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Free Plugin by rajros v1.8

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget

Display list of recent posts and latest posts or random posts using the [recentposts-sc] shortcode in any page or in sidebar widgets.

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget

The facts

Rating
5★ from 6
Active installs
300+
Price
Free
Last updated
14 Mar 2018
Added
Mar 2017
Requires WP
3.3
Tested up to
WP 4.9.31
Downloads
13,388

Our analysis

AI-assisted

The Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display the latest posts on your site using a simple shortcode. You can use it in pages or sidebars, and it offers various options for customising the display, such as filtering by category, author, or post type.

This plugin is suitable for users who want to showcase recent or random posts with flexibility in presentation. It supports features like custom excerpt lengths, image sizes, and the ability to specify the number of posts displayed.

Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to display recent posts with various customisation options.

What it does well

  • Easy to use shortcode for displaying posts
  • Customisable display options including categories and authors
  • Auto-generates featured images from post content
  • Allows for custom excerpt lengths and image sizes
  • Supports filtering by tags and meta keys

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in March 2018, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
  • Directory score of 48/100 indicates potential issues

Verdict

The Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget offers useful features for displaying posts, but its outdated status may be a concern for some users.

From the developer

rajros's own description of Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget, lightly tidied.

The “Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget” helps users to easily display latest posts in a page or in sidebar by just using simple shortcode [recentposts-sc]
By default it displays “latest posts” or “recent posts” which can be changed to display “random posts”, display by ‘title’ etc using ‘orderby’.

Options and Features Includes

All Parameters/Shortcodes can be seen in FAQ:
* FAQ

  • Featured Image
  • Auto generates and adds featured image using first image of the post if no featured image is found
  • Custom excerpt length
  • Limit number of posts
  • Posts from specific category
  • Posts from multiple categories (comma separated)
  • Posts from specific author
  • Post type option
  • Order/Display by date, name etc.
  • Display post date.
  • Display specific posts using post IDS (comma separated)
  • Display/filter posts by tag
  • Display/filter posts by meta key and meta values
  • Custom “Read more” label option.
  • Display default/custom image size instead of featured image (like thumbnail, medium etc)

How to Use

  • Basic: [recentposts-sc] (by default 3 latest posts)
  • For sidebar also use [recentposts-sc] in text widgets (refer screenshots as well for further help)

Advanced Parameters:

  • numberofposts (Number of posts)
    Limit/Specify the number of posts you want to display
    Default: 3
    Example: [recentposts-sc numberofposts=”6″]

  • post_type (Post Type)
    Specify which post type you want to use. For example posts or pages
    Default type: post
    Example: [recentposts-sc post_type=”page”]

  • get_cat_name (Category Name)
    If you want to display category name in list of posts
    Default: False
    Example: [recentposts-sc get_cat_name=”true”]

  • excerptlength (Custom Excerpt Length)
    Define custom excerpt length
    Example: [recentposts-sc excerptlength=”30″]

  • enable_excerpt (Show/hide Excerpt display)
    Sometimes you may not want to display excerpt and only like to keep title and image. To turn off/disable excerpts use enable_excerpt=”false” (default is true)
    Example: [recentposts-sc enable_excerpt=”false”]

  • image_size (Display default/custom image size instead of featured image)
    Select image size like thumbnail, medium etc (by default featured image is displayed)
    use image_size (default is false)
    Example: [recentposts-sc image_size=”thumbnail”] or [recentposts-sc image_size=”medium”]
    You can also use any custom image size if present in your website.

  • category (Posts from specific Category/categories)
    Filter posts from single category or multiple categories
    Example single category: [recentposts-sc category=”lesson”]
    Example multiple categories: [recentposts-sc category=”lesson,lesson2,lesson3″]

  • author (Posts from specific author)
    Filter posts from specific author
    Example: [recentposts-sc author=”admin”]

More Parameters/Shortcodes can be seen in FAQ:
* FAQ.

Support

Developed by rajros

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