10 Best W4 Post List Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
W4 Post List has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to W4 Post List
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Ultimate Post Kit
Closest match4.8 (58) 30,000+ active installsBuild your blogs and news sites with a feature-rich Elementor addon, offering 100+ elements for engaging layouts.
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated 4 days ago.
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4.3 (163) 30,000+ active installsPost Grid is a powerful WordPress plugin for creating customizable post grid layouts with advanced query options, allowing users to display posts dyna …
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 4.7, last updated July 19, 2026.
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Smart Post
Paid version availableSmart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News
4.7 (209) 20,000+ active installsDisplay posts in Grid, Carousel, Slider, Timeline, List & Live Filter layouts with Gutenberg Blocks & Ready Patterns - Elementor, Divi, & Shortcodes.
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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Blog Designer Pack
Paid version availableBlog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News
4.7 (79) 30,000+ active installsNews & Blog plugin for post grid, post slider, post carousel, post filter, masonry, ticker & list category posts using shortcode, Elementor & Divi.
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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Blog Filter
Paid version availableBlog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag
4.9 (81) 7,000+ active installsCreate a responsive Blog Filter Post Grid to showcase posts. Let visitors filter by Category or Tag easily using Ajax. Supports Elementor and Divi.
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.7, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.9 (76) 10,000+ active installsAddon for the Elementor page builder to display posts in a grid. Useful for generating post grid from your blog posts with multiple options.
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.7, last updated 13 days ago.
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Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders
5.0 (26) 7,000+ active installsDisplay list of posts, pages or any custom post types anywhere using block and widget. Show as grid, list or posts slider.
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
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BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites
4.8 (33) 10,000+ active installsBuild professional news, magazine, blog, editorial and business websites with powerful Gutenberg blocks, starter templates, advanced post layouts, sli …
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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4.9 (84) 20,000+ active installsEasily create awesome post grids and post carousel sliders. Different widget types, powerful filters, "load more" button and many customizab …
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.7, no update since January 9, 2025.
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Advanced Views for Custom Fields and Posts
Paid version available4.8 (36) 3,000+ active installsDisplay content with full control over selection and layout. Lightweight and compatible with any theme or page builder.
Shares the post grid tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 16 days ago.
Switching from W4 Post List: common questions
What is the best alternative to W4 Post List?
Ultimate Post Kit is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 30,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which W4 Post List alternative has the most users?
Ultimate Post Kit, with 30,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which W4 Post List alternative is rated highest?
AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 84 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these W4 Post List alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with W4 Post List score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against W4 Post List on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Ultimate Post Kit is the closest match to W4 Post List by the data we track, and Ultimate Post Kit has the widest reach with 30,000+ active installs. Ultimate Post Kit shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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