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Recent Posts Widget Plus

v1.2.1Not updated in over a year

This plugin allows you to display the most recent posts with an excerpt in a WordPress sidebar widget area.

by Johan van der Wijk · Website

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Rank
#9,019 24h — · 7d —
Est. installs
500+ bucket floor only
Total downloads
30K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 1 reviews
Official installs
500+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 6.4.13 compatibility

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Ratings

1 public ratings · 5.0 out of 5.

Maintenance & compatibility

3.0 years ago

Last release

Version
1.2.1
Requires WP
2.9.3
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2012

About Recent Posts Widget Plus

Recent Posts Widget Plus is a WordPress plugin by Johan van der Wijk, first published on WordPress.org in 2012. It has 500+ active installations and 29,582 downloads in total, and ranks #9,019 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 review. Version 1.2.1 was released 3.0 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.4.13 and requires WordPress 2.9.3 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under excerpt, recent post, recent posts, sidebar and widget.

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