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Plan a move Radar no. 81 · Falling behind

WP Show Posts

By Tom

What it does: Adds lists of posts to a page through a shortcode.

Why it’s listed: The Query Loop block now covers many post-list layouts. This plugin is tested only up to WordPress 6.1. Four public advisories are on record, all listed as fixed. Pages that use its shortcode need rebuilding before you remove it.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
60k+
Last updated
2024-04-16
Tested up to
6.1.16
Rating
4.7 / 5 (80)
Version
1.1.6
Maintainers
1

Is WP Show Posts still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Falling behind: WordPress or a service it relies on has moved on.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2024-04-16. That was 2 yr 7 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security 4 public advisories on record. Details are below. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.4 stars, against 4.7 overall. 1 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2025-12-17. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. 0 of 1 recent support threads are marked resolved. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 3,398 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 99.89% of sites run version 1.1. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Rebuild simple lists with one of the alternatives below.
  3. Check layouts on staging first.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to WP Show Posts

Query Loop block ↗

Built-in post lists and grids.

No extra plugin needed

GenerateBlocks ↗

Layout blocks with post loops.

200k+ installs · 4.9 stars · Updated 2026-10-13 · Tested 7.1.4

Kadence Blocks ↗

Extra layout and post blocks.

600k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-28 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

Security record

AdvisorySeverityFixed in
CVE-2023-6731 ↗
Access control 		Medium (4.3) 1.1.6
CVE-2024-1479 ↗
Information exposure 		Medium (5.3) 1.1.5
CVE-2022-44594 ↗
Cross-site scripting 		Medium (4.8) 1.1.4
CVE-2022-4459 ↗
Cross-site scripting 		Medium (5.4) 1.1.4

wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31

A listed advisory does not mean the current version is exploitable.

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