happymox

<p>Display your selected post and page.<br />
A very simple plugin to add selectable post and page – for WordPress.</p>
<h4>Features include</h4>
<ul>
<li>Easy to install</li>
<li>Use for any sidebar.</li>
<li>Get post(s) directly by a list of selected posts.</li>
<li>Widget to display the post feature image. </li>
<li>It will be displayed at random as the featured image of any post without an image.</li>
</ul>


Selectable Post and Page

working

iziwebavenir

<p>Exclude categories, tags, posts or pages from your homepage (without breaking pagination)</p>


Name: WP Exclude From Homepage

works on 4.9

Great plugin. 
Stills works like a charme in WordPress 5.9.2

Works in WP 5.9.2

Exclude categories, tags, posts or pages from your homepage (without breaking pagination)

Selectable Post and Page vs Name: WP Exclude From Homepage