As of April 2026, Latest Posts Widget is a WordPress widget plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
5/52 reviews
40active installs
3.2K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
List the lastest posts from a category or from all categories:
- The excerpt of each post can be displayed.
- The date of each post can be displayed.
- The number of posts that you want to display can be fixed.
- The categories of the post can be displayed (if one category is selected, the selected one is not displayed).
- The featured image can be display or, if it is not set, the first image of the post is selected.
- The image can be displayed before or after the title.
Ratings & Reviews
52 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1
- The featured image can be display or, if it is not set, the first image of the post is selected.
- The image can be displayed before or after the title.
Contributors
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