Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
Alternatives to Post’s Categories in Sidebar
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Categorized Tag Cloudv1.2.25
A cloud with the most used tags in a sidebar widget, filtered by post category.
Show posts from any taxonomy in a sidebar or Elementor, with images, excerpts, and style controls.
This widget will let you display a list of the most recent posts in a single category in your sidebar.
A widget to list category-related pages or posts in the sidebar, excluding the current page or post, with options for numbered, bullet, or no list for …
D11 Random Quote Loaderv2.3.4
Display a random quote from your own database on every page load, with a full admin panel for managing quotes and CSV import/export.
Add a "Join Telegram" widget, popup, and new-post badge to your site. Dark/Light themes, fully customizable, lightweight and fast.
Take full control of the Storefront sidebar and footer copyright — no code required.
Displays WooCommerce product categories as a collapsible accordion list or a dropdown filter, as a sidebar widget or shortcode.
Multicolumn Category Widgetv1.0.29
This widget displays top level categories in multiple columns.