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Free Plugin by eveevans v0.6

EV Widget Post

Widget for showing posts from a Category. You can easily configurate how to display it.

EV Widget Post

The facts

Rating
5★ from 1
Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
4 Apr 2016
Added
Jan 2011
Requires WP
2.8
Tested up to
WP 4.4.34
Downloads
18,005

Our analysis

AI-assisted

EV Widget Post is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display posts from a specific category in a widget. You can customise various settings, including the widget title, the number of posts to show, and whether to display excerpts or thumbnails.

This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their home page or sidebar by showcasing category-specific posts with flexible display options.

Best for: This plugin suits users looking to display category-specific posts on their WordPress site.

What it does well

  • Customisable widget title
  • Options to show/hide excerpts and thumbnails
  • Multiple ordering options for posts
  • Supports displaying posts from a specific category
  • Includes Spanish translation

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in April 2016
  • Tested only up to WordPress version 4.4.34
  • Directory score of 46/100 indicates potential issues

Verdict

EV Widget Post offers useful features for displaying posts but may have compatibility issues due to its age and directory score.

From the developer

eveevans's own description of EV Widget Post, lightly tidied.

This plugin allow you to insert a widget for showing posts from a Category. You can easily configurate how to display it. This can be especially useful for your home page, or sidebar.

Features & options

  • Customizable widget title
  • Get posts from specific category
  • Set order by: Date, Modified, Title and Random
  • Set order mode: Ascending or Descending
  • Set number of post to display
  • Show/hide Exceprt
  • Show/hide Thumbnail (Also choose the size: Thumbnail, Medium, Large)
  • Set a Seconday format with all the options above
  • Show/hide “See more” link

Included translations

  • Spanish (es_ES)

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