Title: Using without the thumbnails
Last modified: March 28, 2019

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# Using without the thumbnails

 *  Resolved [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/)
 * (@newbie63)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-without-the-thumbnails/)
 * I would like to find a recent posts plugin that will allow me to put a fairly
   extensive excerpt of the most recent post onto my front page. Just one, with 
   the excerpt. This would be in addition to the list of recent posts, as the built
   in ‘recent posts’ widget does. However, none of my posts have an image attached.
   So I need a way to NOT display the thumbnail that doesn’t leave a goofy generic
   icon or placeholder. Does this plugin offer that option? Easily accessible without
   a lot of coding?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fusing-without-the-thumbnails%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-without-the-thumbnails/#post-11368407)
 * This plugin is built to use thumbnails actually. I wrote another plugin where
   you can switch the thumbnails off and the customizable excerpts on: [Ultimate Post List](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-post-list/).
 *  Thread Starter [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/)
 * (@newbie63)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-without-the-thumbnails/#post-11396531)
 * I like the idea. I downloaded your suggested plugin but can’t seem to understand
   how to make it work. It adds widget to the page I designate, and then says “select
   list”. What list? How do I create the list?
 * All I want to do is have a place on the sidebar of my home page that displays
   the title and an excerpt of the most recent post on my site. The post page is
   another click for visitor, so this gives them a sample of what I’m about right
   at the front door, as it were. If this plugin will do that, please help this 
   hopelessly inept person figure out how to do it and I’ll be eternally grateful.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Martin Stehle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hinjiriyo/)
 * (@hinjiriyo)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-without-the-thumbnails/#post-11398389)
 * Create a list in (left navigation) “Ultimate Post List” > “Add List”, control
   all the desired options and publish the list. Select the published list in the
   widget and save the setting. Then you can see the list.
 * But I found an easier way: Use “Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails” again and
   deactivate both the checkboxes “Show thumbnail?” and “Show default thumbnail”.
   Does that work for you?
 *  Thread Starter [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/)
 * (@newbie63)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-without-the-thumbnails/#post-11404686)
 * Oh, that is so very nice! It does exactly what I wanted. Thank you ever so much!
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/).

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 * ["recent post"](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/recent-post/)
 * [no image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/no-image/)

 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-without-the-thumbnails/#post-11404686)
 * Status: resolved