Title: Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget Author: rajros Published: 9 Meɣres 2017 Last modified: 14 Meɣres 2018 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev =1616956) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1840317) # Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget By [rajros](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rajros/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget.zip) * [Details](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/) ## Description The « Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget » helps users to easily display latest posts in a page or in sidebar by just using simple shortcode [recentposts-sc] By default it displays « latest posts » or « recent posts » which can be changed to display« random posts », display by ‘title’ etc using ‘orderby’. #### Options and Features Includes All Parameters/Shortcodes can be seen in FAQ: * [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/faq/) * Featured Image * Auto generates and adds featured image using first image of the post if no featured image is found * Custom excerpt length * Limit number of posts * Posts from specific category * Posts from multiple categories (comma separated) * Posts from specific author * Post type option * Order/Display by date, name etc. * Display post date. * Display specific posts using post IDS (comma separated) * Display/filter posts by tag * Display/filter posts by meta key and meta values * Custom « Read more » label option. * Display default/custom image size instead of featured image (like thumbnail, medium etc) #### How to Use * Basic: [recentposts-sc] (by default 3 latest posts) * For sidebar also use [recentposts-sc] in text widgets (refer screenshots as well for further help) **Advanced Parameters:** * **numberofposts (Number of posts)** Limit/Specify the number of posts you want to display Default: 3 Example: [recentposts-sc numberofposts= »6″] * **post_type (Post Type)** Specify which post type you want to use. For example posts or pages Default type: post Example: [recentposts-sc post_type= »page »] * **get_cat_name (Category Name)** If you want to display category name in list of posts Default: False Example: [recentposts-sc get_cat_name= »true »] * **excerptlength (Custom Excerpt Length)** Define custom excerpt length Example:[ recentposts-sc excerptlength= »30″] * **enable_excerpt (Show/hide Excerpt display)** Sometimes you may not want to display excerpt and only like to keep title and image. To turn off/disable excerpts use enable_excerpt= »false » (default is true) Example: [recentposts-sc enable_excerpt = »false »] * **image_size (Display default/custom image size instead of featured image)** Select image size like thumbnail, medium etc (by default featured image is displayed) use image_size (default is false) Example: [recentposts-sc image_size= »thumbnail»] or [recentposts-sc image_size= »medium »] You can also use any custom image size if present in your website. * **category (Posts from specific Category/categories)** Filter posts from single category or multiple categories Example single category: [recentposts-sc category = »lesson »] Example multiple categories: [recentposts-sc category= »lesson,lesson2, lesson3″] * **author (Posts from specific author)** Filter posts from specific author Example:[ recentposts-sc author= »admin »] More Parameters/Shortcodes can be seen in FAQ: * [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/faq/). #### Support * [Forum support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget) * [Rate/Review the plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/recent-posts-shortcode-widget) > Developed by rajros ## Screenshots * [[ * This displays list of posts on a page * [[ * This displays list of posts in sidebar/widgets * [[ * Basic shortcode to display posts * [[ * Shortcodes with multiple options/filter like category, date, excerpt length etc * [[ * For displaying in sidebar * [[ ## Installation #### Automatic Installation 1. Log in to WordPress admin panel and go to Plugins -> Add New 2. Type ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ in the search box and click on search button. 3. From the search results find ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ plugin. 4. Click on « Install Now » 5. Once installed click on « activate » button/link to activate the plugin. 6. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar. #### Manual Installation 1. Download the plugin from the wordpress plugin page. 2. Unzip the plugin and upload « recentpostssc » folder into your plugins directory. 3. Log in to WordPress admin panel and click the Plugins menu. 4. From the list of plugins on the plugin page find « Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget» plugin and then click to activate the plugin. 5. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar. ## FAQ * Basic: [recentposts-sc] (by default 3 latest posts) * For sidebar also use [recentposts-sc] in text widgets (refer screenshots as well for further help) * Advanced Parameters: * **numberofposts (Number of posts)** Limit/Specify the number of posts you want to display Default: 3 Example: [recentposts-sc numberofposts= »6″] * **post_type (Post Type)** Specify which post type you want to use. For example posts or pages Default type: post Example: [recentposts-sc post_type= »page »] * **get_cat_name (Category Name)** If you want to display category name in list of posts Default: False Example: [recentposts-sc get_cat_name= »true »] * **excerptlength (Custom Excerpt Length)** Define custom excerpt length Example:[ recentposts-sc excerptlength= »30″] * **enable_excerpt (Show/hide Excerpt display)** Sometimes you may not want to display excerpt and only like to keep title and image. To turn off/disable excerpts use enable_excerpt= »false » (default is true) Example: [recentposts-sc enable_excerpt = »false »] * **image_size (Display default/custom image size instead of featured image)** Select image size like thumbnail, medium etc (by default featured image is displayed) use image_size (default is false) Example: [recentposts-sc image_size= »thumbnail»] or [recentposts-sc image_size= »medium »] You can also use any custom image size if present in your website. * **category (Posts from specific Category/categories)** Filter posts from single category or multiple categories Example single category: [recentposts-sc category = »lesson »] Example multiple categories: [recentposts-sc category= »lesson,lesson2, lesson3″] * **author (Posts from specific author)** Filter posts from specific author Example:[ recentposts-sc author= »admin »] * **label (Custom label for « Read More »)** Apply your own custom read more label Example: [recentposts-sc excerpt_more= »true » label= »Keep Reading… »] * **after and before (Filter Posts between specific dates)** Example : [recentposts- sc after= »January 5th, 2015″] This will display only posts which is published after Januray 5th, 2015 Example : [recentposts-sc before= »October 6th, 2015″] This will display only posts which is published before Januray 5th, 2015 Example : [recentposts-sc after= »January 5th, 2015″ before= »October 6th, 2015″] This will display only posts which is published between Januray 5th, 2015 and October 6th, 2015 * **include_author (Display author name and link)** Example: [recentposts-sc include_author = »true »] * **orderby (Order posts by name, title, date etc)** Example: [recentposts-sc orderby= »name »] Instead of recent posts you can display random posts Example:[ recentposts-sc orderby= »rand »] * **order (Order posts in ascending or descending order)** Example: [recentposts- sc order= »DSC »] * **post_ids (List only specific posts by their IDs)** Example: [recentposts-sc post_ids= »181,189,194″] * **offset (Offset/skip posts)** Example: [recentposts-sc offset= »1″] * **tag (Filter posts containing specific tags only)** Example: [recentposts-sc tag= »lesson1,lesson2,lesson »] * **meta_key(Filter posts on meta_key)** Example: [recentposts-sc meta_key= »size»] * **meta_value(Filter posts by meta values)** Example: [recentposts-sc meta_value = »small, medium »] * **show_image(default is true. To hide images use false)** Example: [show_image = »false »] - Combination of several parameters: * * [recentposts-sc numberofposts= »7″ post_type= »post » get_cat_name= »true » category= »lesson » author= »admin» excerpt_more= »true » label= »Read More… » after= »January 5th, 2015″ before = »October 6th, 2015″ include_author= »true » orderby= »name » order= »DSC» excerptlength=30 post_ids= »181,189,194″ offset= »0″ tag= »lesson1,lesson2, lesson » meta_key= »size » meta_value= »small, medium »] Installation Instructions #### Automatic Installation 1. Log in to WordPress admin panel and go to Plugins -> Add New 2. Type ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ in the search box and click on search button. 3. From the search results find ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ plugin. 4. Click on « Install Now » 5. Once installed click on « activate » button/link to activate the plugin. 6. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar. #### Manual Installation 1. Download the plugin from the wordpress plugin page. 2. Unzip the plugin and upload « recentpostssc » folder into your plugins directory. 3. Log in to WordPress admin panel and click the Plugins menu. 4. From the list of plugins on the plugin page find « Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget» plugin and then click to activate the plugin. 5. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6c7e1967cfda73eb916330f2c3410df42e013c2073c7bbec3b6a598ba5259903? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Probably the best!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/probably-the-best-2/)󠁿 [John](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsl225/) 29 Ctember 2018 Excellent plugin, extremely easy to use with amazing results! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9f909ce807843479b913012a09fbd6bfba84dc958402e7b165b839a12debf277? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[At last.. recent posts with shortcode!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/at-last-recent-posts-with-shortcode/)󠁿 [abiox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/abiox/) 15 Yulyu 2018 Great so far! Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b59d6f0f699acb4beb565a169133008dcd411bfb9082348e8e3f328db8913d33? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just what i was looking for](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-what-i-was-looking-for-347/)󠁿 [luboslives](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luboslives/) 17 Yennayer 2018 Thanks, using it with Content Aware Sidebars. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/145a8c909e11d82f8724511c40bf712a4b882c7ee9d241923b6e9226804f781d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Elegant and easy – and good support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elegant-and-easy-and-good-support/)󠁿 [TheSupercargo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thesupercargo/) 27 Meɣres 2017 RPSW is a nice plugin that is easy to use and gives an elegant result. Support for my issue came quickly and effectively. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9f87d8a6417501a105bcd40150b3ef8031f4cb102088a396e9d940b9591cfdb3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice and easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-and-easy-to-use-43/)󠁿 [Nerd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/manisharsingh/) 21 Meɣres 2017 Nice and easy to use ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ec2069fed3f8ef978dee7c056eec242c203d5881a7dc95ee41a4588b10d65825? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Custom features updated](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-features-updated/)󠁿 [rajros](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rajros/) 19 Meɣres 2017 Custom features updated [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ rajros ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rajros/) [Translate “Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog **Version 1.8** * Option to show/hide images using show_image. Tested upto wordpress version 4.9.4 **Version 1.7** * Option to show/hide images using show_image. Tested upto wordpress version 4.9.1 **Version 1.6** * Fixed some css issues while selecting thumbnail, medium images etc **Version 1.5** * Added feature to display default/custom image size instead of featured image ( like thumbnail, medium etc) **Version 1.4** * Added feature to hide/show excerpt **Version 1.3** * Fixed issue with featured image **Version 1.2** * Fixed display issue in sidebar **Version 1.1** * This version is first release of the plugin. ## Meta * Version **1.8** * Last updated **8 n iseggasen ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 3.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.9.29** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/) * Tags * [latest posts](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/latest-posts/)[posts](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) [recent posts](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recent-posts/) * [Advanced View](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-shortcode-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ rajros ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rajros/) ## Support Got something to say? 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