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’. Opt
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CompatibilityRequires WordPress 3.3.
SourceWordPress plugins · Oct 21, 2026
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Aboutthistool.
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
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)
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”]
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 .
Support
Forum support
Rate/Review the plugin
Developed by rajros
See it in action
Screenshots & previews.
This displays list of posts on a pageThis displays list of posts in sidebar/widgetsBasic shortcode to display postsShortcodes with multiple options/filter like category, date, excerpt length etcFor displaying in sidebarRecent Posts Shortcode & Widget screenshot 6
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Gettingstarted.
Automatic Installation
01Log in to WordPress admin panel and go to Plugins -> Add New
02Type ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ in the search box and click on search button.
05Once installed click on “activate” button/link to activate the plugin.
06Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar.
Manual Installation
07Download the plugin from the wordpress plugin page.
08Unzip the plugin and upload “recentpostssc” folder into your plugins directory.
09Log in to WordPress admin panel and click the Plugins menu.
10From the list of plugins on the plugin page find “Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget” plugin and then click to activate the plugin.
11Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar.
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Frequently asked questions.
Installation Instructions
Automatic Installation Log in to WordPress admin panel and go to Plugins -> Add New Type ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ in the search box and click on search button. From the search results find ‘Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget’ plugin. Click on “Install Now” Once installed click on “activate” button/link to activate the plugin. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar. Manual Installation Download the plugin from the wordpress plugin page. Unzip the plugin and upload “recentpostssc” folder into your plugins directory. Log in to WordPress admin panel and click the Plugins menu. From the list of plugins on the plugin page find “Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget” plugin and then click to activate the plugin. Add the shortcode [recentposts-sc] to a page/post or in text widget for sidebar.
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