Samuel Coskey

This is another simple plugin to show a list of posts from your blog. 
Use the <code>[postlist]</code> shortcode on any post or page.
The shortcode supports several options:
<ul>
<li>
category: If defined, show posts only from this category. 
Specify the category using its slug identifier. If you provide 
multiple comma-seperated category slugs then they will all be 
included.
</li>
<li>
tag: If defined, show posts only from this tag. Specify the tag 
using its slug identifier. If you provide multiple comma-seperated 
tag slugs then they will all be included.
</li>
<li>
style: One of list (default) or post. If it 
is list, then the list style is indented and bulleted. If it is post 
then the title is promoted to <code><h2 class="upcoming-entry-title"></code> and 
the list style is plain.
</li>
<li>
text: One of none (default), excerpt, excerpt-formatted, 
or normal. If it is excerpt, then the post excerpt is shown, similar 
to search results. If it is normal then the full post (up to 
the <code>[more]</code> tag) is shown.
</li>
<li>
more_text: Specify the text to append onto truncated excerpts. 
Defaults to <code>...</code>.
</li>
<li>
null_text: If no results are returned, shows this text. 
Defaults to <code>(none)</code>.
</li>
<li>
class_name: If defined, adds this class name to the generated <code><ul></code> 
element. Useful for custom styling.
</li>
<li>
show_date: If defined, the post date will precede the post title.
</li>
<li>
date_format: If showing the date, this php date format will be 
used. The default is the Date Format value from the General Settings 
page. I recommend <code>"F j, Y"</code>, which displays as “May 12, 2012”.
</li>
<li>
q: Arbitrary &-separated arguments to add to the query. See the 
<a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query/#Parameters" rel="nofollow ugc">WP_Query</a> 
page for available syntax. For example, to show only three posts and 
you want to show them in ascending instead of descending order, you would 
write <code>[postlist q="posts_per_page=3&order=ASC"]</code>.
</li>
</ul>
The output can then be further formatted using CSS. We recommend the 
plugin <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/imporved-simpler-css/" rel="ugc">Improved Simpler 
CSS</a> for 
quickly styling your post list (and your site)!
This plugin can also be easily made into a widget by placing the shortcode 
into a text widget, and activating the <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortcodes-in-sidebar/" rel="ugc">Shortcodes in 
sidebar</a> 
plugin.
Report bugs, give feedback, or fork this plugin on 
<a href="http://github.com/scoskey/Simple-post-listing-wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.

Simple post listing

Use the [postlist] shortcode to show a list of posts.

nurelm

This plugin adds the ability to put a shortcode tag in any static page or post and have it display a list of posts using the get_posts template tag. For more detailed information about this plugin, please check out its <a href="http://www.nurelm.com/themanual/2009/08/21/nurelm-get-posts/" rel="nofollow ugc">home page</a>.
By default it will show the 5 most recent posts ordered in reverse date order, 
but it will accept any of the options provided by the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts" rel="nofollow ugc">get_posts template tag</a>.
To use it, just put the following into the HTML of any page or post, use as many times as you like on the same page:
<pre><code>[get_posts]
</code></pre>
This default usage will return the last 5 posts in reverse chronological order. 
Along with all the options provided by the get_posts template tag, it will also 
accept a few additional options:
<ul>
<li>
ul_class. This is the class assigned to the bullet list, with a default of “get_posts_class”.
</li>
<li>
fields. This is a comma separated list of fields to show, taken right from the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description/2.7#Table:_wp_posts" rel="nofollow ugc">wp_posts database table fields</a>. Some of the more interesting fields you can use in this list include post_title, post_date, and post_excerpt (you’ll find more in the table description referenced above). The default is “post_title”. In addition to standard fields, you can also use “post_featured_image” here to pull the corresponding featured image, or “custom_text” to add your own text.
</li>
<li>
fields_classes. Another comma separated list that lets you assign a class to each of the fields specified above, which will be provided via a tag wrapped around the field. The default value for this list is “post_title_class”.
</li>
<li>
fields_make_link. One more comma separated list that lets you choose which of your fields are links to the post. It is a list of either “true” or “false” values … values of “true” make the corresponding field a link. The default is “true”.
</li>
<li>
post_featured_image_size. Defaults to “thumbnail” but can also be “medium”, “large” and “full” (the size of the image you uploaded).
</li>
<li>
custom_text_value. If you choose “custom_text” as one of the fields to display, this is what will be displayed.
</li>
</ul>
A couple of examples:
<pre><code>[get_posts tag="my favorite tag" numberposts=5 orderby="title]
</code></pre>
Shows a bulleted list consisting of the titles of 5 posts with the tag “my favorite tag” ordered by title.
<pre><code>[get_posts tag="my favorite tag" fields="post_title, post_date, post_excerpt, post_featured_image, custom_text" fields_classes="class1, class2, class3, class4, class5" fields_make_link="true, false, false, false, true", custom_text_value="Read More"]
</code></pre>
Shows a bulleted list consisting of the titles, post dates, and excerpts of posts with the tag “my favorite tag”. The title will be wrapped in a tag with a class of “class1”, the date with a of class “class2”, and the excerpt with “class3”. Only the title will provide a link to the post. Also shows the post’s featured image (in thumbnail size) and “Read More”.
Check the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts" rel="nofollow ugc">get_posts template tag</a> documentation for all of the possible options associated with the tag, and the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description/2.7#Table:_wp_posts" rel="nofollow ugc">wp_posts database table fields</a> for all possible field names.

Get Posts

Adds a shortcode tag [get_posts] to display a list of posts within any static page or post.

Simple post listing vs Get Posts