WP Recent Posts plugin will displays recent posts with date, excerpt and title in Posts, Pages, Widgets and custom post types.
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WP PlugIndex currently records WP Recent Posts version 1.3 as active, updated 2y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.6.
This plugin will allow you to display recent posts with date, excerpt and title in Posts, Pages, Widgets and custom post types. You have to add [wp_recent_posts] shortcode to display recent posts.
Kindly let us know your feedback or comments to add more features in this plugin.
Basic shortcode
[wp_recent_posts]
Display recent 5 posts
[wp_recent_posts count='5']
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.6.
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