Flex Posts – Responsive Posts Block

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1. ★★★★★ byermedia

   2.0y ago

   Very nice plugin, allows you make custom layouts with ease, I tried a lot of display post content plugin and by far this one is the best so far. However could use improvement. Total agree with the review “Almost perfect”. I’m using on very large websites and the bigger problem for me is unable to Exclude certain categories from showing, i’m just nit picking. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by byermedia.

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2. ★★★★★ SomniumLucidus

   2.4y ago

   Does what it’s meant to do, and does it well. No fuss, no fluff, and good support to boot!

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3. ★★★★★ UncleMorty

   3.8y ago

   I wanted a widget that would display a single post; one of my choice. This simple plugin isn’t really intended to do that, but it’s very easy to use and friendly. The plugin allows you to query a keyword, so I just added a unique keyword to my post, and specified that word in the plugin’s config, and set the number of posts to display to 1, simple! And I like the way it looks so much, I’ll be using the plugin after I’m done with the single post I wanted it for.

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4. ★★★★★ consumerista

   4.3y ago

   Haven’t got to use it extensively yet but there’s a real need for plugins like this. Display recent posts block in core is really bad and not the easiest to customize with CSS. Keep up the good work

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5. ★★★★★ wowthemesnet

   4.4y ago

   Excellent plugin, congratulations.

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6. ★★★★★ philfil

   4.7y ago

   great plugin & fantastic support!

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7. ★★★★★ dulleca

   5.0y ago

   A nice plugin that gives you a simple and lightweight functionality to achieve the look you want. Good job from the developer and waiting for more layouts and features. This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by dulleca.

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8. ★★★★★ Geraldo Pena Perez

   5.0y ago

   I think this plugin has a lot of potential. I am using it in all of my sites. For me there are a few things holding this plugin from being perfect: – If we could have the option of selecting a few categories on the query instead of having wether all categories or just one, that would be much appreciated. – The Layout #3 doesn’t fill the whole width of its container, like the others do. Can you please fix this. Thanks! This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Geraldo Pena Perez. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Geraldo Pena Perez. Reason: Fix suggestions

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0.0 Updated compatibility to WordPress 7.0 Updated minimum version to WordPress 6.3 Updated block to api version 3 Updated layout selector Added a new layout Added block title filters (before & after title) Added block wrapp 2.0.0
2. — Version 1.12.0 Updated compatibility to WordPress 6.9 Fixed author image hover style Fixed block settings label translations Fixed block style in Appearance » Widgets page 1.12.0
3. — Version 1.11.0 Fixed a php error in widget title Added show author image option 1.11.0
4. — Version 1.10.0 Added options page Added disable css option Added disable image size option 1.10.0
5. — Version 1.9.0 Fixed style not loaded on widget Fixed layout 3 style in full width page Added post title element option Added block title element option Added exclude current post option Added custom order option 1.9.0
6. — Version 1.8.1 Fixed widget admin script Added minified style 1.8.1

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

Translated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-05-01 4K+ → 3K+ down after 8 days in tier
2. 2025-04-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-04-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 20 days in tier
4. 2025-04-02 3K+ → 4K+ up after 22 days in tier
5. 2025-03-11 4K+ → 3K+ down after 100 days in tier
6. 2024-12-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-11-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-11-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 273 days in tier

Competes with

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• Gutenverse News – News Blocks for Blog & Magazine Sites 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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• Elementor Post Grid & Widgets – News, Magazine & Blog Builder 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Rootitr 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A

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Flex Posts – Responsive Posts Block: 3K+ active installs, 5.0★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/flex-posts