Show recent posts with thumbnails, category filters, excerpts, and list or card layouts. Use a native block, classic widget, or shortcode.
Alternatives to WP Advanced Posts Widget
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List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!
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.
Display all posts from the current post's category in a widget with customizable formatting, display options, and spacing.
Create new sidebar areas and display them conditionally on certain pages. Works with all themes.
Adds advanced featured image customization with sidebar widgets and multisite support.
Mostifyv1.1.0
Lightweight popular-posts engine. Track page views and comments, display top posts by today, this week, this month, or all-time.
A lightweight popular posts widget featuring smart tracking, anti-bot logic and REST API data loading.
Show your site posts, pages, custom post types & theme builder templates with advanced Elementor widgets.
Latest Postsv1.4.5
Latest posts widget to display recent posts from category.