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Free widget

Recent Posts List Widget for Elementor Free

A compact list of posts for sidebars and footers.

Overview

What Recent Posts List does

Recent Posts List shows a short list of posts with small images, numbers or titles only. It is made for sidebars, footers and the end of articles, where a full post grid would be too big.

Features

What it can do

  • Posts, pages, products or any public post type.

  • Filter posts by category.

  • Newest first, recently updated, most commented, by title or random.

  • Skip the first posts and leave out the current post.

  • Image on the left or right, numbered list, or titles only.

  • Image shape: rounded, square or circle.

  • Details: date, category, author and comments.

  • Date as set in WordPress or as "3 days ago".

Use cases

When to use it

Blog sidebars

Show the five newest posts with small round images.

Footers

List a few recent articles as titles only.

Popular lists

Use Most commented with numbers for a top five list.

Setup

How to set it up

A few steps from adding the widget to a finished result.

  1. Drag the Recent Posts List widget into a sidebar, footer or post template.

  2. In Posts, choose the Post Type, Categories and Number of Posts.

  3. Choose Show to set the order.

  4. In Layout, pick a Style and Columns.

  5. Choose the Details and Date Format.

  6. Style the items and text.

FAQ

Questions and answers

Can I list products?

Yes. Choose Product as the Post Type when WooCommerce is active.

Can I hide the post the visitor is reading?

Yes. Keep Leave Out the Current Post switched on.

Can I show only titles?

Yes. Set Style to Titles only.

Free forever

Recent Posts List is free

It is one of 48 widgets in the free Bright Addons plugin. Each widget loads its code only on pages that use it.