Show recent posts with thumbnails, category filters, excerpts, and list or card layouts. Use a native block, classic widget, or shortcode.
Alternatives to Categories Recent Posts Widget
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WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Selective maintenance and service-status control for WordPress. Keep unaffected parts online with up to three independent Service Zones.
List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!
Display recent posts filtered by post type, category, tag, or author — as a classic widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode.
Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
Display recent posts in a list, vertical slider, or responsive Swiper layout. Highly customizable via widget, shortcode, and Gutenberg block.
Advance Widget Packv1.6.0
A pack of content widgets and blocks: recent/popular/related posts, author info, tag cloud, social links, countdown timer, and more.
A simple widget that shows recently created or updated posts and pages.
Build a useful WordPress archive page with monthly and yearly archive tabs, AJAX pagination, responsive post grid and list layouts, shortcode, widget, …
Automatically maintains a configurable number of your latest published posts in a chosen category or tag, in real-time.