Habibie

<p>With this plugin you can show a widget containing most recent posts list. With it’s shortcode feature, it will help you to show the most recent post in a specific category by placing the shortcode anywhere on your website, such as posts and pages.</p>
<h3>Support the Development</h3>
<p>If you like this plugin and want to support me maintaining and improving it, please send me any amount donation to my PayPal account: https://paypal.me/habibieamrullah</p>


WAD Recent Posts

Simple and clean widget for showing recent posts list. It also has shortcode feature.

UPTIXA

<p>Display recent posts from any category with thumbnail or without as a modern, stylish widget on post pages, category pages, custom pages, Elementor Builder, Oxygen, WPBakery Builder, and the default WordPress Gutenberg editor.</p>
<p>This plugin allows you to easily display recent posts by selecting a category from the plugin settings page and generating a new shortcode. Simply copy and paste the generated shortcode where you want to show the recent posts.</p>
<h3>About the Author & License</h3>
<p>This plugin is developed and provided free of charge by <a href="https://uptixa.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">UPTIXA</a>, and is distributed under the GPLv2 license.</p>
<p>We are committed to maintaining this plugin as a 100% free tool for the WordPress community. You are welcome to use it in your own projects, for client work, or for any other purpose without restrictions.</p>
<p>We will continue to offer this plugin for free in the future, and we encourage you to share it with others who might find it useful.</p>
<h4>RCP Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Display Recent Posts</strong>: Show recent posts from any category as a modern-designed widget.</li>
<li><strong>Supports Multiple Page Builders</strong>: Works seamlessly with Elementor Builder, WPBakery Page Builder, and the default WordPress Gutenberg editor.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Shortcodes</strong>: Easily generate a new shortcode after selecting a category from the plugin settings page.</li>
<li><strong>Responsive Design</strong>: The widget is fully responsive, ensuring it looks great on all devices.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Layouts</strong>: Choose from various layout options to match your website’s design.</li>
<li><strong>Category-Specific Display</strong>: Filter and show recent posts from specific categories, ensuring you display only relevant content.</li>
<li><strong>Recent Posts Widget</strong>: Display recent posts in your sidebar or any widget area using the built-in widget.</li>
<li><strong>Simple Setup</strong>: Quick and easy installation, no coding required.</li>
<li><strong>Easy Integration</strong>: Paste the generated shortcode on post pages, category pages, or custom pages.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight & Fast</strong>: Optimized to provide fast loading times and improve your site’s performance.</li>
<li><strong>Multilingual Support</strong>: Compatible with multilingual WordPress sites (depends on theme and translation plugins).</li>
<li><strong>Regular Updates</strong>: Stay up-to-date with new features and improvements.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Options:</h3>
<ol>
<li>Categroy Selection</li>
<li>Enable or Disable post thumbnail</li>
<li>Number of posts to show</li>
<li>Layout selection: grid, list and masonry</li>
<li>Sort by post date</li>
<li>Sort by post title</li>
<li>Sort by comment count</li>
<li>RTL Support</li>
</ol>
<h3>SEO-Friendly Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>SEO-Optimized Display</strong>: Improve your site’s SEO by showing fresh, relevant content in the form of recent posts.</li>
<li><strong>Recent Posts with Thumbnails</strong>: Show featured images alongside post titles to make the posts more engaging and improve click-through rates.</li>
<li><strong>Internal Links</strong>: Add internal links to other relevant articles within your recent posts section to help users discover more content on your site and reduce bounce rates.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Where to add RCP shortcode:</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Post page</strong>: add recent posts by category anywhere in your post page.</li>
<li><strong>Elementor pages</strong>: place shortcode of the plugin using elemntor shorcode</li>
<li><strong>WPBakery pages</strong>: use shortcde in frontend builder</li>
<li><strong>Breakdance</strong>: add shortcde in breakdance builder</li>
<li><strong>Sidebar</strong>: add shortcode in sidebar widgets</li>
</ol>


WAD Recent Posts vs Recent Posts by Category (RCP)