Latest Content by Anything is a lightweight yet powerful shortcode plugin that displays your latest content from any post type with flexible taxonomy filtering.
Key Features
- Universal Post Type Support – Works with posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and ANY custom post type
- Taxonomy Filtering – Filter by category, tag, or any custom taxonomy
- WooCommerce Integration – Automatically displays product prices when showing products
- Flexible Layouts – Choose between horizontal or vertical layouts
- Customizable Display – Control titles, excerpts, thumbnails, and more
- Developer Friendly – Clean code with proper escaping and sanitization
- Lightweight – No bloat, minimal CSS, no jQuery dependency
Use Cases
- Display latest blog posts on your homepage
- Show featured products from a specific WooCommerce category
- Create a portfolio grid from custom post types
- Build related content sections
- Display team members from a custom post type
- Show testimonials filtered by service type
- Feature recent news articles by category
Basic Usage
Simply add this shortcode to any page, post, or widget:
[latest_content_by_anything]
WooCommerce Example
Display your latest products with prices:
[latest_content_by_anything post_type="product" num_items="4" layout="horizontal"]
Pro Features
Looking for more? Latest Content by Anything Pro adds:
- Multiple design templates
- Visual shortcode builder
- AJAX pagination (load more)
- Masonry and carousel layouts
- Gutenberg block
- Custom field display (ACF compatible)
- Priority support
Shortcode Parameters
Display Options
num_items– Number of items to display (default: 5)post_type– Post type to query: post, page, product, or any CPT (default: post)display_titles– Show post titles: true or false (default: true)excerpt_length– Excerpt length in words, 0 to hide (default: 100)thumbnail_size– WordPress image size: thumbnail, medium, large, full (default: thumbnail)
Filtering Options
taxonomy– Taxonomy slug to filter by (e.g., category, product_cat)term– Term slug within the taxonomy to filter by
Layout Options
layout– Display layout: vertical, horizontal, or grid (default: vertical)columns– Number of columns for grid layout, 1-6 (default: 3)
Sorting Options
orderby– Sort by: date, title, modified, rand, menu_order (default: date)order– Sort direction: ASC or DESC (default: DESC)
Additional Options
exclude– Comma-separated post IDs to excludeoffset– Skip the first N posts (default: 0)show_date– Display post date: true or false (default: false)show_author– Display author name: true or false (default: false)show_read_more– Add “Read More” link: true or false (default: false)read_more_text– Custom “Read More” text (default: Read More)cache– Enable query caching: true or false (default: true)
WooCommerce Options
hide_price– Hide product prices: true or false (default: false)
Complete Example
[latest_content_by_anything
num_items="6"
post_type="product"
taxonomy="product_cat"
term="featured"
thumbnail_size="medium"
excerpt_length="20"
display_titles="true"
layout="horizontal"
hide_price="false"
]<h3>Additional Resources</h3>
* Full Documentation – Detailed guides and examples * Feature Requests – Suggest new features * Pro Version – Unlock advanced features