Creates a widget to show a list of the most recent posts across a WordPress MU installation. It shows the most recent post from each blog.
As of April 2026, Multisite Recent Posts Widget is a WordPress wpmu plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.
Update: If you need more functionality please see the next generation of this plugin at https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/network-latest-posts/
Creates a widget to show a list of the most recent posts across a WordPress MU installation. It shows the most recent post from each blog. This plugin is based on the work of many authors.
This works on previous versions of WPMU, but not on previous versions of WordPress (where it doesn’t make sense).
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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