A simple widget which shows thumbnails of latest photos in posts
As of April 2026, Recent photos widget is a WordPress photos plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: FancyBox for WordPress.
A plugin offering a widget showing recent photos in posts. It can be configured
as for how many photos to show, the title on the widget and max width and height for
thumbnails.
The thumbnails links to the post where the photo is showing. They show a mouse over
effect with bigger version of the photo in a tooptip.
It has option to exclude photos from the view.
It has only been tested with WP 4.2, it might work with lower versions.
| WordPress | 4.2+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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