michaelha

Adds a shortcode [wp_list_posts]. For example [wp_list_posts category=3 numberposts=7] will return an unordered list of the most recent 7 posts in the category ID 3.
<h3>Usage</h3>
This shortcode can be rendered inside a post, page or even in a widget area. Refer to the template tag https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts for input parameter.

WP List Posts Shortcode

Adds a shortcode [wp_list_posts]. For example [wp_list_posts category=3 numberposts=7] will return an unordered list of the most recent 7 posts in the …

Shellbot

Posts by Category lets you display a list of posts pulled from a particular category or tag, and optionally 
group them by year, month or first letter of the post title.
Current features include:
<ul>
<li>Set a title to be displayed above list of posts</li>
<li>Shortcode allows post list to be inserted anywhere</li>
<li>Limit how many posts should be displayed</li>
<li>Group posts by year, month or first letter</li>
</ul>
Usage
To display the list of posts, add the following shortcode to your post or page.
Default settings:
<pre><code>[sb_category_posts]
</code></pre>
Custom settings:
<pre><code>[sb_category_posts show="10" cat="3" group_by="year"]
</code></pre>
For full list of parameters see <a href="http://codebyshellbot.com/wordpress-plugins/posts-by-category/" title="Posts by Category" rel="nofollow ugc">the plugin release page</a>

Posts by Category

Display a list of posts from a specific category or tag.

WP List Posts Shortcode vs Posts by Category