Flexible Posts Widget is the #52 ranked widget app on WordPress, with a 4.6 average rating from 57 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Flexible Posts Widget is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by DaveE. With a rating of 4.6★ from 57 reviews, it currently ranks #52 in the Widget category.
AppRanks data: Flexible Posts Widget ranks #52 in Widget on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 7% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Flexible Posts Widget is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Widget category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 57 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.6★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by DaveE — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (57) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Flexible Posts Widget works
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The default Recent Posts widget is exceptionally basic. I always find myself in need of a way to easily display a selection of posts from any combination post type or taxonomy. Hence, Flexible Posts Widget.
Flexible Posts Widget (FPW) is more than just a simple alternative to the default Recent Posts widget. With many per-instance options it is highly customizable and allows advanced users to display the resulting posts virtually any way imaginable.
Features & options
Customizable widget title
Get posts by post type(s) and/or taxonomy & term(s) or directly by a list of post IDs.
Control the number of posts displayed and the number of posts to offset.
Option to display the post feature image.
Select the post feature image size to display from existing image sizes: thumbnail, medium, large, post-thumbnail or any size defined by the current theme.
Order posts by: date, modified date, ID, title, menu order, random, Post ID Order; and sort posts: ascending or descending.
Each widget’s output can be customized by user-defined templates added to the current theme folder.
Multi Language support. Compatible with WPML and PolyLang for sure. Not tested with other multi-language plugins, but it should work.
Plugin Hooks Flexible posts widget currently has two public hooks:
Filter: dpe_fpw_args allows filtering the query vars before submitting the widget posts query.
Filter: dpe_fpw_template_{$template_name} filters the template file path used to display the widget output.
Future updates & feature requests list
Use search box instead of ID text field for post id’s
Shortcode functionality.
Get posts by Author.
Filter out the post currently being viewed.
Get posts from the same archive (term/post type/etc).
Limit results by a time period.
Category rankings
As of Sep 7, 2026- Widget#52of 781Top 7%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Flexible Posts Widget stands in the Widget category
Flexible Posts Widget ranks #52 of 781 apps in the Widget category, placing it in the top 7% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Flexible Posts Widget?
Flexible Posts Widget is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.6-star rating from 57 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Widget category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by DaveE.
Who uses Flexible Posts Widget?
Currently around 7,000 active stores have installed Flexible Posts Widget. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Widget category on WordPress.
Where does Flexible Posts Widget rank on WordPress?
Flexible Posts Widget currently sits at position #52 in the Widget category on WordPress. That places it in the top 7% of 781 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.