ACF Recent Posts Widget
ACF Recent Posts Widget (ACFRPW) is a WordPress plugin which adds a custom, extended Recent Posts Widget - with ACF and Meta Keys support
5(12 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, ACF Recent Posts Widget is a WordPress acf plugin with 500 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 24K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).
5/512 reviews
500active installs
24K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
ACFRPW adds a new widget to the Appearance -> Widgets -> ACF Recent Posts Widget. Most of the fields are quite obvious, you can choose from a set of settings to display the posts from.
Each setting alters the amount and type of posts listed in the sidebar.
Available Settings
The widget supports the following settings:
- Widget Title
- Custom Widget container CSS class
- Option to ignore sticky posts
- Search keyword query
- Id based post exclusion
- Date Display, Date Modified, Relative and Custom Date Format specifiaction
- Listing posts from specific date period (start and end)
- Listing posts with specific password, listing password protected posts only or excluding these
- Post Type selection
- Post Formats selection
- Post Statuses selection
- Listing posts limited to author via author id
- Order spec…
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Ratings & Reviews
512 reviews
5 ★
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.2.9 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
5.9.4
** Ensured compatibility with 6.4.1 WordPress Core
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