AhmadSherif

A simple widget that helps you to list the posts of a certain category. You can limit the number of posts, order them ascending or descending by ID, date, or title.

List Category

A simple widget that helps you to list the posts of certain category.

blueinstyle

This is just a small WordPress plugin that lists the most popular categories by post count in a widget. Includes several options.
Useful for blogs with many categories and just want to list the most popular.
For Themes that do not support Widgets, you can now put this code anywhere in your template:
 
Support and Feature requests are on my forums at http://justmyecho.com/forums/

Most Popular Categories

Display your most popular categories in a widget

List Category vs Most Popular Categories