Title: Latest Post Link Shortcode Author: njokusomto Published: Marso 11, 2020 Last modified: Oktubre 24, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/latest-post-shortcode-link/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2259053) ![](https://ps.w.org/latest-post-shortcode-link/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2259059) # Latest Post Link Shortcode By [njokusomto](https://profiles.wordpress.org/njokusomto/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link.2.3.zip) * [Details](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link/#description) * [Reviews](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link/#installation) * [Development](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/) ## Description This plugin creates a shortcode for you to turn your last WordPress post into a link. You can add this shortcode to your any link field or URL field in the post editor. Simply use shortcode [latestposturl] in your post editor to link to the latest post on your blog/website. This shortcode works on popular post editors like the Classic Editor, Gutenberg Editor as well as third-party page builders like Elementor and Visual Composer. ## Screenshots * [[ * Plugin points buttons or links to the latest post on blog. * [[ * Plugin usage in the Elementor page builder. ## Installation This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. e.g. 1. Upload the `latest-post-shortcode-link.zip` file to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Extract the zip file 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 4. In your post editor, simply use a shortcode widget with shortcode [latestposturl] to create a link to the latest post on your blog/website. 5. Enjoy! ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/66e20df1dbd3d2fbb3bfaebb3800c73c0985ea78b01c8b12b088592ff40110a6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it’s meant to, but insecurely](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-its-meant-to-but-insecurely/)󠁿 [joshodysseydigital](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshodysseydigital/) Pebrero 7, 2023 Does what’s it’s supposed to, and it’s the only option out there without coding it yourself, so for that I’m very grateful, but for whatever reason automatically redirects https requests to http. Not sure why you would do this, as if you’re trying to support people on http, well, they need to improve their own security.Simple fix in the plugin file, but I’m a bit stumped as to why it was built this way. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Latest Post Link Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ njokusomto ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/njokusomto/) [Translate “Latest Post Link Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/latest-post-shortcode-link/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/latest-post-shortcode-link/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/latest-post-shortcode-link/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/latest-post-shortcode-link/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * Initial plugin release. #### 2.0 * Updated plugin for WordPress 6.1.1. * Extended compatibility for popular page builders that support shortcakes including Elementor, Bricks, Divi, WP Bakery (Formerly Visual Composer). #### 2.2 * Updated plugin for compatibility with WordPress 6.2.2 #### 2.3 * Updated plugin for compatibility with WordPress 6.8.3 ## Meta * Version **2.3** * Last updated **7 bulan ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 1.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link/) * Tags * [comments](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[spam](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/) * [Advanced View](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latest-post-shortcode-link/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ njokusomto ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/njokusomto/) ## Support Got something to say? 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