Introducing the Recent Posts Widget: Showcase Your Latest Content with Style

We're excited to announce the addition of the Recent Posts Widget to the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle! This powerful new widget makes it easy to drive traffic to your latest posts with an eye-catching, fully customizable recent posts showcase.
Engage Readers with Dynamic Recent Post Displays
The Recent Posts Widget allows you to create appealing previews of your newest content to encourage visitors to dive deeper into your site.
Key features include:
- Choose how many recent posts to display.
- Show/hide post thumbnails, titles, dates, excerpts and read more links.
- Optionally open posts in a new window.
- Customize the excerpt length and trim indicator.
- Fine-tune colors, typography, spacing and more to perfectly match your brand.
With the Recent Posts Widget, you can craft dynamic recent post displays that capture attention and compel visitors to explore your latest articles.
Recent Posts Demo
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Flexible Customization for Any Use Case
Whether you want to highlight your most recent blog posts, news articles, case studies, or any other content, the Recent Posts Widget offers the flexibility to adapt to your unique needs:
- Display recent posts in any area on your site. Ready to be used.
- Use the SiteOrigin Post Selector to choose posts based on categories, tags, post types, and more.
- Responsive layout options to optimize for different screen sizes.
- Complete control over display settings, from thumbnail size and placement to typography and colors.
Tailor every aspect of your recent posts display to engage your target audience and drive them to your most important content.
Get Started in Minutes
Adding the Recent Posts Widget to your site is fast and simple:
- Go to PluginsSiteOrigin Widgets and activate the Recent Posts Widget.
- Add the Recent Posts Widget to any of the following areas:
- Page Builder: Insert widgets in Page Builder by SiteOrigin in either the Classic Editor or Page Builder Layout Block in the Block Editor.
- Block Editor: 100% Block Editor compatible. Insert widgets using the SiteOrigin Widgets Block featuring a live widget search form.
- Theme and Plugin Widget Areas: Insert widgets into any theme or plugin widget area.
- Select your desired settings and customize the appearance.
- Save and view your engaging recent posts display!
Elevate Your Recent Posts Today
Ready to captivate visitors with a professional, conversion-optimized recent posts section? Start using the Recent Posts Widget today and guide more traffic to your best content.
The Recent Posts Widget is included with the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, an essential part of over 600,000+ WordPress sites. For a full list of the available settings, check out the documentation.
Showcase your latest posts with style using the SiteOrigin Recent Posts Widget!