As of April 2026, Recent Posts by Category (RCP) is a WordPress posts plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
5/51 reviews
10active installs
1.2K+total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Display recent posts from any category with thumbnail or without as a modern, stylish widget on post pages, category pages, custom pages, Elementor Builder, Oxygen, WPBakery Builder, and the default WordPress Gutenberg editor.
This plugin allows you to easily display recent posts by selecting a category from the plugin settings page and generating a new shortcode. Simply copy and paste the generated shortcode where you want to show the recent posts.
About the Author & License
This plugin is developed and provided free of charge by UPTIXA, and is distributed under the GPLv2 license.
We are committed to maintaining this plugin as a 100% free tool for the WordPress community. You are welcome to use it in your own projects, for client work, or for any other purpose without restrictions.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
Contributors
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