Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
Alternatives to LJ Random Or Recent
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Advance Widget Packv1.6.0
A pack of content widgets and blocks: recent/popular/related posts, author info, tag cloud, social links, countdown timer, and more.
Display recent posts in a list, vertical slider, or responsive Swiper layout. Highly customizable via widget, shortcode, and Gutenberg block.
Display recent posts filtered by post type, category, tag, or author — as a classic widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode.
Display blog posts with AJAX pagination, filters, and custom styles using shortcodes. Create multiple post blocks easily from the admin panel.
Adds advanced featured image customization with sidebar widgets and multisite support.
The main advantage of this widget is random movement of random links and every time they are changing.
Display recent posts from any category as a modern, stylish widget on any page on your website.
Creates a sidebar widget that lists recently updated pages and posts including newly published items.
This widget will let you display a list of the most recent posts in a single category in your sidebar.