diff --git a/src/AKSRT/Forum/Forum.php b/src/AKSRT/Forum/Forum.php
index f04561e8..1d9b8fae 100644
--- a/src/AKSRT/Forum/Forum.php
+++ b/src/AKSRT/Forum/Forum.php
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ class Forum {
             'callback'            => [$this, 'rest_widget_topics'],
             'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
         ]);
+        register_rest_route('aksrt/v1', '/forum/frontend/widgets/plates', [
+            'methods'             => 'GET',
+            'callback'            => [$this, 'rest_widget_plates'],
+            'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
+        ]);
     }
 
     public function rest_widget_topics(\WP_REST_Request $request) {
@@ -278,6 +283,24 @@ class Forum {
         ], 200);
     }
 
+    public function rest_widget_plates(\WP_REST_Request $request) {
+        if (!class_exists('\AKSRT\Widgets\WidgetForumPlateLists')) {
+            return new \WP_REST_Response(['success' => false, 'message' => 'widget unavailable'], 500);
+        }
+        $instance = [
+            'showposts' => max(1, min(30, (int) ($request->get_param('showposts') ?? $request->get_param('count') ?? 8))),
+            'orderby'   => sanitize_key((string) ($request->get_param('orderby') ?? 'menu_order')),
+            'style'     => sanitize_key((string) ($request->get_param('style') ?? 'default')),
+            'filter'    => sanitize_key((string) ($request->get_param('filter') ?? '')),
+            'cat'       => sanitize_text_field((string) ($request->get_param('cat') ?? '')),
+        ];
+        $payload = \AKSRT\Widgets\WidgetForumPlateLists::query_payload($instance);
+        return new \WP_REST_Response([
+            'success' => true,
+            'html'    => (string) ($payload['html'] ?? ''),
+        ], 200);
+    }
+
 
 
     public function render_board_cards(array $boards): void {
diff --git a/src/AKSRT/Widgets/WidgetForumPlateLists.php b/src/AKSRT/Widgets/WidgetForumPlateLists.php
index 0dbe1afd..89d0e256 100644
--- a/src/AKSRT/Widgets/WidgetForumPlateLists.php
+++ b/src/AKSRT/Widgets/WidgetForumPlateLists.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Forum plate list (zibll zib_bbs_widget_ui_plate_lists lite).
+ * Forum plate list (zibll zib_bbs_widget_ui_plate_lists + ajax).
  *
  * @package AKSRT
  */
@@ -16,20 +16,18 @@ class WidgetForumPlateLists extends \WP_Widget {
 			'aksrt_forum_plate_lists',
 			esc_html__('论坛 - 版块列表（Plate）', 'aksrt'),
 			[
-				'description' => esc_html__('展示论坛 plate 版块列表，支持排序与卡片样式。', 'aksrt'),
+				'description' => esc_html__('展示论坛 plate 版块列表，支持排序/卡片/AJAX。', 'aksrt'),
 				'classname'   => 'widget_aksrt_forum_plate_lists',
 			]
 		);
 	}
 
-	public function widget($args, $instance): void {
-		if (!post_type_exists('aksrt_forum_plate')) {
-			return;
-		}
-
+	/**
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function build_query_args(array $instance): array {
 		$limit   = max(1, min(30, (int) ($instance['showposts'] ?? 8)));
 		$orderby = sanitize_key((string) ($instance['orderby'] ?? 'menu_order'));
-		$style   = sanitize_key((string) ($instance['style'] ?? 'default'));
 		$filter  = sanitize_key((string) ($instance['filter'] ?? ''));
 		$cat_raw = (string) ($instance['cat'] ?? '');
 		$cat_ids = array_values(array_filter(array_map('intval', preg_split('/[\s,]+/', $cat_raw) ?: [])));
@@ -39,6 +37,7 @@ class WidgetForumPlateLists extends \WP_Widget {
 			'post_status'    => 'publish',
 			'posts_per_page' => $limit,
 			'order'          => 'ASC',
+			'no_found_rows'  => true,
 		];
 
 		switch ($orderby) {
@@ -81,8 +80,61 @@ class WidgetForumPlateLists extends \WP_Widget {
 			]];
 		}
 
-		$plates = get_posts($query_args);
+		return $query_args;
+	}
+
+	public static function render_items_html(array $plates, string $style = 'default'): string {
 		if (!$plates) {
+			return '';
+		}
+		ob_start();
+		$self = new self();
+		if ($style === 'card') {
+			echo '<div class="aksrt-plate-cards ajax-item">';
+			foreach ($plates as $post) {
+				if ($post instanceof \WP_Post) {
+					$self->render_card($post);
+				}
+			}
+			echo '</div>';
+		} else {
+			echo '<div class="aksrt-plate-lists ajax-item">';
+			foreach ($plates as $post) {
+				if ($post instanceof \WP_Post) {
+					$self->render_row($post);
+				}
+			}
+			echo '</div>';
+		}
+		return (string) ob_get_clean();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return array{html:string}
+	 */
+	public static function query_payload(array $instance): array {
+		if (!post_type_exists('aksrt_forum_plate')) {
+			return ['html' => ''];
+		}
+		$style = sanitize_key((string) ($instance['style'] ?? 'default'));
+		$plates = get_posts(self::build_query_args($instance));
+		$html = self::render_items_html($plates ?: [], $style === 'card' ? 'card' : 'default');
+		if ($html === '') {
+			$html = function_exists('aksrt_get_ajax_null')
+				? aksrt_get_ajax_null(__('暂无版块', 'aksrt'))
+				: '<p class="aksrt-plate-empty ajax-item">' . esc_html__('暂无版块', 'aksrt') . '</p>';
+		}
+		return ['html' => $html];
+	}
+
+	public function widget($args, $instance): void {
+		if (!post_type_exists('aksrt_forum_plate')) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$style = sanitize_key((string) ($instance['style'] ?? 'default'));
+		$payload = self::query_payload($instance);
+		if ($payload['html'] === '') {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -92,24 +144,16 @@ class WidgetForumPlateLists extends \WP_Widget {
 			echo $args['before_title'] . esc_html($title) . $args['after_title']; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
 		}
 
-		if ($style === 'card') {
-			echo '<div class="aksrt-plate-cards">';
-			foreach ($plates as $post) {
-				$this->render_card($post);
-			}
-			echo '</div>';
-		} else {
-			echo '<div class="aksrt-plate-lists">';
-			foreach ($plates as $post) {
-				$this->render_row($post);
-			}
-			echo '</div>';
-		}
+		// IAS-like: first paint is SSR; optional remote refresh via rest for customize.
+		$rest = rest_url('aksrt/v1/forum/frontend/widgets/plates');
+		echo '<div class="widget-plate-lists ajaxpager mb20" data-aksrt-ajaxpager data-aksrt-ajax-url="' . esc_url($rest) . '">';
+		echo $payload['html']; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
+		echo '</div>';
 
 		echo $args['after_widget']; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
 	}
 
-	private function render_row(\WP_Post $post): void {
+	public function render_row(\WP_Post $post): void {
 		$id    = (int) $post->ID;
 		$url   = get_permalink($id);
 		$thumb = get_the_post_thumbnail_url($id, 'thumbnail');
@@ -136,7 +180,7 @@ class WidgetForumPlateLists extends \WP_Widget {
 		echo '</div></a>';
 	}
 
-	private function render_card(\WP_Post $post): void {
+	public function render_card(\WP_Post $post): void {
 		$id    = (int) $post->ID;
 		$url   = get_permalink($id);
 		$thumb = get_the_post_thumbnail_url($id, 'medium');