Latest Posts Widget
Latest Posts Widget is a light widget designed to do one thing and do it well: display the most recent posts from your site with various options like excerpt, featured image, date by sorting & ordering feature.
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Latest Posts Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (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 Latest Posts Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| latest posts widget | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| posts-widget | >100 |
| recent posts | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 2 reviews
About Latest Posts Widget
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Latest Posts Widget is a light widget designed to do one thing and do it well: display the most recent posts from your site with various options like excerpt, featured image, date by sorting & ordering feature.
Features
- Option to change ordering of posts.
- Option to show post thumbnail & set dimension by width & height.
- Set how many posts to show.
- Option to show the post excerpt and how long the excerpt should be.
- Option to show the post date.
- Option to show the comment count.
- Multiple widgets.
Contribute
While using this plugin if you find any bug or any conflict, please submit an issue at
Github (If possible with a pull request).
Installation
Automatic installation
Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of Latest Posts Widget,
- log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
- In the search field type “Latest Posts Widget” and click Search Plugins.
- Once you’ve found plugin, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.
- Then, go to plugins page of WordPress admin activate the plugin.
- Now, goto the Widgets page of the Appearance section and configure the Latest Posts widget.
Manual installation
- Download the plugin.
- Upload it to the plugins folder of your blog.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Now, goto the Widgets page of the Appearance section and configure the Latest Posts widget.
Changelog
Nothing here!
1.1
- Fixed Thumbnail Issue for few servers
- Added Added PHP5 Constructor
- Compatible with WordPress 4.3
1.0
- Initial Release
Screenshots
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Latest Posts Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
Is Latest Posts Widget free?
Yes. Latest Posts Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Latest Posts Widget safe to use in 2026?
Latest Posts Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Latest Posts Widget?
Latest Posts Widget is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 13,298 times since it launched in July 2014. It was downloaded 95 times in the last 30 days.
Does Latest Posts Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Latest Posts Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Latest Posts Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on December 16, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Latest Posts Widget?
Latest Posts Widget is developed and maintained by Mrinal Roy.
What are the best alternatives to Latest Posts Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Latest Posts Widget are Latest News Widget (200+ installs), Newest Posts Widget (10+ installs) and WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Pos… (<10 installs).
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