planetoftheweb

Displays a list of the latest posts with category headings, the date and author name. You can control the number of posts displayed as well as modify the title of the widget and put in a descriptive paragraph. As seen on http://iviewsource.com.

User Photo

Displays a better looking list of the blog's posts.

alvaron

Description: Widget/shortcodes menu(list or select field) based on posts categories/pages(also for custom post types and custom taxonomies). You can display subcategories(one level) and configure CSS, with optional jquery dropdown effect. 
Based on Sample Hello World Plugin 2 (http://lonewolf-online.net/) by Tim Trott(http://lonewolf-online.net/) 
and WP e-Commerce Featured Product by Zorgbargle | Phenomenoodle http://www.phenomenoodle.com
More info about the plugin:http://www.wpworking.com/
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You can also use this hack instead of the plugin http://wp.me/p1fZU8-7A 
If you have any questions, please let me know alvaron8@gmail.com
This readme file were validated at https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/about/validator/

WP Categ Menu

Description: Widget/shortcodes menu(list or select field) based on posts categories/pages(also for custom post types and custom taxonomies).

User Photo vs WP Categ Menu