diff --git a/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk b/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk
index c8a818c..bb8f540 100644
--- a/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% if homepageConfig and homepageConfig.blogPostSidebar and homepageConfig.blogPostSidebar.length %}
   {# === Data-driven mode: render configured widgets === #}
   {% for widget in homepageConfig.blogPostSidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% else %}
 
@@ -169,6 +169,20 @@
   {# === Fallback: default blog post sidebar (backward compatibility) === #}
   {# Each widget wrapped in collapsible container #}
 
+  {# Recent Posts #}
+  {% set widgetKey = "post-fb-recent-posts" %}
+  <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">
+    <div class="bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+      <button class="widget-header w-full p-4" @click="open = !open; localStorage.setItem('{{ widgetKey }}', open)" :aria-expanded="open ? 'true' : 'false'">
+        <h3 class="widget-title font-bold text-lg flex items-center gap-2">{{ icon("list", "w-5 h-5 text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400") }} Recent Posts</h3>
+        <svg class="widget-chevron" :class="open && 'rotate-180'" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7"/></svg>
+      </button>
+      <div x-show="open" x-transition:enter="transition ease-out duration-150" x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0" x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100" x-transition:leave="transition ease-in duration-100" x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100" x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0" x-cloak>
+        {% include "components/widgets/recent-posts-blog.njk" %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   {# Author Card Compact #}
   {% set widgetKey = "post-fb-author-card-compact" %}
   <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">
diff --git a/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk b/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk
index b63618c..5b4d164 100644
--- a/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {# CV Page Builder Sidebar — renders widgets from cvPageConfig.sidebar #}
 {% if cvPageConfig.sidebar and cvPageConfig.sidebar.length %}
   {% for widget in cvPageConfig.sidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% elif widget.type == "author-card" %}
       {% include "components/widgets/author-card.njk" %}
diff --git a/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk b/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk
index 2d7bb5b..dd214f2 100644
--- a/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 {% if homepageConfig.sidebar and homepageConfig.sidebar.length %}
   {% for widget in homepageConfig.sidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% else %}
 
diff --git a/_includes/components/sidebar.njk b/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
index b83b2d3..6747321 100644
--- a/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% if homepageConfig and homepageConfig.blogListingSidebar and homepageConfig.blogListingSidebar.length %}
   {# === Data-driven mode: render configured widgets === #}
   {% for widget in homepageConfig.blogListingSidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% else %}
 
@@ -158,6 +158,20 @@
   {# === Fallback: current hardcoded sidebar (backward compatibility) === #}
   {# Each widget wrapped in collapsible container #}
 
+  {# Recent Posts #}
+  {% set widgetKey = "listing-fb-recent-posts" %}
+  <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">
+    <div class="bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+      <button class="widget-header w-full p-4" @click="open = !open; localStorage.setItem('{{ widgetKey }}', open)" :aria-expanded="open ? 'true' : 'false'">
+        <h3 class="widget-title font-bold text-lg flex items-center gap-2">{{ icon("list", "w-5 h-5 text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400") }} Recent Posts</h3>
+        <svg class="widget-chevron" :class="open && 'rotate-180'" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7"/></svg>
+      </button>
+      <div x-show="open" x-transition:enter="transition ease-out duration-150" x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0" x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100" x-transition:leave="transition ease-in duration-100" x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100" x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0" x-cloak>
+        {% include "components/widgets/recent-posts.njk" %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   {# Author Card (h-card) — always shown #}
   {% set widgetKey = "listing-fb-author-card" %}
   <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">
diff --git a/theme/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk b/theme/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk
index d6d59a8..7ecd844 100644
--- a/theme/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk
+++ b/theme/_includes/components/blog-sidebar.njk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% if homepageConfig and homepageConfig.blogPostSidebar and homepageConfig.blogPostSidebar.length %}
   {# === Data-driven mode: render configured widgets === #}
   {% for widget in homepageConfig.blogPostSidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% else %}
 
@@ -163,6 +163,20 @@
   {# === Fallback: default blog post sidebar (backward compatibility) === #}
   {# Each widget wrapped in collapsible container #}
 
+  {# Recent Posts #}
+  {% set widgetKey = "post-fb-recent-posts" %}
+  <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">
+    <div class="bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+      <button class="widget-header w-full p-4" @click="open = !open; localStorage.setItem('{{ widgetKey }}', open)" :aria-expanded="open ? 'true' : 'false'">
+        <h3 class="widget-title font-bold text-lg flex items-center gap-2">{{ icon("list", "w-5 h-5 text-surface-500") }} Recent Posts</h3>
+        <svg class="widget-chevron" :class="open && 'rotate-180'" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7"/></svg>
+      </button>
+      <div x-show="open" x-transition:enter="transition ease-out duration-150" x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0" x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100" x-transition:leave="transition ease-in duration-100" x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100" x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0" x-cloak>
+        {% include "components/widgets/recent-posts-blog.njk" %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   {# Author Card Compact #}
   {% set widgetKey = "post-fb-author-card-compact" %}
   <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">
diff --git a/theme/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk b/theme/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk
index b63618c..5b4d164 100644
--- a/theme/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk
+++ b/theme/_includes/components/cv-sidebar.njk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {# CV Page Builder Sidebar — renders widgets from cvPageConfig.sidebar #}
 {% if cvPageConfig.sidebar and cvPageConfig.sidebar.length %}
   {% for widget in cvPageConfig.sidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% elif widget.type == "author-card" %}
       {% include "components/widgets/author-card.njk" %}
diff --git a/theme/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk b/theme/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk
index f725a27..780fa3d 100644
--- a/theme/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk
+++ b/theme/_includes/components/homepage-sidebar.njk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 {% if homepageConfig.sidebar and homepageConfig.sidebar.length %}
   {% for widget in homepageConfig.sidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% else %}
 
diff --git a/theme/_includes/components/sidebar.njk b/theme/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
index e0a584a..a964ac1 100644
--- a/theme/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
+++ b/theme/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% if homepageConfig and homepageConfig.blogListingSidebar and homepageConfig.blogListingSidebar.length %}
   {# === Data-driven mode: render configured widgets === #}
   {% for widget in homepageConfig.blogListingSidebar %}
-    {% if widget.type == "recent-posts" or widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
+    {% if widget.type == "recent-comments" or widget.type == "categories" or widget.type == "post-categories" %}
       {# Hidden sidebar widgets by request #}
     {% else %}
 
@@ -152,6 +152,20 @@
   {# === Fallback: current hardcoded sidebar (backward compatibility) === #}
   {# Each widget wrapped in collapsible container #}
 
+  {# Recent Posts #}
+  {% set widgetKey = "listing-fb-recent-posts" %}
+  <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">
+    <div class="bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+      <button class="widget-header w-full p-4" @click="open = !open; localStorage.setItem('{{ widgetKey }}', open)" :aria-expanded="open ? 'true' : 'false'">
+        <h3 class="widget-title font-bold text-lg flex items-center gap-2">{{ icon("list", "w-5 h-5 text-surface-500") }} Recent Posts</h3>
+        <svg class="widget-chevron" :class="open && 'rotate-180'" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7"/></svg>
+      </button>
+      <div x-show="open" x-transition:enter="transition ease-out duration-150" x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0" x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100" x-transition:leave="transition ease-in duration-100" x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100" x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0" x-cloak>
+        {% include "components/widgets/recent-posts.njk" %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   {# Author Card (h-card) — always shown #}
   {% set widgetKey = "listing-fb-author-card" %}
   <div class="widget-collapsible mb-4" x-data="{ open: localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('{{ widgetKey }}') === 'true' : true }">