Latest Post Shortcode
The "Latest Post Shortcode" allows you to create a dynamic content selection from your posts by combining, limiting, and filtering what you need.
4.8(46 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Latest Post Shortcode is a WordPress posts grid plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 46 reviews. It has been downloaded 160K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5.0+ and PHP 7.3.5+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 29% this week. Top alternative: AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider….
4.8/546 reviews
4.0K+active installs
160K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
The “Latest Post Shortcode” helps you display a list or grid of the posts or pages in a page/sidebar, without having to code or know PHP. The output parameters are extremely flexible, allowing you to choose the way your selected content will be displayed. You can embed as many shortcodes in a page as you need, each shortcode configured differently. The shortcode for displaying the latest posts is [latest-selected-content] and can be generated very easily, the plugin will add a block or a shortcode button in the editor area.
You can write your own “read more” replacement, choose whether to show/hide featured images, you can even sort the items by several options, and paginate the output (also AJAX pagination). This plugin works with any modern theme. When used with…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Very customizable and great support
by colts26·3 months ago
Had some issues with functionality and formatting so reached out for support, Iulia responded within 24 hours and helped me configure it just the way I needed it. Highly recommend you try this plugin out!
Perfect – does exactly what I was looking for
by willswing77·6 months ago
No large Overhead and no dependencies. Well suited for my needs
Excelente PlugIins para mostrar los post en cualquier parte de mi sitio web
by Jorge Gutierrez FP·1 year ago
Excelente PlugIins para mostrar los post en cualquier parte de mi sitio web, excelente, me evito un quebradero de cabeza. Muchas gracias por programar este tipo de plugin. Un saludos desde Venezuela.
Excellent plugin and support
by lklawless·1 year ago
Lots of options to fit different needs. I had some trouble with the vertical spacing but Iulia very kindly spent time figuring out how to fix my theme’s css to make it work and now it’s just perfect. Thank you!
Excellent plugin
by sunshinedaysagain·2 years ago
Thanks for adding such a good plugin to this library – it offers great flexibility and has given me a real boost in getting started – is really good for a beginner like myself! A brilliant job done with this!
Download Trends
Today: 33Yesterday: 28This week: 171Period total: 21K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.3.5+ required |
Version Adoption
v14.2
53.2%
Other
17.3%
v14.0
9.3%
v9.6
8.4%
v14.1
6.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
14.2.2
- Tested up to 6.9.1
- PHP 8.4 compatibility
- Added the new filter
lps/filter_front_end_statuses - Fixed the post status vulnerability
See the changelog for detailed information on changes made in the earlier versions.
Contributors
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