# Category Posts Block

> Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:31 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `category-posts`
- Author: ZephyrWest
- Version: 5.2.0
- Active installs: 40,000+
- Last update: 2026-11-10 (4 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.6, PHP 7.2
- Tags: latest posts, load more, post list, post thumbnails, recent posts
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/category-posts/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 4 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2025-04-03 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 4.9.19). CVE-2025-1453, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/20b11bbb-fd27-4c0c-9205-fd2164c39392?source=api-prod
- 2024-12-17 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site SCripting (up to 4.9.17). CVE-2024-9638, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17093f18-09e2-425c-b1fc-60766234be49?source=api-prod
- 2024-07-19 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 4.9.16). WF-09814382-476b-4686-b3e8-d80aade92b1f, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09814382-476b-4686-b3e8-d80aade92b1f?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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