Latest News
This WordPress plugin provides facilities to write Latest News items as custom posts and then to output them using template tags.
5(1 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 15 years agoAs of April 2026, Latest News is a WordPress news plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 17K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: XML Sitemap & Google News.
5/51 reviews
100active installs
17K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This WordPress plugin provides facilities to write Latest News items as custom posts and then to output them using template tags.
It will also add a new Latest News menu item to the Admin menu. This allows news items to be created as posts with the same functionality such as categories and tags.
This plugin also provides template tags to list of latest news items.
There is a template tag that produces a list of Latest News items that link to the relevant posts. This is suitable for placing in the sidebar.
There is a template tag that will output the Latest News items as posts using a custom post. This template tag would typically be placed on the home page of you blog or on a custom news page.
Links
- http://www.chorosdesign.com/wordpress/plugins/
- http://www.chorosdesign.com/latest-news-pl…
Ratings & Reviews
51 reviews
5 ★
1
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.4+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Top Alternatives to Latest News
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.2.0
- Minor revision to fix pagination of news items
- Minor revision to correct the plugin URI
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.