Simple Category Posts
A plugin to display posts in a widget with title, thumb, excerpt, date and author.
4.3(4 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Simple Category Posts is a WordPress latest posts plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post….
4.3/54 reviews
100active installs
10K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Simple SEO Categories Posts is a plugin/widget, for displaying on your site the posts from specified categories.
Widget options
- Title
- Categories IDs
- Number of posts
- Display Title
- Title Tag
- Display Thumb
- Thumb Width
- Thumb Height
- Thumb Crop
- Display Excerpt
- Excerpt Length
- Display Date
- Display Author
- Before Author
- Order By
- Normal/Reverse
- Title Order
- Thumb Order
- Excerpt Order
- Date Order
- Author Order
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.4
- Minor code change to support q/x/Translate
Contributors
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