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Alternatives to Simple Category Posts

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Latest posts widget to display recent posts from category.

★ 4.6WP 6.9.7PHP not listedUpdated 7mo ago
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Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.

★ 4.5WP 7.1.3PHP 7.2Updated 13d ago
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A plugin that sets the display order of posts. 投稿の表示順を設定するプラグイン。

★ 0.0WP 6.9.7PHP 8.2Updated 10mo ago
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Adds REST API endpoints for latest posts and latest posts by category, with configurable date format and excerpt length.

★ 0.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.0Updated 4mo ago
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Display recent posts filtered by post type, category, tag, or author — as a classic widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode.

★ 5.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.4Updated 3mo ago
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Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

★ 4.7WP 7.0.4PHP 5.6Updated 3mo ago
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A simple & powerful plugin to display WordPress posts by category using customizable shortcodes. Ideal for bloggers, news websites & content creators.

★ 0.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.2Updated 4mo ago
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