Alternatives to Category Posts Shortcode

A simple plugin that adds a shortcode to display posts from a specified category.

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Rating: 0.0/5 (0 reviews)
Downloads: 2,037
Active installs: 100
Maintenance score: 20/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 6.4.8
Requires PHP: f

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Category Posts Widget
Category Posts Widget
Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts from a single category.
(79)
Updated 153d ago
40,000 installs1,794,872 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Category Posts in Custom Menu
Category Posts in Custom Menu
Dynamic menus: List all posts from a category in your menu. Also works for tags, custom taxonomies as well as pages and custom post types.
(43)
Updated 167d ago
2,000 installs107,003 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Post Category Filter (WP Admin)
Post Category Filter (WP Admin)
Quickly search and filter categories and taxonomies inside the WordPress admin.
(25)
Updated 178d ago
1,000 installs44,747 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Page2cat: Category, Pages & Posts Shortcodes
Page2cat: Category, Pages & Posts Shortcodes
Useful shortcodes to display a post or page content or a list of posts. 100.000 downloads!
(3)
Updated 4924d ago
1,000 installs119,832 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
AStickyPostOrderER
AStickyPostOrderER
Lets you manipulate the order in which posts are displayed per category, per tag, or over-all.
(1)
Updated 6089d ago
600 installs76,769 downloads12/100 • Possibly abandoned
BNS Featured Category
BNS Featured Category
Displays most recent posts from a specific featured category or categories.
(2)
Updated 3898d ago
400 installs44,966 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Posts per Cat
Posts per Cat
Group recent posts by category and show them inside boxes organized to columns.
(8)
Updated 551d ago
300 installs53,339 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Home Categories
Home Categories
Filters the categories of posts shown on your front page.
(6)
Updated 4924d ago
300 installs9,534 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Category Post Widget
Category Post Widget
Category Post widget displays posts from a specific category. Number of posts to be displayed can be customized.
(2)
Updated 4640d ago
300 installs22,145 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
PostLists
PostLists
This WordPress plugin provides placeholders for configurable dynamic lists of posts. The placeholders can be used in posts, pages or widgets, and will …
(1)
Updated 6353d ago
300 installs21,906 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Advanced Random Posts
Advanced Random Posts
Display random posts from selected categories or current category or all posts with thumbnail images (optional).
(0)
Updated 3273d ago
300 installs53,025 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Related Posts by Category Widget
Related Posts by Category Widget
Customizable widget area that displays posts from the same categories as the current post.
(0)
Updated 5960d ago
200 installs12,482 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Posts by Category
Posts by Category
Display a list of posts from a specific category or tag.
(0)
Updated 3083d ago
100 installs4,471 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
xili-dictionary
xili-dictionary
xili-dictionary is a multilingual dictionary storable in CPT and terms to create and translate .po files or .mo files and more (import, export...)
(3)
Updated 532d ago
100 installs43,163 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy
Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy
Adds a custom shortcode that returns the number of posts in a category, tag, or custom taxonomy. Accepts a slug (default), ID, or name as input and wo …
(2)
Updated 5066d ago
100 installs9,347 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Remove Parent Category from Slug
Remove Parent Category from Slug
Simply Remove Parent Category from Slug and show only child category in WordPress permalink.
(2)
Updated 715d ago
100 installs4,531 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Simple Category List
Simple Category List
Display WooCommerce categories, post categories, tags, and custom taxonomies anywhere on your website using simple shortcodes.
(2)
Updated 154d ago
20 installs3,230 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite
Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite
Displays posts with their featured images from a specified category in a responsive grid using a simple shortcode. After installation simply go to Se …
(0)
Updated 4097d ago
20 installs4,113 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Archive Posts, Pages & Categories Accordion
Archive Posts, Pages & Categories Accordion
Display WordPress archive posts, pages, tags, and categories in a responsive accordion layout with AJAX pagination, widgets, and shortcode support.
(1)
Updated 179d ago
10 installs6,276 downloads52/100 • Maintained
MD Taxonomy Totals
MD Taxonomy Totals
Display total published posts count using the [mdtt_total_posts] shortcode, with optional filtering by category or tag.
(0)
Updated 429d ago
0 installs322 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned