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Smart Archives Reloaded allows you to display a list of posts grouped by year and month. It also provides several interesting navigation elements.
Format list:
<ul>
<li>list = a list of posts grouped by month</li>
<li>block = a compact block of links to year and date archive pages</li>
<li>menu = a two-level menu with links to year and date archive pages</li>
<li>both = block + list (<a href="http://scribu.net/archive" rel="nofollow ugc">example</a>)</li>
<li>fancy = menu + list + JavaScript (<a href="http://www.conceptfusion.co.nz/archive" rel="nofollow ugc">example</a>)</li>
</ul>
No support
I do not offer support for this plugin, either free or paid.
Credits:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://justinblanton.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Justin Blanton</a>, for the original <a href="http://justinblanton.com/projects/smartarchives/" rel="nofollow ugc">Smart Archives</a> plugin</li>
<li><a href="http://www.conceptfusion.co.nz/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simon Pritchard</a>, for the fancy format</li>
</ul>
Links: <a href="http://scribu.net/wordpress/smart-archives-reloaded" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin News</a> | <a href="http://scribu.net" rel="nofollow ugc">Author’s Site</a>

Smart Archives Reloaded

Easily display posts grouped by year and month, in one or more elegant formats

Stark Digital Media Services Pvt Ltd

Category Post List Widget is a plugin which displays the most recent posts from a certain category.
<h4>Category Post List Widget Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set the category from which the posts should come.</li>
<li>Set the taxonomy for custom posts which will display on frontend.</li>
<li>Set Widget dimensions to display post of selected category on front end.</li>
<li>Set number of posts to show.</li>
<li>Option to change ordering of posts.</li>
<li>Option to change sort type of posts (can set sort by date, title, number of comments, random).</li>
<li>Option to select different effects. </li>
<li>Option to show the post excerpt and how long the excerpt should be.</li>
<li>Option to select different display options.</li>
<li>Set Thumbnail size.</li>
<li>Set different date format.</li>
<li>Option to add post list in page using quick tag.</li>
<li>Updated the plugin for better UX.</li>
</ul>

Category Post List Widget

This plugin is used to show posts under particular category in widget and in a page.

Smart Archives Reloaded vs Category Post List Widget