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To display the most recent posts anywhere in wordpress, use the following code snippet. Paste it anywhere in wordpress template files and it will display the five most recent posts.
<?php query_posts('showposts=5'); ?>
<ul>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endwhile;?>
</ul>
To display more (or less) then five posts, just change the number 5 to the number of your choice in the first line of the code. For example, the following code will display the seven most recent posts,
<?php query_posts('showposts=7'); ?>
<ul>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endwhile;?>
</ul>
Note that you cannot use php code in sidebar widgets or in posts/pages. You need to edit the theme template files. However, if you do need to use it in widgets or posts/pages then install the Exec-PHP plugin to make it work.
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