WP Category Post List Widget WordPress Plugin
Widget & Shortcode to list down posts filtered by Category, with Thumbnails, Custom HTML structure, Excerpt, CSS theme with API & much more
WP Category Posts List is a WordPress Widget & Shortcode plugin to show your posts filtered by category.
Built on the latest WP widget class, it has multiple widget instance support. Also you can modify the HTML structure of the widget in what ever manner you want.
Every thing is made simple from the widget options. It supports post thumbnails which would fetch thumbnails you have added from the wp editor. You can also set the CSS class, alternate list css style and much more. Also, you have complete control over the sorting method of the plugin.
New from Version 2 is the shortcode support using which you can make magazine style list of posts from a category. See the screenshots for more details.
Documentation
Check the Installation and FAQ page. For detailed documentation check category category-post category-post-list list Post thumbnail widget wordpress
Sites running WP Category Post List Widget, click to open one
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Usage of WP Category Post List Widget over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 1 041 to 674 — down 367 (-35.3%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 674 | -87 |
| June 2024 | 761 | -19 |
| May 2024 | 780 | +1 |
| April 2024 | 779 | +6 |
| March 2024 | 773 | -30 |
| February 2024 | 803 | -46 |
| January 2024 | 849 | -43 |
| December 2023 | 892 | +2 |
| November 2023 | 890 | +2 |
| October 2023 | 888 | -39 |
| September 2023 | 927 | -66 |
| August 2023 | 993 | -38 |
| July 2023 | 1 031 | -10 |
| June 2023 | 1 041 | — |
Themes used with WP Category Post List Widget
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis |
| 2 | Divi |
| 3 | Graphene |
| 4 | Twentytwelve |
| 5 | Twentyeleven |
| 6 | Atahualpa |
| 7 | Avada |
| 8 | Canvas |
| 9 | Responsive |
| 10 | Pagelines |
| 11 | Foodiepro |
| 12 | Twentyten |
| 13 | Twentythirteen |
| 14 | Weaver-ii-pro |
| 15 | U-design |
| 16 | Kbs |
| 17 | Generatepress |
| 18 | Jarida |
| 19 | Ignition |
| 20 | Mh-magazine-lite |
Sites running WP Category Post List Widget
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