Title: Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended
Author: Ricardo Gonzalez
Published: <strong>April 4, 2008</strong>
Last modified: January 30, 2009

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# Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended

 By [Ricardo Gonzalez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rickgc/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dashboard-recent-posts-extended.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/)

## Description

WordPress 2.5 introduces a widgetized dashboard featuring the latest posts and WordPress
news.

This plugin creates a new widget for that dashboard that lists out the latest posts.

**See Also:** [Dashboard Widget Manager](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/dashboard-widget-manager/)

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended default view
 * [[
 * Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended options

## Installation

### Updgrading From A Previous Version

To upgrade from a previous version of this plugin, delete the entire folder and 
files from the previous version of the plugin and then follow the installation instructions
below.
 Or just use the ‘Automatic upgrade’ feature

### Installing The Plugin

Extract all files from the ZIP file, making sure to keep the file structure intact,
and then upload it to `/wp-content/plugins/`.

This should result in the following file structure:

    ```
    - wp-content
        - plugins
            - dashboard-recent-posts-extended
                | dashboard-recent-posts-extended.php
                | readme.txt
    ```

Then just visit your admin area and activate the plugin.

**See Also:** [“Installing Plugins” article on the WP Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins)

### Using The Plugin

The new widget will show up automatically on your dashboard. If you use [Dashboard Widget Manager plugin](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/dashboard-widget-manager/)
and have specified a custom widget order, you will need to visit it’s management
page and add this new widget to your dashboard.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin support other languages?

Yes, it does. See the [WordPress Codex](https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress)
for details on how to make a translation file. Then just place the translation file,
named `dashboard-recent-posts-extended-[value in wp-config].mo`, into the plugin’s
folder.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Ricardo Gonzalez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rickgc/)

[Translate “Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dashboard-recent-posts-extended)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

**2.1 – 2009/01/30**

 * 2.7 support

**Version 1.0**

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **2.0**
 *  Last updated **17 years ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.7**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/)
 * Tags
 * [dashboard](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[dashboard widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard-widget/)
   [recent posts](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recent-posts/)[widgets](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widgets/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Ricardo Gonzalez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rickgc/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dashboard-recent-posts-extended/)

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