Title: Recently Edited Content Widget Author: webdeveric Published: January 21, 2014 Last modified: December 9, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/recently-edited-content-widget/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev =858006) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/recently-edited-content-widget_647c7e. svg) # Recently Edited Content Widget By [webdeveric](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdeveric/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget.0.3.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recently-edited-content-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recently-edited-content-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recently-edited-content-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recently-edited-content-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/) ## Description This plugin provides a dashboard widget that lists recently edited content for quick access. Options (per user settings): * Number of items to show * Excerpt length – number of words (0 = hide) * Show only your edits * What post types to show * What post statuses to show ## Screenshots [⌊This dashboard widget shows you content that was edited recently and styles each item by status (draft, publish, etc).⌉⌊This dashboard widget shows you content that was edited recently and styles each item by status (draft, publish, etc).⌉[ This dashboard widget shows you content that was edited recently and styles each item by status (draft, publish, etc). [⌊There are several configuration options available.⌉⌊There are several configuration options available.⌉[ There are several configuration options available. ## Installation 1. Upload `recently-edited-content-widget` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to dashboard and see for yourself. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/921fe7adaafd2f2b0bf79931d9b68bc8eb5730e32c4ac7978b5fc039795f1805? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Working just fine 4.8.5](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-just-fine-4-8-5/)󠁿 [conradish](https://profiles.wordpress.org/conradish/) March 10, 2018 Simple wee plugin does the trick nicely. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37cea0d20b22decd7655f117626207428669bc68c4601a93a0544a1c22ce7815? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very usefool widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-usefool-widget/)󠁿 [kylar101](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kylar101/) October 26, 2016 Could be easier to use if there was an external settings page, and the ability to split up the different categories into different widgets ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/48e3f829107c0849cf83d6ae30d81d1e520619df0d160f5736535bde9133bffc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-1209/)󠁿 [lindholmfotografie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lindholmfotografie/) October 10, 2016 Does exactly what it’s meant to do. Nice & sleek. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d4400c81ef85f51782ee363f03b932cf037612cd0bfce71565ed8668f7fa9d7d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[An awesome tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-awesome-tool/)󠁿 [Frank Gomez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frank6tg/) September 3, 2016 Improves my and my clients efficiency. A wonderful tool for large sites. [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Recently Edited Content Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ webdeveric ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdeveric/) [Translate “Recently Edited Content Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/recently-edited-content-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/recently-edited-content-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/recently-edited-content-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recently-edited-content-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recently-edited-content-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.3.2 * Verified compatibility with WordPress 4.4. #### 0.3.1 * Verified compatibility with WordPress 4.2. * Grunt workflow updates. #### 0.3 * Added a search box with autocomplete and ajax search results. #### 0.2.14 * Updated which post types and statuses are checked by default. It will now show public post types by default. * Minor style updates for configuration panel. #### 0.2.13 * Compatibility fixes for WordPress 3.0. #### 0.2.12 * Updated styles for WordPress versions older than 3.8. #### 0.2.11 * Updated layout and styles. * Updated empty featured image box styles to use a color from the user’s admin color scheme. #### 0.2.10 * Updated styles. * Began using Grunt and SASS/Compass. * Added action links like what is on the edit posts screen. #### 0.2.9 * Fixed PHP warning when WP_DEBUG is true. #### 0.2.8 * Updated HTML input type number to have min and max attributes. #### 0.2.7 * Updated permissions check. The widget does not get added with `wp_add_dashboard_widget` unless the current user can `edit_posts` or `edit_others_posts`. * Minor updates so it works better in WP 3.5. #### 0.2.6 * Changed default value of “Only show my edits” to unchecked. #### 0.2.5 * Style update on configure panel. * Updated no content message for new sites without any new content. #### 0.2.4 * Updated no content message for when you have imported data, but haven’t made any edits yet. #### 0.2.3 * Rewrote configuration options – new options, saved per user. * Updated CSS – added post status background images. #### 0.1 * Initial build of plugin. Nothing fancy. ## Meta * Version **0.3.2** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.4.0** * Tags * [dashboard](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[dashboard widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard-widget/) [post types](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-types/)[widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recently-edited-content-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ webdeveric ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdeveric/) ## Support Got something to say? 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