{"id":341463,"date":"2026-07-21T17:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/recent-posts-widget-boost\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:15:55","slug":"recent-posts-widget-boost","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/recent-posts-widget-boost\/","author":18800341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"1.0.0","tested":"7.0.2","requires":"6.3","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Postrix - Recent Posts Widget","header_author":"Sandeep Avasthi","header_description":"Display recent posts with powerful filters (post type, category, tag, author) as a classic widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-07-21 17:15:55","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":53,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"sandya0110","date":"2026-07-21 17:15:55"}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.0.0":"<p>Initial release.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":3617483,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":"","width":503,"height":1082}},"screenshots":{"1":"Widget settings panel showing post type, category, tag, and author filters"}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[148076,3481,1083,80,162],"plugin_category":[43],"plugin_contributors":[272681],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-341463","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-gutenberg","plugin_tags-post-list","plugin_tags-recent-posts","plugin_tags-shortcode","plugin_tags-widget","plugin_category-customization","plugin_contributors-sandya0110","plugin_committers-sandya0110"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/recent-posts-widget-boost.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/recent-posts-widget-boost\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=3617483","caption":"Widget settings panel showing post type, category, tag, and author filters"}],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Filters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Post Type \u2014 posts, pages, or any public custom post type<\/li>\n<li>Category \u2014 include or exclude by category ID<\/li>\n<li>Tag \u2014 include or exclude by tag ID<\/li>\n<li>Author \u2014 include or exclude by author ID<\/li>\n<li>Order by date, random, or menu order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Display options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Number of posts and offset<\/li>\n<li>Show\/hide thumbnail, date, author, excerpt<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize sticky posts<\/li>\n<li>Automatically exclude the current post when viewing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Three ways to use it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Classic widget (Appearance &gt; Widgets)<\/li>\n<li>Gutenberg block (\"Postrix - Recent Posts Widget\" in the block inserter, under Widgets)<\/li>\n<li>Shortcode: <code>[postrix_recent_posts number=\"5\" post_type=\"post\" categories=\"3,12\"]<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>recent-posts-widget-boost<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install the plugin directly through the WordPress plugin screen.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Add the \"Postrix - Recent Posts Widget\" widget from Appearance &gt; Widgets, insert the \"Postrix - Recent Posts Widget\" block in the block editor, or add the <code>[postrix_recent_posts]<\/code> shortcode to a post or page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20this%20with%20a%20custom%20post%20type%3F\"><h3>Can I use this with a custom post type?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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