Show recent posts with thumbnails, category filters, excerpts, and list or card layouts. Use a native block, classic widget, or shortcode.
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List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!
Display recent posts from any category as a modern, stylish widget on any page on your website.
Latest Postsv1.4.5
Latest posts widget to display recent posts from category.
Related Posts Thumbnailsv6.0.0
Related Posts by WPBrigade is The Best Customizable plugin, that nicely displays related posts thumbnails under the post.
Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
Show Featured Thumbnailsv1.0.1
Adds a featured image thumbnail column to the Posts and Pages list screens, and allows assigning an image directly from the list if none exists.
Newpost Catchv1.4.0
Thumbnails in new articles setting widget.
Show your posts with thumbnails in flexible, responsive layouts. Works as a sidebar widget or a block in the editor.
Display all posts from the current post's category in a widget with customizable formatting, display options, and spacing.