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Category Posts Block
v5.1.2
Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.
by ZephyrWest · Website
latest postsload morepost listpost thumbnailsrecent posts
- Rank
- #880 24h 0 · 7d 0
- Est. installs
- 44,287 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 1.9M all time
- Rating
- 4.5 ★ 79 reviews
- Official installs
- 40,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 1 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 0% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
4 days ago
Last release
- Version
- 5.1.2
- Requires WP
- 6.6
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- On WP.org since
- 2007
About Category Posts Block
Category Posts Block is a WordPress plugin by ZephyrWest, first published on WordPress.org in 2007. It has 40,000+ active installations and 1,872,767 downloads in total, and ranks #880 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 4.5 out of 5 across 79 reviews. Version 5.1.2 was released 4 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.6 and PHP 7.2 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (0%). It is listed under latest posts, load more, post list, post thumbnails and recent posts. Plugins with a similar focus include Latest Posts, Ultimate Post List and Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail).
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