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Widgets of Posts by Same Categories

The widget area lists posts of the same category as the current post.

By alphasis·Posts·Free
5(1 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 15 years ago
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As of April 2026, Widgets of Posts by Same Categories is a WordPress posts plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….

5/51 reviews
70active installs
9.9K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

The widget area lists posts of the same category as the current post.
This plugin requires the WP_Widget class introduced in WordPress Version 2.8.
This widget works when any single Post page is being displayed.

Official Page

  • Plugin’s Official Page : English / Japanese
  • Author’s Website : alphasis.info

Options

  • Number of Posts to Show by Categories
  • Order By
    • Sort by title
    • Sort by creation date
    • Sort by last modified date
    • Sort by numeric post ID
    • Random
  • Order
    • Ascending
    • Descending
  • Creates a link to each category?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Exclude (Categories)
    • The IDs of any categories you want to exclude, separated by commas.
  • Separator
    • What to separate each category by.

Localization

  • Japanese (ja) – alphasis (plugin author)
  • Current release supports English and Japanese only.
Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.2

  • The width of widget setting box changed.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

alphasisalphasis
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.2
Last Updated
Feb 18, 2011
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
3.0.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
70
Downloads
9.9K+
Added
Nov 7, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

postswidgetrelatedcategoryrelated posts

Developer

A
alphasis
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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