dpchiesa

TwoColCats is a simple WordPress Plugin.
It provides a WordPress Widget that displays the list of categories in 
two or more columns in your sidebar. Use it instead of the built-in categories 
widget.
It displays only the level-1 categories.
<h3>Thanks</h3>
Thanks for your interest!
-Dino Chiesa

TwoColCats

George Stephanis

Sure, WordPress has a widget for displaying your most recent posts, but what if you want to only display the posts from a single category in a widget, and not everything? This plugin Widget lets you set the title, category, and quantity of posts to display, then it kicks out a list of the most recent posts in that category.

Recent Category Posts Widget

This widget will let you display a list of the most recent posts in a single category in your sidebar.

TwoColCats vs Recent Category Posts Widget