TW Recent Posts Widget
by tweetysha · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple and flexible widget for WordPress which will show recent posts from selected category allowing increased customization to display recent post …
47 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
176
now · peak 219
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.6y ago
latest release · v1.0.4
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-11 · 1,427 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous10.3y ago
Simple et efficace. Une bonne alternative au défunt Special Recent Posts FREE Edition. Merci
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dailyshoe10.5y ago
I’m so glad I found it! The only thing I’d like to do is be able to centre the image in the widget.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonaso11.3y ago
Seems the category function no longer works with the most recent WP update? Anybody else have this issue?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeffro11.9y ago
I use this widget to show the last ten posts in a category. The widget shows the last 10 posts in the shownotes category and is displayed on the podcast information page. It’s an enhanced version of the default WordPress recent posts widget. This one works just fine and has options to boot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gusliedke12.9y ago
good job
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kylomylo13.1y ago
This widget increases my page load time with over 10s and the thumbnail wasn’t extract by himself from post so didn’t work as I expect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeff Sherk13.4y ago
Works really good. Would just like to be able to include/exclude exactly which categories you want. Currently you can only select one category or all categories, but I have several categories I want to show and several I do not. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ raacer13.4y ago
Provides ALL most used options!
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 714 days in tier
- 2023-11-23 3K+ → 2K+ down
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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Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - R Recent Posts by Category Widget 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Custom Recent Posts Widget 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Posts per Cat 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Service Boxes Widgets Text Icon 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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