This is a very simple, easy to use plugin which creates a widget that can be used to display Popular Posts, Related Posts, Featured Posts, Recent Post …
As of April 2026, Launchpad Popular Posts is a WordPress recent posts plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
This is a very simple, easy to use plugin which creates a widget that can be used to display Popular Posts, Related Posts, Featured Posts, Recent Posts with thumbnails based on the number of comments. Users can choose how many posts they want to show in the widget settings.
Features
Shortcode
Don’t want to worry about HTML tags? You can use a shortcode in your posts, pages to dispaly Launchpad Article Feedback.
The shortcode to use is [launchpad_popular_posts], [launchpad_related_posts], [launchpad_recent_…
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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