Title: Recent Posts Widget.
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Recent Posts Widget.

 *  Resolved [Inv_Trdr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inv_trdr/)
 * (@inv_trdr)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/)
 * Is it possible to use the Recent Posts Widget to create new menu items on the
   sidebar for each different post category? For example I might use the Posts Widget
   to list only Category A items on the sidebar and then use another one to create
   a menu item with only Category B posts under it.
    Thank you.

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 *  [tomontoast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomontoast/)
 * (@tomontoast)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1199896)
 * It is possible with a bit of modification to the source code! Alternatively use
   a plugin like this [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/enhanced-recent-posts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/enhanced-recent-posts/)
 *  Thread Starter [Inv_Trdr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inv_trdr/)
 * (@inv_trdr)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1200129)
 * I did download the plugin. When I fill in the category excluded, it does not 
   do that. Am I just supposed to fill in the Category Name that I want excluded?
   This thing should be able to do what I want it to do which is to break up the
   post categories on the menu items. Just that it is not working the way it is 
   supposed to. I am using 2.8.4 and it is compatible to 2.8.3 only. Could that 
   be the problem?
    Thanks.
 *  [tomontoast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomontoast/)
 * (@tomontoast)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1200148)
 * This question should be directed to the plugin author [http://enhanced-recent-posts.vincentprat.info/](http://enhanced-recent-posts.vincentprat.info/)
   I have not personally used this plugin.
 * > I am using 2.8.4 and it is compatible to 2.8.3 only. Could that be the problem?
 * No that isn’t the problem, 2.8.4 only updated a very tiny piece of the login 
   process because of a security vulnerability.
 *  Thread Starter [Inv_Trdr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inv_trdr/)
 * (@inv_trdr)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1200163)
 * Thank you. I will look into this further. Nice plugin. Thanks for the tip.
 *  Thread Starter [Inv_Trdr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inv_trdr/)
 * (@inv_trdr)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1200164)
 * Maybe WordPress should update their Post Widget too to be more flexible.
 *  [yakuphan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yakuphan/)
 * (@yakuphan)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1200165)
 * Maybe you want to use my plugin:
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-most-recent-posts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-most-recent-posts/)
 *  Thread Starter [Inv_Trdr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inv_trdr/)
 * (@inv_trdr)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1200190)
 * Does the Regular Posts Widget need to be deactivated while using any other type
   of similar plugin?
    Thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [Inv_Trdr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inv_trdr/)
 * (@inv_trdr)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recent-posts-widget-1/#post-1200191)
 * Thanks yakuphan. I think I was using category name and it did not work. Does 
   the category ID go in the box of categories you want shown? If so where do I 
   find the ID? Or will the name work too?
    Thank you.

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