Latest Posts
Latest posts widget to display recent posts from category.
4.6(7 reviews)
·5.0K+ active installs·Updated YesterdayAs of April 2026, Latest Posts is a WordPress latest posts plugin with 5.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 86K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 1568% this week. Top alternative: Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post….
4.6/57 reviews
5.0K+active installs
86K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Latest Posts is a very powerful widget plugin for WordPress which displays your most recent or latest posts, category based with thumbnails, date. This is perfect for simple blogs & online magazines. Widgets come with highly-customizable control panels. Easy to use and support multi-widget even in the same sidebar.
Features:
- 100% Responsive & Mobile Ready
- Super Easy Installation
- Minimalist & Lightweight
- Easily Customizable
- All Major Browsers Supported
- Coded with Pure HTML & CSS
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Easy to use
by Frank·3 years ago
A nice, easy to use plugin. I just wish the date/time stamp was optional
A formidable plugin
by manuwp09·4 years ago
Good plugin, once installed it is ready to use, without the need for configuration.
Good Service
by jtaira·9 years ago
I’m using WPML and previous version was not support. However 2 days after I requested it, they decided to update. And now I can use it with WPML. It was great support.
Super easy to us!
by sisujon·10 years ago
I have try give my best for this plugin! This plugin is really awesome for recent widget post.
Just got this plugin today and am so happy that I did! It’s very easy to use, and support has been absolutely fabulous with getting back to me on some custom work I need to do.
Thanks
Works well, content not accessible
by sciencedada·10 years ago
The authors made a solid plugin.
The output in the news area should not be div and heading elements. It should be an unordered list to be accessible, or at least allow for selection of content type (instead of hard coded).
Download Trends
Today: 937Yesterday: 15This week: 984Period total: 4K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.4
99.5%
Other
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.4.5 Apr 02, 2026
- Tested: WordPress 6.9.4 compatibility.
Contributors
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