Visual Recent Posts WordPress Plugin
Displays your recent posts with auto-generated thumbnails and excerpts; also includes a featured post and popup box option.
This plugin gives the look of a magazine-style website with thumbnails and excerpts in a clean layout. Thumbnails are generated automatically, and there is a settings page to set an unholy amount of options. (Really, it's out of control and I'm sorry.) The latest release also has a "featured post" add-on so you can specify any post you want or just the most recent one to be put in the featured post box. You can also add a css popup for the image that includes the post title and
Are you using Thesis from DIYThemes.com? Easily place your Recent Visual Posts by simply inserting your desired Thesis hook on the settings page. No code changes needed.
This plugin uses a slightly modified version of the excellent Image Extractor plugin found at wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-extractor/.
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Usage of Visual Recent Posts over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 12 to 6 — down 6 (-50%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 6 | -1 |
| December 2023 | 7 | -1 |
| November 2023 | 8 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 8 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 8 | -3 |
| August 2023 | 11 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 11 | -1 |
| June 2023 | 12 | — |
Sites running Visual Recent Posts
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