A Featured Page Widget
This plugin creates a widget that features a specific page, showing its excerpt. You can also choose a post thumbnail among the registered ones in your theme.
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- Small user base (90+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.3 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where A Featured Page Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| featured page | >100 |
| page widget | >100 |
| pages | >100 |
| sidebar | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About A Featured Page Widget
From the official readme · v1.3Description
This plugin creates a widget that features a specific page, showing its excerpt. You can also choose a post thumbnail among the registered ones in your theme.
Contributing
A Featured Page Widget is available on GitHub. If you want to contribute, please fork it and send a pull request!
Languages
- Portuguese (Brazil)
Installation
- Upload
a-featured-page-widgetdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to ‘Widgets’ menu and drag it to your sidebar
Changelog
1.3
- Introduce classes generally used for post thumbnails, such as
post-thumbnailandentry-image. - Update coding standards.
1.2
- Added widget defaults and removed cache functionality to work correctly with
the_widget(). - Replaced
page-linkargument withlink-text.
1.1
- Added a filter for the “Continue reading” text.
- Now we have a FAQ.
1.0
- First version.
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FAQ
A Featured Page Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is A Featured Page Widget free?
Yes. A Featured Page Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is A Featured Page Widget safe to use in 2026?
A Featured Page Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 90+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use A Featured Page Widget?
A Featured Page Widget is active on 90+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,318 times since it launched in June 2013. It was downloaded 84 times in the last 30 days.
Does A Featured Page Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
A Featured Page Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.3.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was A Featured Page Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.3, was released on October 30, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes A Featured Page Widget?
A Featured Page Widget is developed and maintained by Eduardo Zulian.
What are the best alternatives to A Featured Page Widget?
The most popular alternatives to A Featured Page Widget are Genesis Featured Page Advan… (7K+ installs), Feature A Page Widget (3K+ installs) and Advanced Featured Page Widg… (300+ installs).
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