WPIntell

Market

recent posts

Recent Posts matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around keeping publishing, media, and editorial handoffs consistent, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: Content-heavy WordPress teams lose time when formatting, media, duplicate content, and publishing handoffs drift across sites. The entry wedge is to audit publishing workflows, detect inconsistent content operations, and package fix-ready editorial reports.

Proof Health

Open evidence

Commercial opportunities need traceable source links before they are treated as build-worthy.

82 / 101 rows with source links

81.2% of this page's analysis has direct source links.

0 build-decision rows missing links

0 rows here require auditable proof before promotion.

19 rows with no attached evidence

0 rows have source counts but still need direct links.

Opportunity Summary

Full report

Build a content publishing operations plugin for publishers, content teams, and agencies: Content-heavy WordPress teams lose time when formatting, media, duplicate content, and publishing handoffs drift across sites. The first wedge is to audit publishing workflows, detect inconsistent content operations, and package fix-ready editorial reports.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: Content-heavy WordPress teams lose time when formatting, media, duplicate content, and publishing handoffs drift across sites. Current stage: commercial watchlist.

Competitors

20 shown
Social LikeBox & Feed 10.0K installs · 3.3
weak incumbent
-98.5%momentum 64.5weakness 33/16pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, support despite praise for quality, support.

source 1 source 2
Ultimate Posts Widget 10.0K installs · 4.5
weak incumbent
-97.1%momentum 68.8weakness 20/27pain/praise

Pain still appears around support, setup despite praise for quality, easy.

source 1 source 2
WP Latest Posts 10.0K installs · 4.1
weak incumbent
-99.0%momentum 69.1weakness 17/25pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, support despite praise for quality, reliable.

source 1 source 2
Newstastic Post Slider 60 installs · 3.3
praise owner
-97.1%momentum 70.2weakness 23/6pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, support despite praise for reliable, form.

source 1 source 2
Recent Posts Plus 1.0K installs · 4.8
praise owner
-97.3%momentum 64.9weakness 15/14pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, compatibility despite praise for quality, easy.

source 1 source 2
TW Recent Posts Widget 1.0K installs · 4.4
praise owner
-98.3%momentum 65.4weakness 19/14pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, missing feature despite praise for quality, reliable.

source 1 source 2
PE Recent Posts 2.0K installs · 4.9
praise owner
-97.8%momentum 65.2weakness 16/15pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, support despite praise for quality, easy.

source 1 source 2
Posts per Cat 200 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-97.7%momentum 64.9weakness 17/10pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, compatibility despite praise for quality, support.

source 1 source 2
Category Posts Widget 40.0K installs · 4.5
praise owner
-96.8%momentum 53.1weakness 18/27pain/praise

Pain still appears around support, missing feature despite praise for quality, support.

source 1 source 2
Custom Recent Posts Widget 1.0K installs · 4.9
praise owner
-98.7%momentum 57.9weakness 6/10pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, missing feature despite praise for easy, quality.

source 1 source 2
Enhanced Recent Posts 400 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-95.6%momentum 53.5weakness 5/5pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, missing feature despite praise for easy, value.

source 1 source 2
Weaver Show Sliders 900 installs · 4.5
praise owner
-96.6%momentum 47.4weakness 13/6pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, missing feature despite praise for reliable, quality.

source 1 source 2
Recent Posts Widget Plus 500 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-95.3%momentum 49.9weakness 4/1pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, bugs despite praise for reliable, quality.

source 1 source 2
Latest Posts Widget 200 installs · 4.5
praise owner
-97.2%momentum 48.5weakness 4/4pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, support despite praise for quality, easy.

source 1 source 2

Evidence

Open evidence explorer
complaint Does this work with PHP 8?

Does this work with PHP 8?: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Category Posts Widget · Does this work with PHP 8? complaint Activation issue and not working in general

Activation issue and not working in general: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Newstastic Post Slider · Activation issue and not working in general First issue I experienced was while activating the plugin: A fatal error due to an unexpected “}” on line 41, so I removed it and it activated. complaint Doesn't work

Doesn't work: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Newstastic Post Slider · Doesn't work This would have been the perfect little widget for scrolling customer testimonials but doesn’t work. complaint Plug-in crashes on Typography tab

Plug-in crashes on Typography tab: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy · Plug-in crashes on Typography tab An excellent plug-in, but every time I try to access the “Typography” tab when editing a layout, it crashes. complaint Excerpts missing after update?

Excerpts missing after update?: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

TW Recent Posts Widget · Excerpts missing after update? complaint display posts from only one category and no other category

display posts from only one category and no other category: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Content Views – Post Grid & Filter, Recent Posts, Category Posts … (Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks, and Widgets for Elementor) · display posts from only one category and no other category Hi not sure why there is no option for this – display posts from only one category and no other category – and also not sure why no other options actually work. complaint [Plugin: WPMU Recent Posts Widget] Links to other widgets like this?

[Plugin: WPMU Recent Posts Widget] Links to other widgets like this?: users show security, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Multisite Recent Posts Widget · http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multisite-recent-posts-widget/ This plugin is great, I was recently asked to make it into a multiple-instance widget and adapted it to the new API. complaint Your Plugin Wrecked my Client’s Layout

Your Plugin Wrecked my Client’s Layout: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Social LikeBox & Feed · Your plugin used in conjunction with YITH’s Jewelry Shop theme wrecked the site for days before it was reported. complaint Premium version broke my site and they refused to issue a refund

Premium version broke my site and they refused to issue a refund: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Category Posts Widget · Premium version broke my site and they refused to issue a refund I had a very negative experience with this company. complaint Didn’t work, and caused problems.

Didn’t work, and caused problems.: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Social LikeBox & Feed · After trying the free version of this plugin, I decided to purchase the pro version. complaint Crashes Site(s)

Crashes Site(s): users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

GSY Ajax Recent Posts · Crashes Site(s) Hi, Love the idea of this plugin as it would help one implement aggressive caching strategies and still be able to use a recent posts widget. complaint Please upgrade TGMPA to latest version

Please upgrade TGMPA to latest version: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Weaver Show Sliders · The latest version (2.5.2) fixes some – published – security issues as well as offering tons of bug fixes and new features. complaint exclude category

exclude category: users show security, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Custom Recent Posts Widget · exclude category I use a category as a tag to filter out certain posts that i use for my hacky database on my blog. complaint plugin crashed and not work!! 4.9.15

plugin crashed and not work!! 4.9.15: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Category Posts Widget · plugin crashed and not work!! complaint error with version 1.4.1 and qtranslate plug-in

error with version 1.4.1 and qtranslate plug-in: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Posts per Cat · error with version 1.4.1 and qtranslate plug-in I have qtranslaste plugin version 2.5.39 which works great with posts-per-cat 1.2.1 . mixed Title showing html

Title showing html: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Posts Widget · Wondering what can be done to get it back to reading “ ℹ️ Product Reviews “ The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] The sidebar shows the Ultimate Posts widget with a title that reads: <a href=” https://versatileer.com/category/extras/reviews/”>ℹ️ Product Reviews</a> It shows that on public display. mixed Notice: WP_Widget is deprecated since version 4.3.0

Notice: WP_Widget is deprecated since version 4.3.0: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

TW Recent Posts Widget · Notice: WP_Widget is deprecated since version 4.3.0 Upgrading to 4.3.0 gives an error: ( ! mixed Display Error after Refresh on Safari Browser

Display Error after Refresh on Safari Browser: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Category Posts Widget · Display Error after Refresh on Safari Browser When refreshing the Website, the Category Posts Widget shows the first thumbnail too big for a short moment. mixed Broken output on category archives

Broken output on category archives: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails · Broken output on category archives Hi! mixed 2.5.0 breaks my website

2.5.0 breaks my website: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Social LikeBox & Feed · 2.5.0 breaks my website The new uopdate left several of my sites with 500 errors. mixed Custom fields in the template doesn’t work

Custom fields in the template doesn’t work: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Category Posts Widget · Here is a screen capture Can you help me, please ? question Very specific failure with the thumbnail of a single post.

Very specific failure with the thumbnail of a single post.: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Latest Posts · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] On the blog page of my website I have included a grid with the latest posts. mixed Vulnerability detected

Vulnerability detected: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy · Vulnerability detected Just received this: Vulnerability: WordPress Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy plugin <= 1.4.12 – Broken Access Control vulnerability . mixed Date as a filtering option

Date as a filtering option: users show security, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP LIST PAGES BY CUSTOM TAXONOMY · Date as a filtering option Hi! mixed Missing file in latest update 2.5.0. Please fix it!

Missing file in latest update 2.5.0. Please fix it!: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Social LikeBox & Feed · Missing file in latest update 2.5.0. complaint Custom Placeholders

Custom Placeholders: users show bugs, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Category Posts Widget · (Support forum search appears to be broken so I was unable to find any prior questions on this topic). complaint Plugin breaks with new version

Plugin breaks with new version: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Advanced Posts Widget · Plugin breaks with new version Hi, Kindly note that the plugin breaks with the new PHP version. complaint Styling the "sticky" posts differently? Date selection for stale news?

Styling the "sticky" posts differently? Date selection for stale news?: users show security, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

TW Recent Posts Widget · I would like to draw the user’s attention more explicity to these. complaint Compatible with WordPress 4.2

Compatible with WordPress 4.2: users show security, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Recent Posts · Compatible with WordPress 4.2 WordPress says your plugin is complatible up to 3.5.2, and raises some concerns for us regarding security. complaint Please change “try it out module” to opt IN not opt OUT

Please change “try it out module” to opt IN not opt OUT: users show security, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Posts Widget · How to turn a reasonably useful plugin into a cynical spam address harvester. complaint Site crash after update DON’T UPDATE !

Site crash after update DON’T UPDATE !: users show bugs, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Social LikeBox & Feed · Site crash after update DON’T UPDATE ! complaint website crash

website crash: users show bugs, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Social LikeBox & Feed · website crash The lastest update to version 2.5.0 destroys my Wp website. mixed erreur in the first exemple

erreur in the first exemple: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Recent Posts Widget Plus · erreur in the first exemple Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /homez.584/xxxx/www/wp-content/plugins/recent-posts-widget-plus/recent-posts-widget-plus.php on line 31 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/recent-posts-widget-plus/ Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /homez.584/xxxx/www/wp-content/plugins/recent-posts-widget-plus/recent mixed Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.

Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP LIST PAGES BY CUSTOM TAXONOMY · Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. mixed Deletion failed: There has been a critical error on this website.

Deletion failed: There has been a critical error on this website.: users show bugs, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Category Posts Widget · Deletion failed: There has been a critical error on this website. mixed Unable to select category

Unable to select category: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

TW Recent Posts Widget · https://wordpress.org/plugins/tw-recent-posts-widget/ Fix from author Rebroken in another thread; Hi I worked around this by replacing tw-recent-posts-widget.php line 242: $cats = get_categories(array(‘hide_empty’ => 0, ‘name’ => ‘category’, ‘hierarchical’ => true)); With: $cats = get_categories(array(‘hide_empty’ => 0, ‘hierarchical’ => true)); Hope that he complaint [Plugin: Woo Recent Posts] Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image()

[Plugin: Woo Recent Posts] Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image(): users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Woo Recent Posts · [Plugin: Woo Recent Posts] Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() in /home/xxx/public_html/temp/wp-content/plugins/woo-recent-posts/woorecentposts.php on line 72 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woo-recent-posts/ Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() in /home/xxx/public_html/te complaint Compatibility with WP 4.2.2

Compatibility with WP 4.2.2: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Posts per Cat · Compatibility with WP 4.2.2 Hi urkekg, It seems Posts per Cat is still not compatible with WordPress 4.2.2, is that right? complaint PHP issue with method substr

PHP issue with method substr: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Recent Posts Widget Plus · PHP issue with method substr In a latest php version there is an issue with the third argument for the method substr() PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: substr(): Argument #3 ($length) must be of type ?int, string given in /homepages/39/d173382052/htdocs/website-2021/wp-content/plugins/recent-posts-widget-plus/recent-posts-widget-plus.php:33 Fixed it temp complaint Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() in /home/xxx/public_html/tem

Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() in /home/xxx/public_html/tem: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Woo Recent Posts · Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() in /home/xxx/public_html/tem Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() in /home/xxx/public_html/temp/wp-content/plugins/woo-recent-posts/woorecentposts.php on line 72 Fatal error: Call to undefined function woo_image() in /home/xxx/public_html/temp/wp-content/plugins/woo-recent-posts/woorecentpost