Title: Postrix – Recent Posts Widget
Author: Sandeep Avasthi
Published: <strong>July 21, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 21, 2026

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# Postrix – Recent Posts Widget

 By [Sandeep Avasthi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sandya0110/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/recent-posts-widget-boost.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-boost/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-boost/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-boost/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-boost/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-posts-widget-boost/)

## Description

Postrix lets you display a filtered list of recent posts anywhere on your site: 
in a sidebar widget, as a Gutenberg block, or via shortcode.

**Filters**

 * Post Type — posts, pages, or any public custom post type
 * Category — include or exclude by category ID
 * Tag — include or exclude by tag ID
 * Author — include or exclude by author ID
 * Order by date, random, or menu order

**Display options**

 * Number of posts and offset
 * Show/hide thumbnail, date, author, excerpt
 * Prioritize sticky posts
 * Automatically exclude the current post when viewing it

**Three ways to use it**

 * Classic widget (Appearance > Widgets)
 * Gutenberg block (“Postrix – Recent Posts Widget” in the block inserter, under
   Widgets)
 * Shortcode: `[postrix_recent_posts number="5" post_type="post" categories="3,12"]`

## Screenshots

[⌊Widget settings panel showing post type, category, tag, and author filters⌉⌊Widget
settings panel showing post type, category, tag, and author filters⌉[

Widget settings panel showing post type, category, tag, and author filters

## Installation

 1. Upload the `recent-posts-widget-boost` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory,
    or install the plugin directly through the WordPress plugin screen.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Add the “Postrix – Recent Posts Widget” widget from Appearance > Widgets, insert
    the “Postrix – Recent Posts Widget” block in the block editor, or add the `[postrix_recent_posts]`
    shortcode to a post or page.

## FAQ

### Can I use this with a custom post type?

Yes. Any public post type registered on your site is available in the Post Type 
dropdown/field.

### How do I find category, tag, or author IDs?

Hover over the category/tag/author link in your WordPress admin list screens — the
ID appears in the URL (e.g. `tag_ID=12` or `cat=3`).

### Does the shortcode support all the same options as the widget?

Yes. All settings are available as shortcode attributes, e.g.:
 [postrix_recent_posts
number=”3″ show_excerpt=”true” categories=”4″ orderby=”rand”]

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Postrix – Recent Posts Widget” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Sandeep Avasthi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sandya0110/)

[Translate “Postrix – Recent Posts Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/recent-posts-widget-boost)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/recent-posts-widget-boost/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/recent-posts-widget-boost/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recent-posts-widget-boost/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recent-posts-widget-boost/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **1 day ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)[post list](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-list/)
   [recent posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recent-posts/)[shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
   [widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-boost/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Sandeep Avasthi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sandya0110/)

## Support

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