Display most recent posts

recent-posts.php

<?php
  //Pass in recent post settings into $args array
  $args = array('numberposts' => 5, 'order' => 'DESC', 'orderby' => 'post_date');
  //Grab latest 5 posts
  $postslist = get_posts($args);
  //Loop through all posts and output the title, date, link to post and excerpt
  foreach ($postslist as $post) : setup_postdata($post);
?>
  <div class="latest-post">
    <a class="latest-title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"title="<?php the_title(); ?>" >
    <?php the_title(); ?>
    </a>
    <span><?php echo the_date("l | F j, Y"); ?></span>
    <p><?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?></p>
    <a class="read-more-btn" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read More...</a>
  </div>
<?php endforeach; ?>