W4 Post List lets you create a list of posts, terms, users or a combined one. Decorate output using shortcodes. It's just easy and fun.
As of April 2026, W4 Post List is a WordPress post plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 93 reviews. It has been downloaded 194K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 6% this week. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
Display Posts (any custom post type), Terms (any custom taxonomy), Users (any role) on Content or Widget Areas by placing a shortcode. Select what to show and design how to show it. Using the plugin is really easy. You will find Tinymce button on post/page editor to quickly inset a list. Also, there’s a separate page for creating or editing list.
Creating a list is just few steps. There are different sets option for different List Type, following options are available for List Type – posts.
Very good plugin, simple and complete. It just gets the job done.
The plugin has a lot of settings, really a lot. But I can’t make it work just to render a simple list of posts (without any filters or advanced settings). Seems broken a bit. But it has potential to be a great plugin.
I’ve been searching high and low for a Knowledge Base category List plugin for several months, there are sooo many legacy, abandoned and over complicated ones out there. This is actually really easy to use and has lots of potential. I’m also using as a Table of Contents… should be renamed to suit its versatility. Well done, great plugin!
its genial to use data from WordPress (post, Tax, User) to publish as list, blocks, grids, and any other ideas.
Thank you very much for your work!!!
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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