Custom Post Type Widgets

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Sergioot

   2.1y ago

   Está bien el plugin y funciona bien añadiéndolo como Widget, pero no aparece en los Bloques de Gutemberg. The plugin is fine and works well adding it as a Widget, but it does not appear in the Gutenberg Blocks. This topic was modified 2 years ago by Sergioot.

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2. ★★★★★ yunysia

   2.8y ago

   It saved me lots of time!

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3. ★★★★★ dmsr

   4.1y ago

   Gagnez du temps! Très utile et fort efficace!

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4. ★★★★★ metaeditor

   5.6y ago

   Was really surprised how rich this Widget Plugin works. I used it to showcase FAQ custom posts below on the related Page as Content. Fits perfect. Just tiny adapten in the Themplate to fit my Theme. Even multiple widgets work on the page. Little suggestion -if we could add some css class to the Read More Link on the widget -Select Tag H1,H2, H3 … for the title it would make it even better Thanks a Lot This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by metaeditor.

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5. ★★★★★ fev1967

   6.4y ago

   Works perfectly. All I wanted was to list posts from my custom post type in a widget. In the same way that regular posts are listed by default. This plugin does the job. An earlier review says this does not work with the CPT UI plugin. That is not the case, my custom post type was made with CPT UI and it worked fine.

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6. ★★★★★ benjammin

   7.9y ago

   This is not working with Custom Post Type UI plugin. The categories and archive will show in the widget for the CPT, but when you select one from the widget dropdown it apparently doesn’t filter the post or archives, it will just refresh the page as if it’s working but the page stays the same. This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by benjammin.

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7. ★★★★★ websanity

   9.0y ago

   I just wanted regular archive and recent lists for a custom post type to look like standard widgets. This works perfectly. THANKS for sharing your code!

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8. ★★★★★ Pierre

   9.0y ago

   does what it promises

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.3 tested up to 7.0 change requires at least to wordpress 5.9 change requires to PHP 7.4 improve code with phpcs fix test case update github workflows update phpunit v9 and wpcs v3 update composer dependencies update wp-tes 1.5.3
2. — Version 1.5.2 update japanese translation tested up to 6.2.0 fix composer scripts update github actions fix load_textdomain method for testability add msgmerge to composer scripts add support section and enhance contribution section t 1.5.2
3. — Version 1.5.1 edit README fix the priority of the rewrite rule of register_post_type() 1.5.1
4. — Version 1.5.0 tested up to 6.0.0 fix wp-plugin-unit-test.yml update japanese translation update pot fix test case add format argument supports translation add ASC/DESC order option for archive widget add constants CUSTOM_POST_TYPE_WID 1.5.0
5. — Version 1.4.2 add composer script remove makepot:php composer script change action hook rename method name fix hook to load_textdomain for translate on Widgets Screen replace assert from assertEquals to assertSame 1.4.2
6. — Version 1.4.1 add test case fix README update wp-plugin-unit-test.yml bump up yoast/phpunit-polyfills version change os to ubuntu-20.04 for ci add Upgrade Notice change requires at least to wordpress 4.9 change requires to PHP 5.6 fix 1.4.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 134 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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1. 2025-11-03 20K+ → 10K+ down

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Custom Post Type Widgets: 10K+ active installs, 4.8★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-post-type-widgets