Is Featured Post Widget free?

Yes, Featured Post Widget is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Featured Post Widget?

Featured Post Widget has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Featured Post Widget alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Featured Post Widget include Post Type Switcher, Post Duplicator, Header and Footer Scripts. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Featured Post Widget work with the latest WordPress?

Featured Post Widget has been tested up to WordPress 3.4.2. It requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+.

PluginSift

Featured Post Widget – Link to Category

Name: Featured Post Widget – Link to Category
Author: brianmyrick

Modification of StudioPress Featured Post Widget that enables an override link to the category.

By brianmyrick·Post·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 12 years ago

Download Visit Homepage Compare

As of April 2026, Featured Post Widget is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.

0/5Rating

10active installs

2.5K+total downloads

13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Some people like to have their posts link to a “stacked list” of articles instead of the full
article. This modification to the Genesis Featured Post Widget adds a checkbox to the widget
configuration that will tell the widget to link to the category page instead of linking to
the article directly.

Read full description on WordPress.org