Flexible Recent Posts
Displays recent posts using flexible template system. Define template for each post entry, set needed taxonomy and much more.
5(8 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Flexible Recent Posts is a WordPress post plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
5/58 reviews
300active installs
22K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
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Flexible Recent Posts (FRP) plugin gives you possibility to add widget to your blog with recent posts using user-defined template.
The main features are:
- Template for each post in widget. You can write your HTML-template or overwrite default in widget form.
- Shortcodes support in template. You can use built-in shortcodes to insert info related to current post in widget:
title,featured image,excerpt,date,permalink,author,comments. - Restrict terms from which you want to display posts. Display posts from all terms or from selected only.
- Number of posts to display. Set number of latest posts that will be displayed in widget.
- All posts links. Select option to display link near the title or/and after all posts that will open select…
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Ratings & Reviews
58 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.4
- Increased priority of excerpt length filter.
Contributors
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