Better Recent Posts WidgetbyDavid Gewirtz

Version: 1.1.11

Version : 1.1.11

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If you’ve ever wanted more control (a lot more control) over displaying your recent posts, this is the widget for you. Plus thumbnails.

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  • Minimal impact on memory usage The memory usage of this plugin is less than the average memory usage of other plugins on WordPress.org + 200KB. Check FAQ for more.
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  • Minimal impact on pagespeed The impact of this plugin on PageSpeed is less than the average impact of other plugins on WordPress.org + 1000 milliseconds
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  • No PHP errors, warning, notices WP Hive automated test found PHP error/s while activating this plugin on our server
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  • No Javascript issues WP Hive automated test found no JavaScrip error while activating this plugin on our server
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  • Latest PHP 7.2.16 compatible WP Hive automated test found some warnings/errors while testing it with the latest version of PHP. They may/may not cause any issues. You are advised to test yourself
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  • Latest WordPress 5.2.4 compatible WP Hive automated test found that the plugin may not be fully compatible due to PHP warnings, latest version of PHP\'s compatibility. However, this is an automated test and plugin maybe fully compatible. You are advised to test yourself
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  • Optimized database footprint The plugin creates less than 50 database tables
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  • No activation errors WP Hive automated test found no activation error while activating this plugin on our server
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  • No resource errors WP Hive automated test found no resource error/s while trying this plugin on our server
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  • Frequently updated The plugin was not updated at least once in the last 90 days
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  • The test sites are hosted on Apache/2 server and they are tested on PHP 7.2.16 & WordPress 5.2.4.
  • The database server is MySQL 8.0.15 and the default PHP memory limit is 256MB.
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About Better Recent Posts Widget

Description

IMPORTANT: Support has moved to the ZATZLabs site and is no longer provided on the WordPress.org forums. If you need a timely reply from the developer, please open a ticket. If you’ve ever wanted to display recent posts, but go far beyond the Recent Posts widget that comes with WordPress, you’re in the right place. One of the very best....

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Performance

Memory Usage

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Page Speed

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- 0.03s
/(front page)
- 0.09s
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+ 0.01s
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
+ 0.02s
/wp-admin/edit.php
+ 0.04s
/wp-admin/index.php
- 0.16s
/wp-admin/media-new.php
- 0.01s
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+ 0.16s
/wp-admin/options-writing.php
- 0.08s
/wp-admin/post-new.php
- 0s
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
- 0.11s
/wp-admin/upload.php
- 0.16s
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Memory Usage Memory Usage Benchmark Learn more how we collect the data

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- 4.81KB
/ (front page)
- 7.41KB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+ 1.04KB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
+ 1.26KB
/wp-admin/edit.php
+ 1.19KB
/wp-admin/index.php
+ 1.19KB
/wp-admin/media-new.php
+ 1.14KB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+ 1.18KB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php
- 10.55KB
/wp-admin/post-new.php
+ 2.03KB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
+ 1.18KB
/wp-admin/upload.php
+ 1.12KB
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  • The plugin has not been properly activated on PHP 7.2.16. It may not work.

WordPress Compatibility Issue

  • The plugin may not be fully compatible with WordPress 5.2.4.

Frequently Updated

  • The plugin has not been updated in the last 90 days.

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We found the following errors while activating the plugin. Read more how WP Hive generates this data.

  • [17-Oct-2019 04:26:27 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; pippin_recent_posts has a deprecated constructor in /wp-content/plugins/better-recent-posts-widget/better-recent-posts-widget.php on line 14
  • [17-Oct-2019 04:26:27 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Function create_function() is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/better-recent-posts-widget/better-recent-posts-widget.php on line 172
  • [17-Oct-2019 04:26:27 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Function create_function() is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/better-recent-posts-widget/better-recent-posts-widget.php on line 172

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