Magical Posts Display – Elementor Advanced Posts widgets

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1. ★★★★★ 70vibefm

   7mo ago

   Awesome easy to use and wonderful selection of free options. Worth your while to use!

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2. ★★★★★ Avrom

   2.7y ago

   Thank you SO MUCH for creating this amazing plugin. Makes a great Elementor addition without having to install the bulk of Elementor Pro. We needed to use it on Storefront theme, which is a very difficult theme to modify – so this plugin works perfectly. Keep up the good work!

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3. ★★★★★ kypleru

   3.4y ago

   very usefull and helpfull, i contact them for help and in 5 minutes helped me a lot

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4. ★★★★★ kotaro amano

   3.8y ago

   <p>ELEMENTORにはない機能を補うために購入。 使い方はとても簡単です。<br />レスポンシブデザイン非対応なので全く使えないゴミです！</p> <p>We purchase to supplement function that ELEMENTOR does not have. It’s very easy to use.<br />Responshibu design is not supported, so it is completely unusable garbage!</p> <p>From Japan···</p> This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by kotaro amano. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by kotaro amano. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by kotaro amano. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by kotaro amano. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by kotaro amano.

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5. ★★★★★ godemsgo

   4.7y ago

   I haven’t even begun to use this plugin and WOW, it’s amazing. Thanks, guys.

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6. ★★★★★ mston

   4.9y ago

   I am using the plugin and I like the posts Slider and posts carousel features.

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7. ★★★★★ shedoesitmarketing

   5.2y ago

   unfortunately the plugin when activated crushed my checkout. I updated it but still not working. The form the client is supposed to fill in at checkout page are not displaying correctly. I have a Woocommerce + Paypal pity because the layout displays are nice.

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8. ★★★★★ rajshail

   5.7y ago

   Awesome!!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.59 Fixed: AJAX nonce failure now returns proper JSON error instead of HTML Fixed: AJAX settings array sanitized with sanitize_text_field before merge Fixed: mpd_get_option() now correctly retrieves stored options via get_op 1.2.59
2. — Version 1.2.58 Fixed Posts Grid “Show Posts Per Row” not applying selected column count Added Tablet and Mobile responsive column controls to Posts Grid, Posts Tab, Posts Category, and Advanced Image Grid widgets Fixed Masonry layout v 1.2.58
3. — Version 1.2.57 Added Post Position Control feature to all query-based widgets New dropdown to select specific posts (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) or offset from specific positions Supports “All Posts”, individual post selection, and “Posts from 1.2.57
4. — Version 1.2.56 updtae widges style fixed php error update posts query id to slug 1.2.56
5. — Version 1.2.55 Fixed security issue Removed Bootstrap dependency Removed cmb2 dependency Removed carbon fields dependency 1.2.55
6. — Version 1.2.54 Enhanced Security: Added comprehensive nonce verification and input sanitization across all AJAX handlers Premium Features: Reading Time, View Count, and Social Share Buttons Code Quality: Refactored AJAX methods followi 1.2.54

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Magical Posts Display <= 1.2.54 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Magical Posts Accordion Widget ↗
   2025-12-11 CVE-2025-12965 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.54 Patched in 1.2.55
2. Medium · 6.4 Magical Posts Display <= 1.2.52 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-07-30 CVE-2025-54706 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.52 Patched in 1.2.53
3. Medium · 6.4 Magical Posts Display – Elementor & Gutenberg Posts Blocks <= 1.2.38 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-07-10 CVE-2024-37951 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.38 Patched in 1.2.39
4. Medium · 4.3 Appsero <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2022-12-16 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.2.15 Patched in 1.2.16
5. Medium · 4.3 Appsero <= 1.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2022-12-14 CVE-2022-47150 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.2.15 Patched in 1.2.16

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 84 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 60 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-08-15 4K+ → 3K+ down after 759 days in tier
2. 2023-07-18 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-07-17 4K+ → 3K+ down after 18 days in tier
4. 2023-06-29 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-06-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 8 days in tier
6. 2023-06-20 3K+ → 4K+ up

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).

• The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Happy Addons for Elementor 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Magical Posts Display – Elementor Advanced Posts widgets: 3K+ active installs, 4.4★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/magical-posts-display