#### Introduction
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Have you ever wondered that why blogging platform like wordpress or blogspot are the greatest choice among bloggers especially when we talk about blogging platform features like social widgets and plugins etc. I have noticed that there are some common missing features like ***recent posts widget***, ***most read posts widget*** and ***most commented posts*** etc. are much needed feature in Steemit platform.  

I have tried to fill those gaps by creating a small opensource app which I have launched for the Steemit users. In this first version of the app, Steemit users can generate recent posts feed with embeddable source code just like a widgets and use it in their blog post.

### The problem
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In Steemit platform you don't have privilege to add recent posts feed just like Wordpress or Blogspot easily,  so everything you have do it is manually and it's really a pain especially when you are from non-technical background when you don't have any simple coding skills like html etc. However developers can manage it in some how but still it's a pain especially when you have to do it on regular basis.

#### The solution
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So by seeing that problem I have come up with an idea to make simple app for the users so that they will be able to use it and can get good advantage of it in their blog post. I have made this app using [steemit api](https://developers.steem.io/tutorials/#tutorials-javascript) with frontend framework like Angular 5.0 and Bootstrap CSS 4.0 and it has hosted on GitHub pages.

#### App URL: [https://rakesh2409.github.io/steem/](https://rakesh2409.github.io/steem/)

#### Basic features of the app

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* First and most important feature of this app is that you don't need to login or register to use it. You just need to have your steemit user id.
* You can choose no of posts feed you want to generate. 
* You also have a option to include resteemed posts or not. (***See screen shot below***)

![steemApp1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdhLTj9XkMjE9YqmrAVxvNaSrvMGiVWFMUHESsz4mTC8r/steemApp1.jpg)


* Once you enter your steemit user id and no posts and press submit then your recent posts list generates and it displays whether it is posted by you or it's resteemed in front of each post. (***See screen shot below***)

![steemApp2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZx37sdBJjUaq1khMXtLMzd3WT1nxXEdS8q1Ets2BowhA/steemApp2.jpg)

 * Once posts feed list generated then you can get embbedable source code of the posts feed by pressing '**GetHTML**' button. 
* Copy to clipboard button is available to copy the source code which provides good user experience.
* This app is fully responsive it can be used on any mobile or tab device. (***See screen shot below***)

![steemApp3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmc7KzUN6xQHCbaYoHvbKZQZTixZn1EvSdGeSUyAbxfKrq/steemApp3.jpg)
 
#### Features planned for future release
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Currently I am studying steemit api to extend this app features further to the next level so that it could provide more useful feature to the users. Here are the following upcoming features:

* Most commented posts widget
* Most read posts widget
* Most upvoted posts widget
* Choose posts by tag  

#### Conclusion
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Showing a recent posts widget is always helpful for your readers or followers to get more interaction with your blog. It creates more engagement for your blog and resulting that your blog posts will have visibility and great user experience. Without the social widgets and plugins features blogging experience is incomplete for the readers and writers. 

#### End note
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Thanks for your time to read this post. If you feel that my contribution has some worth and it added some value to the steemit community then feel free to spread the word about it and let other users to take advantage of this free app.

I hope this app will be helpful for the users and I definitely need your valuable feedback or suggestion to improve it further. Please leave your comment below I will be happy to answer it as soon as possible.

Thanks!

<br /><hr/><em>Posted on <a href="https://utopian.io/utopian-io/@techstack/6nywp6-steemit-recent-posts-feed-widget-app">Utopian.io -  Rewarding Open Source Contributors</a></em><hr/>