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Posts from a Category Widget

Displays post from a selected category with post thumbnail.

By Takayuki Miyauchi·Widget·Free
5(4 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Posts from a Category Widget is a WordPress widget plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.

5/54 reviews
300active installs
18K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Displays post from a selected category with post thumbnail.

This plugin is maintained on GitHub.

Some features:

  • Displays post from a selected category with post thumbnail on sidebar widget.
  • You can customize HTML output.
  • You can customize default HTML template in your plugin.

filter hooks example

Filter for default template.

<?php
    add_filter("posts-in-category-widget-template", "my_template");
    function my_template($template) {
        return '<div class="%class%"><a href="%post_url%">%post_thumb%</a></div>';
    }
?>

Filter for stylesheet URI.

<?php
    add_filter("posts-in-category-widget-stylesheet", "my_style");
    function my_style($url) {
        return 'http://example.com/path/to/style.css';
    }
?>

Translators

  • Japanese(ja) – …
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Ratings & Reviews

54 reviews
5 ★
4
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.4+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.1

  • Tested up to 1.1.1.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Takashi HosoyaTakashi HosoyaTakayuki MiyauchiTakayuki Miyauchi
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.0
Last Updated
Jan 3, 2016
WP Requires
3.4+
Tested Up To
4.4.34
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
18K+
Added
Oct 4, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

widget

Developer

T
Takayuki Miyauchi
21 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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