We’ve included a nice widget for you that displays the most recent posts with thumbnails. The thumbnails are automatically generated from the featured image you upload for the post(s). However, if you don’t have one, a placeholder image takes the place of one.

seasoning recent posts

Go to Appearance >> Widgets

Drag the Recent Posts widget into the sidebar position you want to show it in, and then use the settings to title it and how many posts to show. RP stands for “Rough Pixels”.

definite recent posts widget

recent post widget settings

Thumbnails

This theme gives you the option to generate cropped thumbnails for this widget (and other parts of your website).

  1. Go to Appearance >> Customize >> Theme Options >> Thumbnail Settings
  2. Check the box next to the “Crop images for the recent posts thumbnails” setting
    Amble Recent Posts Img Thumbnail setting
  3. Click “Save & Publish“

NOTE: If your post does not have a featured image, a placeholder thumbnail will take its place:

Amble Recent Posts placeholder image