<p>This plugin gives the look of a magazine-style website with thumbnails and excerpts in a clean layout. Thumbnails are generated automatically, and there is a settings page to set an unholy amount of options. (Really, it’s out of control and I’m sorry.) The latest release also has a “featured post” add-on so you can specify any post you want or just the most recent one to be put in the featured post box. You can also add a css popup for the image that includes the post title and </p>
<p>Are you using Thesis from DIYThemes.com? Easily place your Recent Visual Posts by simply inserting your desired Thesis hook on the settings page. No code changes needed.</p>
<p>This plugin uses a slightly modified version of the excellent Image Extractor plugin found at <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-extractor/" rel="ugc">wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-extractor/</a>.</p>
<h3>I need more help!</h3>
<p>Make sure you check out the <a href="http://oktober5.com/visual-recent-posts-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin homepage</a>. If you need my help, check out the <a href="http://oktober5.com/forums/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin forums</a></p>


Visual Recent Posts

Displays your recent posts with auto-generated thumbnails and excerpts; also includes a featured post and popup box option.

Realwebcare

<p>“T4B Featured Slider” is a simple and easy WordPress plugin to show featured posts on your blog using a smooth jQuery slider.</p>
<h3>Notice</h3>
<p>We will not upgrade this plugin any more! The coding structure of this plugin is not perfect for responsive design. Users who want to show their slider in responsive view, we recommend our new slider plugin, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/elegant-responsive-content-slider/" rel="ugc"><strong>Elegant Responsive Content Slider</strong></a>. It is also made by bxSlider, which is responsive and has two different mode, <strong>Fullscree Mode</strong> and <strong>Boxed View Mode</strong> same as this plugin.</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bxslider.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">bxSlider</a></li>
<li>Presented By: <a href="https://www.realwebcare.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Real Web Care</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/realwebcare" rel="nofollow ugc">Facebook Page</a></li>
</ul>


T4B Featured Slider

"T4B Featured Slider" allows you to show featured posts on your blog using a smooth jQuery slider.

Visual Recent Posts vs T4B Featured Slider