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Actively maintained Tested up to 7.0.7 #32 in news

Oshirase Ichiran

Display a news/notice list anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode. Designed for Japanese WordPress sites.

Active installs200+100+ tier
Downloads Ā· 30d192ā–² +17.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score60/100Fair
All-time downloads542Since Jun 2026
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 5.3PHP 7.0+
Downloads Ā· 7d58ā–² +23.4% week over week
Our verdict

Use with caution

Oshirase Ichiran works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 200+ sites and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (200+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

71522Jul 13Aug 26Oct 10
Yesterday7
Daily average (1y)5
Peak day30Jul 18, 2026
Last 12 months552

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Oshirase Ichiran stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
news >100 10,000 Best news plugins →
notice >100 10,000 Best notice plugins →
posts >100 10,000 Best posts plugins →
shortcode >100 10,000 Best shortcode plugins →
widget >100 10,000 Best widget plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.1100.0%

About Oshirase Ichiran

From the official readme Ā· v1.1.0

Description

Oshirase Ichiran (ćŠć—ć‚‰ć›äø€č¦§) displays a list of recent posts or pages anywhere on your WordPress site using a single shortcode.

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This plugin is an homage to the original “What’s New Generator” by Hideki Tanaka, rewritten for modern WordPress with security updates and new features.

Features

  • Display a news list anywhere with the [shirase] shortcode
  • Show a NEW! badge for recent posts (customizable time period)
  • Optionally mark the latest post with a NEW! badge automatically
  • Choose content type: Posts, Pages, or both
  • Sort by published date or last modified date
  • Filter by category slug (Posts only)
  • Optional “Prev / Next” pagination (on/off toggle)
  • Compatible shortcode [showwhatsnew] for migration from What’s New Generator
  • Live preview in the admin settings page

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特従

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  • ć€Œå‰ćø / ę¬”ćøć€ćƒšćƒ¼ć‚øćƒćƒ¼ć‚·ćƒ§ćƒ³ļ¼ˆON/OFF)
  • What’s New Generator ć‹ć‚‰ć®ē§»č”Œē”Øäŗ’ę›ć‚·ćƒ§ćƒ¼ćƒˆć‚³ćƒ¼ćƒ‰ [showwhatsnew]
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CSS Customization

Add CSS to your theme’s Additional CSS (Appearance → Customize) or stylesheet:

/* NEW! badge */
.newmark {
    background: #e44;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 11px;
    padding: 2px 6px;
    border-radius: 3px;
}

/* Date column */
.oshirase dt {
    color: #888;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    min-width: 7em;
}

/* Pagination buttons */
.oshirase-prev,
.oshirase-next {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 4px 12px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

A full selector reference is also available on the Settings page inside your WordPress admin.

Installation

  1. Upload the simple-oshirase folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin “Plugins” menu
  3. Go to “Settings” → “Oshirase Ichiran” to configure
  4. Add [shirase] to any page or post where you want to display the notice list

Frequently asked questions

Can I migrate settings from What’s New Generator?

No. Oshirase Ichiran uses its own option key. Please reconfigure after activation.

Can I keep using `[showwhatsnew]`?

Yes. In the settings page, switch the shortcode to [showwhatsnew] (legacy mode). Make sure to deactivate What’s New Generator first to avoid conflicts.

Does it work in widgets?

Yes. Paste [shirase] into a Text widget and it will display correctly.

What languages is the admin UI in?

The admin UI is available in English and Japanese. Translation-ready (.pot file included in the languages/ folder).

Can I customize the appearance with CSS?

Yes. Add CSS to your theme using the following selectors: .oshirase — outer wrapper .oshirase dl — each notice item row .oshirase dt — date column .oshirase dd — notice title column .newmark — NEW! badge .oshirase-pagination — pagination nav area .oshirase-prev / .oshirase-next — Prev/Next buttons .oshirase-page-info — page number text See the Settings page in your WordPress admin for a full reference and example CSS.

Changelog

Initial release. If migrating from What's New Generator, settings will not be carried over — please reconfigure after activation.

1.1.0

  • Added English localization (i18n ready — .pot file included)
  • All admin UI labels are now translatable via languages/simple-oshirase.pot
  • Added CSS Customization reference section to the Settings page
  • Added Domain Path: /languages to plugin header

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Homage to What’s New Generator (v2.0.2) by Hideki Tanaka — fully rewritten for modern WordPress
  • Security: applied esc_html / esc_attr / esc_url to all output
  • Security: added allowlist validation for all settings
  • Security: changed capability check to manage_options
  • Replaced get_posts() with WP_Query for better pagination support
  • Replaced date() with WordPress-native wp_date()
  • Added “Prev / Next” pagination with on/off toggle
  • Added legacy shortcode [showwhatsnew] selector with conflict warning
  • Removed PHP 4-era var keyword and pass-by-reference callbacks
  • Added uninstall.php for clean database removal

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Oshirase Ichiran: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org Ā· checked Oct 11, 2026

Is Oshirase Ichiran free?

Yes. Oshirase Ichiran is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Oshirase Ichiran safe to use in 2026?

Oshirase Ichiran works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 200+ sites and was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Oshirase Ichiran?

Oshirase Ichiran is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 542 times since it launched in June 2026. It was downloaded 192 times in the last 30 days.

Does Oshirase Ichiran work with WordPress 7.1?

Oshirase Ichiran is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

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Oshirase Ichiran requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

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The latest version, 1.1.0, was released on July 18, 2026 (3 months ago).

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Oshirase Ichiran is developed and maintained by Recolon.

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