The Recent Posts Widget displays your most recent posts in your sidebar, making it easy for your readers to see what’s new on your blog.
Here’s an example of what it looks like:
Once you add the widget to your sidebar from Appearance -> Widgets, you’ll see that the widget settings look like this:
- Title: Sets the title that will display above the recent posts in the sidebar. (e.g., Latest Posts, What’s New)
- Number of Posts: Sets the number of posts to display.