Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
Alternatives to WP Recent Tags
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Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Show Recent Related Posts Pages Using Widget & Shortcode
Display recent posts filtered by post type, category, tag, or author — as a classic widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode.
Post Slider and Post Carousel display WordPress post in slider and carousel layouts with shortcode and Latest/Recent vertical post scrolling widget.
Show recent posts with thumbnails, category filters, excerpts, and list or card layouts. Use a native block, classic widget, or shortcode.
A WordPress Plugin that adds a custom tag to your recent post like Must Read, Featured, Hot, Top News, Popular etc. It helps you to attract the visito …
Recentlyv4.2.2
A highly customizable, feature-packed Recent Posts widget!
Hot Random Imagev1.9.3
Hot Random Image is a basic widget that shows a randomly picked image from a selected folder where images are stored.