Featured Post with thumbnail
This plugin let’s you add – to any spot on your blog’s sidebar – a section dedicated to the articles you’d like to highlight. How it works is very simple: once it’s installed and activated you can decide which articles…
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Featured Post with thumbnail shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Featured Post with thumbnail stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Highlight | >100 |
| post | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| thumbnail | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews
About Featured Post with thumbnail
From the official readme · v1.5.2Description
This plugin let’s you add – to any spot on your blog’s sidebar – a section dedicated to the articles you’d like to highlight. How it works is very simple: once it’s installed and activated you can decide which articles to add to the highlights section, how many to display, the display order mode and the size of the image retrieved (it takes the first image in the article and automatically resizes it using the “timthumb.php” script).
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Some Features
- Specify a title to be shown on the sidebar.
- Choose the number of articles to display in this section.
- Choose the way in which the articles will be ordered.
- Define the dimensions of the image that will be created.
Installation
The Featured Posts can be installed in 3 easy steps:
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Unzip “featured-posts” archive and put all files into your “plugins” folder (/wp-content/plugins/) or to create a sub directory into the plugins folder (recommanded), like /wp-content/plugins/featured-posts/
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Activate the plugin
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Inside the WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Widgets, Add this widget in the sidebar section in which you want to view it.
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Changelog
This version fixes the problem of featured posts not showing.
1.5.2
- fixed: all featured posts are shown
- fixed: in a post without images the default one is shown
1.5.1
- fixed: compatible with previous versions of the plugin
1.5
- fixed: timthumb vulnerability
1.4
- add: ability to use the plugin as a widget and as a function within the template
- add: documentation to use the widget as a function
- add: possibility to using the image provided by the function “the_post_thumbnail()” if it is available
1.3
- add: brazilian language (thanks to fernando lopes)
- fixed: problem with the float image
1.2
- fixed: problem with the draft post
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FAQ
Featured Post with thumbnail: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Featured Post with thumbnail free?
Yes. Featured Post with thumbnail is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Featured Post with thumbnail safe to use in 2026?
Featured Post with thumbnail shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Featured Post with thumbnail?
Featured Post with thumbnail is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 57,216 times since it launched in February 2010. It was downloaded 72 times in the last 30 days.
Does Featured Post with thumbnail work with WordPress 7.1?
Featured Post with thumbnail is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Featured Post with thumbnail last updated?
The latest version, 1.5.2, was released on September 21, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Featured Post with thumbnail?
Featured Post with thumbnail is developed and maintained by Giustino Borzacchiello.
What are the best alternatives to Featured Post with thumbnail?
The most popular alternatives to Featured Post with thumbnail are String locator (100K+ installs), Highlighting Code Block (10K+ installs) and Highlight Search Terms (6K+ installs).
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