,530
    Rating
    4.4(15)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  10. Recent Posts Plus

    by pjgalbraith

    An advanced version of the WordPress Recent Posts widget, allows display of thumbnails, post excerpt, author, comment count, and more.

    Installs
    900+
    Rank
    #7,221
    Rating
    4.8(14)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  11. Widget Box Lite

    by Romik84

    A toolbox of great widgets for your daily blogging. Display recent posts, social links, and much more. Designed for Theme4Press themes

    Installs
    900+
    Rank
    #7,210
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    3 years ago

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  12. Recent Posts

    by RobMarsh

    Displays a list of recent posts.

    Installs
    500+
    Rank
    #9,092
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    18 years ago

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