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Super Recent Posts Widget

Drag and drop the widget and fill out the appropriate fields. Some notes:

By Mat Gargano·Post·Free
5(2 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, Super Recent Posts Widget is a WordPress post plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.

5/52 reviews
50active installs
5.8K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Drag and drop the widget and fill out the appropriate fields. Some notes:

To display posts from a specific post type leave Taxonomy as “– No Specific Taxonomy –“

If you leave order by and/or order as “– Choose order parameter –” and/or “– Choose orderby parameter –” it will go with WordPress’ default(s), see here for more information.

The following filters are available:

  • srpw_get_args to override arguments of main query for the widget.
  • srpw_template to override the output template for the widget, see below for more information.
  • srpw_WIDGET_NAME_template to override the output template for the widget on a widget by widget basis, the WIDGET_NAME appears on the back-end in the widgets window see below for more inf…
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Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
5 ★
2
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.6+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.3.0

  • Fix for create_function deprecation
  • Remove warnings on widget save
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Mat GarganoMat Garganostatenwebstatenweb
Plugin Info
Version
0.3.0
Last Updated
Jan 21, 2020
WP Requires
3.6+
Tested Up To
5.3.21
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
50
Downloads
5.8K+
Added
Jan 23, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

postwidget

Developer

M
Mat Gargano
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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