Featured Posts Widget
Features: * Customisable title * Select categories to choose posts from * Customisable thumbnails (none, above, below, left, right) * Customisable thumbnail sizes
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Featured Posts Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.7 (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 Featured Posts Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| featured | >100 |
| featured posts | >100 |
| Featured Posts Widget | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 2 reviews
About Featured Posts Widget
From the official readme · v1.0Description
A WordPress plugin to create a Featured Posts widget
Features:
* Customisable title
* Select categories to choose posts from
* Customisable thumbnails (none, above, below, left, right)
* Customisable thumbnail sizes
Thanks
Initial image code, customisations and WP_Query refactor from https://twitter.com/_ericholmes to help create a real 1.0 version
Changelog
1.0
- Customisable title
- Select categories to choose posts from
- Customisable thumbnails (none, above, below, left, right)
- Customisable thumbnail sizes
- Better use of WP_Query
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FAQ
Featured Posts Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Featured Posts Widget free?
Yes. Featured Posts Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Featured Posts Widget safe to use in 2026?
Featured Posts Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Featured Posts Widget?
Featured Posts Widget is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,053 times since it launched in July 2012. It was downloaded 58 times in the last 30 days.
Does Featured Posts Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Featured Posts Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Featured Posts Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on December 8, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Featured Posts Widget?
Featured Posts Widget is developed and maintained by tomsinger.
What are the best alternatives to Featured Posts Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Featured Posts Widget are Featured Image from URL (FI… (60K+ installs), Conditionally display featu… (30K+ installs) and Hide Featured Image (10K+ installs).
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