Ultimate Posts Widget - Wordpress Plugin

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Try it out on your free dummy site: Click here => https://tastewp.com/plugins/ultimate-posts-widget. (this trick works for all plugins in the WP repo - just replace "wordpress" with "tastewp" in the URL)

UPDATE: Plugin ownership changed for this plugin. We are currently evaluating possible enhancements for it. Stay tuned! If you have any suggestions yourself, please let us know in the Support Forum.

Note: This is a classic widget type, in order for it to work on the latest version of WordPress you will need Classic Widgets plugin installed on your site.

The ultimate widget for displaying posts, custom post types or sticky posts with an array of options to customize the display.

Designed for both the average user and developer, Ultimate Posts Widgets aims to provide flexibility and ease of use for displaying any kinds of posts within your widget areas. An array of widget options are available as well as hooks, filters and custom templates for more advanced customization.

Options

Filter by categories
Filter by current category
Filter by tags
Filter by current tag
Filter by custom post types
Filter by sticky posts
Select number of posts to display
Display title
Display publish date/time with custom format options
Display post author and link
Display post comment count
Display excerpt or full content
Display read more link with custom label
Display featured image and at any size
Display post categories
Display post tags
Display custom fields
Add text or HTML before and after posts list
Add CSS class to widget
Add widget title link
Change excerpt length (in words)
Order by date, title, number of comments, random or a custom field
Exclude current post from the list

Documentation

See the FAQ tab for documentation on custom templates, hooks, common issues, and more.

Support

For help please ask in the Support Forum

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Releases (27 )

Version	Release Date	Change Log
2.2.4	2022-11-24	Adjusted PHP compatibility
2.2.3	2022-10-31	Added try it out module
2.2.2	2022-10-31	Tested up to WordPress 6.1-RC5 Adjusted carrousel module Updated try it out URL in readme to properly setup demo site
2.2.1	2022-04-16	Tested up to WordPress 6.0 Tested with PHP 8.1
2.2.0	2021-04-21	Tested up to WordPress 5.7.1 Added support for PHP 8 Updated banner
2.1.6	2020-08-03	Tested up to WordPress 5.4.2 Updated Opt-in
2.1.5	2020-05-02	Tested up to WordPress 5.4.1 Changed info
2.1.4	2020-04-06	Plugin has been updated up to WordPress 5.4
2.1.3	2020-04-03	Roll back
2.1.1	2020-03-27	Added possibility to exclude current post from the list Tested update WordPress 5.3.3 (beta)+
2.1.0	2020-03-27	Added possibility for changing custom message when no posts. Increased stability of the plugin Fixed filtering Tested update WordPress 5.3.2+
2.0.9	2019-12-09	Replaced deprecated code
2.0.8	2019-11-22	Plugin revival Feedback system integrated Readme updated
2.0.7	2017-09-22	Tested update WordPress 4.8
2.0.6	2017-09-22	Fix PHP notice (thanks @rhyswynne) Search custom template both in child theme and in parent (thanks @groucho75)
2.0.5	2015-08-10	Adds menu order sort by option
2.0.4	2015-07-12	Updated class constructor for WordPress 4.3 compatibility (thanks @JustB)
2.0.3	2014-08-17	Adds link to thumbnail images Adds option to show all categories, tags, or types for better usability Improve spacing and font sizes on some themes for the standard template Document adding custom image sizes Add option to display full size post thumbnail Remove post_class() from legacy template for better backwards compatibility
2.0.2	2014-08-06	Reverts back to using `widget_title` filter Fixes number of posts setting to allow unlimited amounts Adds instance and widget ID variables to filters for more control
2.0.1	2014-08-05	Fixes issue loading multiple widgets on the same page and using the same template Adds a default title to the widget for new instances Documentation improvements
2.0.0	2014-08-05	Added a new standard template and custom template support Added basic CSS styles for better formatting Add hfeed microformat into new standard template Improved widget options interface Add option to filter by tags or current tag Remove timthumb in favor of using built-in WordPress image sizes Remove widget "More Button" options Change date display options to now accept any custom date formats Add before and after posts HTML fields Add option for widget CSS class (thanks @avenirer) Add option to display comment count Set better defaults for newly created widgets Various bug fixes and optimizations Upgrading from an earlier version? Upgrades from prior to 2.0.0 we retain the "legacy" template for you. To change which template to use, find the "Template" option under the "Display" tab. If you used the "More Button", you will need to add in your own HTML into one of the new fields since the more button is now removed. If you used custom thumbnail settings you will need to update them. You can now choose from pre-defined sizes available to WordPress. If you need an additional image size please see how to add image sizes. Date formatting has changed, you will need to update your settings. By default it uses WordPress' date/time options.
1.8.1	2013-12-10	Add content display option
1.7	2013-06-17	Added show author option Added class to highlight current post Fixed PHP error notices
1.6	2013-04-24	Added localization support Added show post categories option Added show post tags option Added custom widget title URL option Improved filter controls for sticky posts Bug fixes
1.5.1	2013-04-21	Upgrade timthumb to 2.8.11 Load "Large" size post thumbnails which should eliminate large image errors Improved FAQ for thumbnail troubleshooting
1.5	2013-02-17	Adds crop mode option Add show published time option Now uses date / time format settings Bug fixes
1.4.5	2012-08-08	Updates screenshot