Description
The Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails plugin allows you to display a list of the most recent posts, cpt from all or a specific category or tag. It not only shows the post title, but also an excerpt of the post & thumbnail.
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You can set the widget title, the number of posts, the length of the excerpt and select a category to display the recent posts from or choose to display the recent posts with a certain tag. 
This is an example of how the widget can look. 
Installation
- First you will have to upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/folder. - Then activate the plugin in the plugin panel.
- Go to ‘Appearance’ > ‘Widgets’ and drag the Recent Posts Widget Plus to the required position in the sidebar.
- Type a title for the widget (you can leave this blank)
- Type the number of recent posts to show in the widget
- Specify the excerpt length by number of characters
- Choose a specific category or select
None (all categories)to show all categories - Choose the post tags you would like to use to filter the list (optional)
- Click save.
FAQ
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What is the difference with the default Recent Post widget
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All WordPress installs come with a default widget for showing recent posts. The advantage of using the Recent Posts Widget Plus plugin, is that you can not only show the post titles but also an excerpt from the post and define how many characters of the excerpt are displayed. This plugin also allows you to display recent posts from a custom post type.
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Contributors & Developers
“Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
0.3.0
First release