Title: Latest Posts Author: ShapedPlugin LLC Published: April 9, 2015 Last modified: April 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/latest-posts/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3497534) ![](https://ps.w.org/latest-posts/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3497534) # Latest Posts By [ShapedPlugin LLC](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shapedplugin/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/latest-posts.1.4.5.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-posts/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-posts/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-posts/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-posts/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/) ## Description Latest Posts is a very powerful widget plugin for WordPress which displays your most recent or latest posts, category based with thumbnails, date. This is perfect for simple blogs & online magazines. Widgets come with highly-customizable control panels. Easy to use and support multi-widget even in the same sidebar. ### Features: * 100% Responsive & Mobile Ready * Super Easy Installation * Minimalist & Lightweight * Easily Customizable * All Major Browsers Supported * Coded with Pure HTML & CSS ## Screenshots * [[ * Free Backend. * [[ * Free Live view. ## Installation 1. Download the plugin. 2. Upload it to the plugins folder of your blog. 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 4. Now, goto the Widgets page of the Appearance section and configure the Latest Posts. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/21f86036bb146477442ba8bd7a67e1e36b9677f760c09025eaaf94e1b4803c73? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-4482/)󠁿 [Frank](https://profiles.wordpress.org/phasar40/) October 2, 2022 A nice, easy to use plugin. I just wish the date/time stamp was optional ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e1c8b53a1621aa3fcc321d2baaf3e88de47190620ed43746e44bd8d7b603604c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A formidable plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-formidable-plugin-2/)󠁿 [manuwp09](https://profiles.wordpress.org/manuwp09/) December 1, 2021 Good plugin, once installed it is ready to use, without the need for configuration. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7a20054c61c7559359e35bc4093bd69b3db78deec2ac817c9458cb95d3d3d8e5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good Service](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-service-22/)󠁿 [jtaira](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jtaira/) March 22, 2017 I’m using WPML and previous version was not support. However 2 days after I requested it, they decided to update. And now I can use it with WPML. It was great support. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/02ac1f906270810ee7209ecbe9d1cfa95ef0ea36f5ae85396ada49aa490cdf4a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super easy to us!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-easy-to-us/)󠁿 [sisujon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sisujon/) September 3, 2016 I have try give my best for this plugin! This plugin is really awesome for recent widget post. Just got this plugin today and am so happy that I did! It’s very easy to use, and support has been absolutely fabulous with getting back to me on some custom work I need to do. Thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dba77b4a8811aabe357df69e9f80659b0b6e3d673544caa70f9a85cf82eade98? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works well, content not accessible](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-well-content-not-accessible/)󠁿 [sciencedada](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sciencedada/) September 3, 2016 The authors made a solid plugin. The output in the news area should not be div and heading elements. It should be an unordered list to be accessible, or at least allow for selection of content type (instead of hard coded). [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Latest Posts” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ ShapedPlugin LLC ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shapedplugin/) * [ Rubel Miah ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rubel_miah/) [Translate “Latest Posts” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/latest-posts) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latest-posts/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/latest-posts/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/latest-posts/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/latest-posts/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.5 Apr 02, 2026 * Tested: WordPress 6.9.4 compatibility. #### 1.4.4 Jan 25, 2024 * Tested: WordPress 6.4.2 compatibility. #### 1.4.3 May 25, 2023 * New: A hook ‘sp_lpw_date_format’ to modify the date format of posts. * Fix: The undefined variable warnings. * Tested: WordPress 6.2 compatibility. #### 1.4.2 May 28, 2022 * Tested: WordPress 6.0 compatibility. #### 1.4.1 Mar 16, 2021 * Tested: WordPress 5.7 compatibility. #### 1.4 * Fixed deprecated constructor #### 1.3 * Category select option fixed #### 1.2 * WP_Widget Error fixed #### 1.1 * Add class in time and date. * Remove . in title. #### 1.0 * Initial Release ## Meta * Version **1.4.5** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **5,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/latest-posts/) * Tags * [category posts](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category-posts/)[latest posts](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/latest-posts/) [post thumbnails](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-thumbnails/)[posts-widget](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts-widget/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-posts/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ ShapedPlugin LLC ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shapedplugin/) * [ Rubel Miah ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rubel_miah/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-posts/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://shapedplugin.com)