Johan van der Wijk

The Recent Posts Widget Plus plugin allows you to display a list of the most recent posts from all or a specific category or tag. It not only shows the post title, but also an excerpt of the post.

ThemeLamp

Post thumbnail and post list plugin will help you to Show your recent published wordpress post with thumbnail and lists style. Show your post with individual category. No coding required, Mobile friendly and fast performance. You can use this plugin any of your wordpress sidebar widget.
** Plugin Features ** 
This plugin has some awesome options, you customzie from widget settings.
<ul>
<li>Post categories</li>
<li>Post Count</li>
<li>Post order</li>
<li>category Posts</li>
<li>Post date, comments, author</li>
<li>Two Post Layout</li>
<li>3 Flat Colors</li>
</ul>

Post Thumbnail & Post List

Post thumbnail and post list plugin will help you to Show your recent published wordpress post with thumbnail and lists style.

Recent Posts Widget Plus vs Post Thumbnail & Post List