As of April 2026, WP List Posts Shortcode is a WordPress list plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: List category posts.
5/51 reviews
50active installs
3.6K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Adds a shortcode [wp_list_posts]. For example [wp_list_posts category=3 numberposts=7] will return an unordered list of the most recent 7 posts in the category ID 3.
Usage
This shortcode can be rendered inside a post, page or even in a widget area. Refer to the template tag https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts for input parameter.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.2
- Updated readme.txt and plugin description. Added one example.
Contributors
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