Show Post Shortcode
Shortcode to display posts as a bulleted list. You can also use parameters order and orderby to sort the list.
The facts
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Added
- May 2009
- Requires WP
- 2.7
- Tested up to
- WP 6.9.7
- Downloads
- 8,891
Our analysis
AI-assistedShow Post Shortcode is a WordPress plugin that enables you to display a list of posts as a bulleted list linking to the full articles. You can filter the posts by specific categories and control the number of posts displayed, as well as sort them by various criteria such as date or title.
The plugin is straightforward to use. By inserting a shortcode like [showposts category="2" num="4"], you can show a specified number of posts from a chosen category. The default setting shows five posts in chronological order unless modified.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for users who want to display categorized posts on their WordPress site.
What it does well
- ✓Allows listing of posts as a bulleted list
- ✓Can filter posts by specific categories
- ✓Supports sorting by various criteria
- ✓Simple shortcode usage
Where it falls short
- •Limited information available on features and performance
- •No published rating yet
Verdict
Show Post Shortcode offers basic functionality for displaying posts in a list format. It may be useful for those looking for a simple way to showcase content from specific categories.
From the developer
Niraj Shah's own description of Show Post Shortcode, lightly tidied.
This simple shortcode plugin allows you to list posts as a bulleted list linking to the full article. You can limit
the list to posts from a specific category and you can select the number of posts to show. The order and
orderby options lets you sort the list too.
Usage is simple. Create a page or post and use the code [showposts category="2" num="4"] – this will show
all 4 posts from category 2. Another example [showposts category="1" num="-1" orderby="date" order="DESC"]
shows all the posts from category 1 ordered by the date (newest post first).
By default, only 5 posts are shown (unless you use the num option) and sorting in by date (oldest to newest).
Example
You can see two examples of the code working at the following links:
- https://www.xtremeps3.com/ps5-firmware-history/
- https://www.xtremeps3.com/firmware-history/
- https://www.xtremeps3.com/faqs/
Usage
The shortcode is [showposts]
You can use the following parameters to customize what is displayed (all are optional):
[showposts category="2" num="4" orderby="date" order="DESC"]
Set order to one of the following:
author– Sort by the numeric author IDs.category– Sort by the numeric category IDs.content– Sort by content.date– Sort by creation date.ID– Sort by numeric post ID.menu_order– Sort by the menu order. Only useful with pages.mime_type– Sort by MIME type. Only useful with attachments.modified– Sort by last modified date.name– Sort by stub.parent– Sort by parent ID.password– Sort by password.rand– Randomly sort results.status– Sort by status.title– Sort by title.-
type– Sort by type.orderby can be one the following:
-
DESC
- ASC