Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
Alternatives to Postrix – Recent Posts Widget
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WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Display recent posts in a list, vertical slider, or responsive Swiper layout. Highly customizable via widget, shortcode, and Gutenberg block.
Category Posts Blockv5.1.2
Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.
Display a configurable list of recent posts and pages with a distinctive shortcode and theme-ready CSS classes.
Build a list or grid layout of any post type (posts, products, pages + more).
Show recent or category posts in a post grid, list or slider with popups, pagination and a live preview builder. No coding needed.
Display recent posts from any category as a modern, stylish widget on any page on your website.
Show recent posts with thumbnails, category filters, excerpts, and list or card layouts. Use a native block, classic widget, or shortcode.
W4 Post Listv3.0.9
Build lists the Query Loop can't: posts grouped by year, category or author, term lists and user directories — via block, shortcode or widget.
List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!