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Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget — WordPress Post Grid Plugin

by rajros · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8 Tested up to WP 4.9.31

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 13,421 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 14, 2018, tested up to WordPress 4.9.31.

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
13,421
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.9.31, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Featured Image
  • Auto generates and adds featured image using first image of the post if no featured image is found
  • Custom excerpt length
  • Limit number of posts
  • Posts from specific category
  • Posts from multiple categories (comma separated)
  • Posts from specific author
  • Post type option
  • Order/Display by date, name etc
  • Display post date
  • Display specific posts using post IDS (comma separated)
  • Display/filter posts by tag

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Probably the best!

    Excellent plugin, extremely easy to use with amazing results!

    John

  • At last.. recent posts with shortcode!

    Great so far! Thank you!

    abiox

  • Just what i was looking for

    Thanks, using it with Content Aware Sidebars.

    luboslives

  • Elegant and easy - and good support

    RPSW is a nice plugin that is easy to use and gives an elegant result. Support for my issue came quickly and effectively.

    TheSupercargo

  • Nice and easy to use

    Nice and easy to use

    Nerd

  • Custom features updated

    Custom features updated

    rajros

Details

Display list of recent posts and latest posts or random posts using the [recentposts-sc] shortcode in any page or in sidebar widgets.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget competes in

Tags

  • latest posts
  • latest posts shortcode
  • posts
  • recent posts
  • recent posts shortcode
Version
1.8
Last updated
Mar 14, 2018
First published
Mar 9, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.3
Tested up to
4.9.31
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget FAQ

What does Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget offers Featured Image, Auto generates and adds featured image using first image of the post if no featured image is found, Custom excerpt length, Limit number of posts and Posts from specific category.

How many active installs does Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget still maintained?

The last release was on March 14, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget free?

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.