Latest Post Shortcode
by Iulia Cazan · Blocks
Also makes 7 other plugins · 21K+ installs across the portfolio →
The "Latest Post Shortcode" allows you to create a dynamic content selection from your posts by combining, limiting, and filtering what you need.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gutenberg block” and “posts grid” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
85 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 166.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 204 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 46 reviews, smoothed to 4.44★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| latest | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| latest post | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| configurable shortcode with ui your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| paginated posts your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| latest posts shortcode | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| latest posts using shortcode | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| posts shortcode your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| latest posts | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| latest category posts | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| shortcode posts | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| shortcode | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| latest posts widget | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| latest posts with thumbnails | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| paginated | #5 | #6 | — |
| shortcode post | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| latest posts block | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| create shortcode | #8 | #13 | up 1 |
| selection | #21 | #18 | 0 |
| dynamic shortcode | #10 | #11 | down 1 |
| display posts shortcode | #11 | #14 | down 3 |
| gutenberg block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
86 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 56 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gutenberg block” and “posts grid” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “latest”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v14.2.3 · 10 Apr 2026
70
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (14.2.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Latest Post Shortcode <= 14.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-03 CVE-2025-58609 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 14.0.3 Patched in 14.10
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The "Latest Post Shortcode" allows you to create a dynamic content selection from your posts by combining,..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,168 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("configurable shortcode with UI", "Gutenberg block", "paginated posts", "posts grid", "posts shortcode" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-22 4K+ → 5K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 5K+ → 4K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 5K+ → 4K+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 10K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-25 30K+ → 10K+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 20K+ → 30K+ up after 16 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block – Create Beautiful FAQs, Content Accordions & Interactive Tabs 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Justified Gallery 8K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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