Who is Recent Category Posts Widget for?

Recent Category Posts Widget is a B2B2C product built for wordPress site administrators and bloggers.

Does Recent Category Posts Widget have a free plan?

Yes — Recent Category Posts Widget is free to use.

What platforms does Recent Category Posts Widget run on?

Recent Category Posts Widget runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Recent Category Posts Widget still maintained?

Unverified. Recent Category Posts Widget has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Recent Category Posts Widget?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Category Posts Widget, Recent Posts by Category (RCP), and Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Who makes Recent Category Posts Widget?

Recent Category Posts Widget is developed by George Stephanis.

How long has Recent Category Posts Widget been around?

Recent Category Posts Widget first shipped in 2010.

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Recent Category Posts Widget

Name: Recent Category Posts Widget
Author: George Stephanis

wordpress.orgWeb & no-code builders

Recent Category Posts Widget is a simple WordPress plugin that provides a widget to show the most recent posts from a single chosen category. Users configure the title, category, and number of posts to display. It fills the gap left by the default recent posts widget which cannot filter by category.

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Overview

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Recent Category Posts Widget sits in PulseGate's Web & no-code builders category. It focuses on displaying recent posts limited to only one specific category in a sidebar. Recent Category Posts Widget is a B2B2C product aimed at wordPress site administrators and bloggers. Recent Category Posts Widget costs nothing to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Recent Category Posts Widget is George Stephanis, and it first shipped in 2010. Key capabilities include category selection, post count control, and sidebar widget. The interface is available in English and Spanish.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Category selection
Post count control
Sidebar widget
Recent posts list
Simple configuration

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed6 Aug · 10:50 UTC
Recent Category Posts Widget verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Recent Category Posts Widget

What does Recent Category Posts Widget do?: Recent Category Posts Widget focuses on displaying recent posts limited to only one specific category in a sidebar. It is catalogued under Web & no-code builders on PulseGate.
Who is Recent Category Posts Widget for?: Recent Category Posts Widget is a B2B2C product built for wordPress site administrators and bloggers.
Does Recent Category Posts Widget have a free plan?: Yes — Recent Category Posts Widget is free to use.
What platforms does Recent Category Posts Widget run on?: Recent Category Posts Widget runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Recent Category Posts Widget still maintained?: Unverified. Recent Category Posts Widget has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Recent Category Posts Widget?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Category Posts Widget, Recent Posts by Category (RCP), and Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.Category Posts Widget Recent Posts by Category (RCP)Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Who makes Recent Category Posts Widget?: Recent Category Posts Widget is developed by George Stephanis.
How long has Recent Category Posts Widget been around?: Recent Category Posts Widget first shipped in 2010.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Spanish
First seen: 6 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress site administrators and bloggers
Model: B2B2C
Solves: Displaying recent posts limited to only one specific category in a sidebar.

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WordPress.org: category-posts-widget

Developer

George Stephanis

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 89
Indexed: 6 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 6 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: recent-category-posts-widget-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/category-posts-widget

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