Recent Category Posts Widget
This widget will let you display a list of the most recent posts in a single category in your sidebar.
Maintenance 22/1004927d since update
Active installs
400
Downloads
21,136
Reviews
2
Age
15.1y
Tagswidgetcategorycategories
Plugin info
Total downloads: 21,136
Active installs: 400
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 7/5/2012 (4927 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 12/14/2010 (15 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 2.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 3.4.2
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 4927 days ago • 2 reviews
22/100
Is Recent Category Posts Widget abandoned?
Possibly abandoned (last update 4927 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 2.7
Tested up to: 3.4.2
Requires PHP: f
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Description
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.
Installation
- Upload the file
widget_cat_posts.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Position the widget in the desired sidebar through the
widgetsadmin page - Set the category and number of posts to display
Frequently Asked Questions
WordPress doesn’t let you do this? Really?
Nope. Really.
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Changelog
2.0
- Now Multi-Widget Friendly, with 200% more awesome!
1.0
- Release.