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Recent Posts with Excerpts

By Stephanie Leary

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

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Recent Posts with Excerpts Review - In-Depth Analysis

A widget that displays your most recent posts with optional excerpts. Configurable for categories and number of posts shown.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.78/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 5+ reviews)

Active Installations

600+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This plugin provides a widget that lists your most recent posts along with excerpts. You can configure the number of posts displayed and whether to show excerpts for all or just the most recent posts. It also supports displaying post thumbnails in various positions relative to the title and excerpt.

Additionally, the widget is compatible with the_excerpt Reloaded and Advanced Excerpt for enhanced excerpt formatting. You can limit the posts to a specific category, making it a versatile tool for showcasing your content.

Translations are available, and you can contribute by sending your own translations through the contact page provided.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Recent Posts with Excerpts plugin.

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Recent posts

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Excerpts

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FAQ

Upload the plugin directory to /wp-content/plugins/
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Go to Appearance → Widgets to add widgets to your sidebar in widget-ready themes.

Contributors and developers

“Recent Posts with Excerpts” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Stephanie Leary

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WPS

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6.78

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Ratings

5 out of 5 | 5

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Version

2.6.1

Last updated

10 years ago

Active installations

600+

WordPress version

4.8.30 or higher

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PHP version

or higher

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Languages

0

Category

Content Management

Blog & Article Publishing

Tags

Excerpts,Widgets

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