Display list of recent posts and latest posts or random posts using the [recentposts-sc] shortcode in any page or in sidebar widgets.
As of April 2026, Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is a WordPress posts plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
The “Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget” helps users to easily display latest posts in a page or in sidebar by just using simple shortcode [recentposts-sc]
By default it displays “latest posts” or “recent posts” which can be changed to display “random posts”, display by ‘title’ etc using ‘orderby’.
All Parameters/Shortcodes can be seen in FAQ:
* FAQ
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version 1.8
* Option to show/hide images using show_image. Tested upto wordpress version 4.9.4
Version 1.7
* Option to show/hide images using show_image. Tested upto wordpress version 4.9.1
Version 1.6
Version 1.5
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