Title: W4 Post List Author: Shazzad Hossain Khan Published: December 8, 2010 Last modified: February 16, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/w4-post-list/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3034626) ![](https://ps.w.org/w4-post-list/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=3034626) # W4 Post List By [Shazzad Hossain Khan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sajib1223/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/w4-post-list.2.5.5.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/) ## Description Display Posts (any custom post type), Terms (any custom taxonomy), Users (any role) on Content or Widget Areas by placing a shortcode. Select what to show and design how to show it. Using the plugin is really easy. You will find Tinymce button on post/page editor to quickly inset a list. Also, there’s a separate page for creating or editing list. #### List Types * Posts * Terms * Users * Terms & Posts * Users & Posts Creating a list is just few steps. There are different sets option for different List Type, following options are available for List Type – `posts`. #### Posts * post type * post mime type * post status * post search keyword * include post by ids * exclude post by ids * exclude current post * posts per page – while using pagination * post by parent ids * post by author ids * post by terms ( tax_query ) * post by meta ( meta_query ) * post by year, month, day ( date_query ) #### Group Results by * year * month * month year * category, post tag or custom taxonomies * authors * parents #### Order Results by * post id * post title * post name * post publish date * post modified date * menu order * approved comment count * meta value * or random #### Multi-Page Pagination by * Next / Previous links * Numeric navigation flat – Ex: 1, 2, 3. * Numeric navigation showing in unordered list. * Enable/Disable pagination by ajax #### To Create Template Templates are designed using Shortcodes. You can create a simple list just showing post title and linked to the post page, or you can display complex list using any of the information relating to post. Some of the available shortcodes are – * post thumbnail * post categories * post tags * post custom taxonomy terms * post author name / links / avatar * post publish time * post modified time * post excerpt * post content * post meta value (multiple times, with multiple meta keys) * media thumbnail Check all of the [available shortcodes](https://w4dev.com/docs/w4-post-list/faqs/what-are-the-available-template-tags/) here. #### Check Example * [Simple Posts List](https://w4dev.com/wp/w4-post-list-examples/#example-1) * [Media List](https://w4dev.com/wp/w4-post-list-examples/#example-2) * [Year/Month Archive](https://w4dev.com/wp/w4-post-list-examples/#example-3) * [List of Categories](https://w4dev.com/wp/w4-post-list-examples/#example-4) * [List of Terms](https://w4dev.com/wp/w4-post-list-examples/#example-5) ### Privacy Policy W4 Post List uses [Appsero](https://appsero.com) SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements. Appsero SDK **does not gather any data by default.** The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data **when a user allows it via the admin notice**. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users. Integrating Appsero SDK **DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY** start gathering data, **without confirmation from users in any case.** Learn more about how [Appsero collects and uses this data](https://appsero.com/privacy-policy/). ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings Panel * [[ * Preview 1 * [[ * Preview 2 ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Postlist ## Installation 1. Upload zip file to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress 3. You will find W4 post list menu below Posts Menu. Create / manage your list from there. ## FAQ ### How to display a list Each list have a unique id. Display a list by using `[postlist id="LIST_ID"]`. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d455228fe4a12d2754c1663abe9d1df7fa699b18762bdebb98ddf39c4e90cc69? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great one](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-one-225/)󠁿 [brasofilo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brasofilo/) February 8, 2024 Very good plugin, simple and complete. It just gets the job done. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/613f311b8c9614efd5bb04b80142fa388f7dc31611889fc9f7c38e708b535286? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It has potential](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-has-potential-3/)󠁿 [Jakub](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jakubdvoracek/) September 4, 2023 The plugin has a lot of settings, really a lot. But I can’t make it work just to render a simple list of posts (without any filters or advanced settings). Seems broken a bit. But it has potential to be a great plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/481f4ae3aa7377d71977b1a4aebc120b51b5cbcd1c3a801bc8fcb3808e7ce0cd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This Needs Renamed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-needs-renamed/)󠁿 [Airtrooper](https://profiles.wordpress.org/airtrooper/) June 18, 2023 I’ve been searching high and low for a Knowledge Base category List plugin for several months, there are sooo many legacy, abandoned and over complicated ones out there. This is actually really easy to use and has lots of potential. I’m also using as a Table of Contents… should be renamed to suit its versatility. Well done, great plugin! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ab74fc0118e589f085cdd84fe5b7a1073ea2aefb5b6fe33247a4428aa4bf078? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[w4 post list is a genial plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/w4-post-list-is-a-genial-plugin/)󠁿 [Franz Wieser](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tikolan/) March 14, 2023 its genial to use data from WordPress (post, Tax, User) to publish as list, blocks, grids, and any other ideas. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1551ccbf08d1537400f4286428819cdabfcd6eaf5145ebb9681bbab1c5eeb3ed? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect, thanks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-thanks-34/)󠁿 [jorgejgm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorgejgm/) December 17, 2022 Thank you very much for your work!!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b19e4279155f5def58f5f53d9045af713da4b8ea35c2c8effea8cf318f3d6dcd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[WOW](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wow-854/)󠁿 [hornblower](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hornblower/) August 13, 2021 Shazzad, thank you for writing this awesome plugin. It was exactly what I needed to create a custom post listing – especially with the avatar support. The ability to influence every part and position of every component and part of an archive post listing was quite simply revelatroy. This is the only plugin that I have found after hours of searching that does this – nothing else even came close! Thank you again– if I could give it more than 5 stars I would. [ Read all 93 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “W4 Post List” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Shazzad Hossain Khan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sajib1223/) “W4 Post List” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/w4-post-list/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “W4 Post List” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/w4-post-list) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w4-post-list/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/w4-post-list/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/w4-post-list/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/w4-post-list/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.5.5 * Tested up to WordPress 6.9.1. #### 2.5.4 * Fix: Sanitized media image width and height attributes – https://github.com/w4devInc/ w4-post-list/issues/64. #### 2.5.3 * Fix: Fixed version number. #### 2.5.1 * Fix: Fixed textdomain issue. [See changelog of all versions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/w4devInc/w4-post-list/master/CHANGELOG.txt). ## Meta * Version **2.5.5** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **3,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Bengali (Bangladesh)](https://bn.wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/), [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/), and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/w4-post-list) * Tags * [custom post type](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-post-type/)[media](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/) [post](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/)[post list](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-list/) [shortcode](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/w4-post-list/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 80 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 7 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 2 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/w4-post-list/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Shazzad Hossain Khan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sajib1223/) ## Support Got something to say? 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