Displays a list of posts in one or more categories (with OR,AND logic between categories) using simple shortcode.
As of April 2026, List Posts by Categories is a WordPress posts plugin with 50 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 7.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
Add a list of your latest blog entries on any page.
With simple shortcode you can place a list of your latest news (or/and other blog categories) on any page or post.
[postsbycategories array1cat=”category1,category2″ array2cat=”category3″ sortby=”title|date” order=”ASC|DESC” posts_per_page=”-1|X”]
Use the following shortcode anywhere on your page or post following the examples below:
[postsbycategories array1cat=”category1″ array2cat=”category3″ sortby=”date” order=”DESC” posts_per_page=”-1″]
Show a list of post/pages into category ‘category1’ AND ‘category3’, sort by published date, descendent, and without limit of posts/pages per…
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
0.1.1 [July 3, 2011]
– Some corrections in readme.txt by mapelo
0.1 [July 3, 2011]
– First released by mapelo
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