Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.
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Show recent or category posts in a post grid, list or slider with popups, pagination and a live preview builder. No coding needed.
List an author's latest posts with a short preview of each post, using a shortcode.
List the latest posts of a specific taxonomy from your blog-network.
Display recent posts in a list, vertical slider, or responsive Swiper layout. Highly customizable via widget, shortcode, and Gutenberg block.
Automatically maintains a configurable number of your latest published posts in a chosen category or tag, in real-time.
Creates a sidebar widget that lists recently updated pages and posts including newly published items.
Display recent posts filtered by post type, category, tag, or author — as a classic widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode.
Redirect your visitors to another page than the post content when they click on the post title.
The "Recent Posts Columns Block" plugin is a plugin that introduces a new Gutenberg block.