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 exclude
offset – 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"
]Additional Resources

* Full Documentation – Detailed guides and examples
* Feature Requests – Suggest new features
* Pro Version – Unlock advanced features

Latest Content by Anything