Widgets of Posts by Same Categories
The widget area lists posts of the same category as the current post.
Maintenance 22/1005431d since update
Active installs
80
Downloads
9,788
Reviews
1
Age
15.2y
Tagswidgetpostscategoryrelated postsrelated
Plugin info
Total downloads: 9,788
Active installs: 80
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 2/18/2011 (5431 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 11/7/2010 (15 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0.1
Tested up to WordPress version: 3.0.5
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 5431 days ago • 1 reviews
22/100
Is Widgets of Posts by Same Categories abandoned?
Possibly abandoned (last update 5431 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 3.0.5
Requires PHP: f
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Description
The widget area lists posts of the same category as the current post.
This plugin requires the WP_Widget class introduced in WordPress Version 2.8.
This widget works when any single Post page is being displayed.
Official Page
- Plugin’s Official Page : English / Japanese
- Author’s Website : alphasis.info
Options
- Number of Posts to Show by Categories
- Order By
- Sort by title
- Sort by creation date
- Sort by last modified date
- Sort by numeric post ID
- Random
- Order
- Ascending
- Descending
- Creates a link to each category?
- Yes
- No
- Exclude (Categories)
- The IDs of any categories you want to exclude, separated by commas.
- Separator
- What to separate each category by.
Localization
- Japanese (ja) – alphasis (plugin author)
- Current release supports English and Japanese only.
Installation
- Upload
widgets-of-posts-by-same-categoriesto the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Activate the widget through the ‘widgets’ menu in WordPress.
Frequently Asked Questions
This plugin is free?
- Yes.
- Please pay if you like “Widgets of Posts by Same Categories”.
Review feed
No reviews available
Changelog
1.0.2
- The width of widget setting box changed.
1.0.1
- The option name change from Number of Display Posts to Number of Posts to Show by Categories.
1.0.0
- Initial Release

