Fancy Latest Post Widget
Display the latest post with Animated effects in your sidebar or content.
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Fancy Latest Post Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.2 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Fancy Latest Post Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| fancy | >100 |
| latest | >100 |
| post | >100 |
| post sidebar | >100 |
| Post Widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Fancy Latest Post Widget
From the official readme · v1.3.9Description
Display the latest post with Animated effects in your sidebar or content.
Select an animation effect and Style for the Post Thumbnail, Title, Content and Read More Button.
So far the only plugin that allow you to add an animation and Color for the post thumbnail, post title, post content and read more button.
Please find a demo of the plugin Here
Installation
1- Unzip the downloaded fancy-latest-post-widget zip file
2- Upload the fancy-latest-post-widget folder and its contents into the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation
3- Activate Fancy Latest Posts Widget from Plugins page
Implement
1) Go to the Appearance / Widgets tab and make new instance of this widget as many time as you wish.
Changelog
version 1.3.9: Added the option to exclude post and categories by ID, also configured the backend layout to use less vertical space.
version 1.3.7: Fixed the jQuery conflicts with the themes and other plugins.
version 1.2.6: Added a custom CSS area, removed the Aligment dropdown and added a smart screen width detector to display 1, 2 or 4 post per row depending of the space available
version 1.2.5: Added the option to select CSS color for title, content, and Read More Button.
version 1.2.0: Did small Adjustment to the readme and JS files.
version 1.0: First Version of the plugin.
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FAQ
Fancy Latest Post Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Fancy Latest Post Widget free?
Yes. Fancy Latest Post Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Fancy Latest Post Widget safe to use in 2026?
Fancy Latest Post Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Fancy Latest Post Widget?
Fancy Latest Post Widget is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,509 times since it launched in July 2015. It was downloaded 51 times in the last 30 days.
Does Fancy Latest Post Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Fancy Latest Post Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Fancy Latest Post Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.3.9, was released on August 3, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Fancy Latest Post Widget?
Fancy Latest Post Widget is developed and maintained by Juan_Mojica.
What are the best alternatives to Fancy Latest Post Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Fancy Latest Post Widget are Fancy Lightbox (500+ installs), Random image gallery with f… (90+ installs) and Fancy Captcha (20+ installs).
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