Recent Posts Plus is a WordPress app, with a 4.8 average rating from 14 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Recent Posts Plus is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by pjgalbraith. With a rating of 4.8★ from 14 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Recent Posts Plus is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 14 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 (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by pjgalbraith — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (14) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Recent Posts Plus works
An advanced version of the WordPress Recent Posts widget allowing increased customization.
Features Include:
Display post thumbnails, with customizable size.
Display post excerpt, author, comment count, and more.
Provides options to trim the number of characters in the title and excerpt.
Override the post order to order by; date modified, title, post ID, random, comment count etc.
Exclude or include specific posts, authors, tags, or categories.
Also includes a simple template parser so you can override the default output making custom styling easy.
Documentation See documentation at http://www.pjgalbraith.com/2011/08/recent-posts-plus/
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Frequently asked questions
What is Recent Posts Plus?
Recent Posts Plus is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 14 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by pjgalbraith.