Retrospective plugin displays last posts or posts from a specific category in a nice-looking "retrospective" way using a shortcode.
As of April 2026, Retrospective is a WordPress jquery plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Enable jQuery Migrate Helper.
The website of the brazilian newspaper O Estado de São Paulo has a nice way to
display news in a retrospective-style (check this
screenshot
or this link
— Flash required).
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could display WordPress posts in our pages and
categories in the same way just by using a shortcode? The possibilities are
many. That’s why I wrote the Retrospective plugin for WordPress.
It has at least two advantages over the version you just saw:
See Installation for more info on how to use it.
| WordPress | 3.3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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