diff --git a/js/zoninator.js b/js/zoninator.js
index 346cb5a..56bc4bb 100644
--- a/js/zoninator.js
+++ b/js/zoninator.js
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ var zoninator = {};
 		// Add Post to List
 		var $post = $(returnData.content);
 		$post.hide()
-			.appendTo(zoninator.$zonePostsList)
+			//.appendTo(zoninator.$zonePostsList)
+			.prependTo(zoninator.$zonePostsList)
 			.fadeIn()
 		;
 
diff --git a/widget.zone-posts.php b/widget.zone-posts.php
index 30f87ce..7d7b73c 100644
--- a/widget.zone-posts.php
+++ b/widget.zone-posts.php
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ function widget( $args, $instance ) {
 			return;
 		
 		$posts = z_get_posts_in_zone( $zone_id );
-		if ( empty( $posts ) )
+		if ( empty( $posts ) ) {
 			return;
+		}
 
+		$query = z_get_zone_query( $zone_id );
 		?>
 		<?php echo wp_kses_post( $args['before_widget'] ); ?>
 
@@ -57,18 +59,15 @@ function widget( $args, $instance ) {
 
 		<?php if ( ! empty( $zone->description ) && $show_description ) : ?>
 			<p class="description"><?php echo esc_html( $zone->description ); ?></p>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-
-		<ul>
-			<?php foreach ( $posts as $post ) : ?>
-				<li>
-					<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_permalink( $post->ID ) ); ?>">
-						<?php echo esc_html( get_the_title( $post->ID ) ); ?>
-					</a>
-				</li>
-			<?php endforeach; ?>
-		</ul>
+		<?php endif;
 
+		$html = apply_filters( 'widget_zone_posts_override_html', false, $posts, $query );
+		if ( false !== $html ) {
+			echo $html;
+		} else {
+			$this->widget_posts( $posts );
+		}
+		?>
 		<?php echo wp_kses_post( $args['after_widget'] ); ?>
 		<?php
 		$cache[ $args['widget_id'] ] = ob_get_flush();
@@ -81,6 +80,21 @@ function widget( $args, $instance ) {
 		wp_cache_set( 'widget-zone-posts', $cache, 'widget' );
 	}
 
+	// filterable function to render posts in a zone post widget
+	function widget_posts( $posts ) {
+		?>
+		<ul>
+				<?php foreach ( $posts as $post ) : ?>
+					<li>
+						<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_permalink( $post->ID ) ); ?>">
+							<?php echo esc_html( get_the_title( $post->ID ) ); ?>
+						</a>
+					</li>
+				<?php endforeach; ?>
+			</ul>
+		<?php
+	}
+
 	function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
 		$instance     = $old_instance;
 		$new_instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $new_instance, array( 'zone_id' => 0, 'show_description' => 0 ) );