Simple Category Posts

The Simple Category Posts widget allows webmasters to list posts from one or more category using a collection of filters and sorting options.

Configurable widget options:
Author Order
Before Author
Categories IDs
Date Order
Display Author
Display Date
Display Excerpt
Display Thumb
Display Title
Excerpt Length
Excerpt Order
Normal/Reverse
Number of posts
Order By
Thumb Crop
Thumb Height
Thumb Order
Thumb Width
Title
Title Order

Installation:

Unpack and upload it to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

What is new in this release:

• Removed two lines from the query to make it work with custom post types.

What is new in version 1.0.0:

• Initial version.

Requirements:

• WordPress 3.2 or higher