Featured Posts Widget
A Wordpress plugin to create a Featured Posts widget
3(2 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Featured Posts Widget is a WordPress posts plugin with 30 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
3/52 reviews
30active installs
4.8K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
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
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4.1+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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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
Contributors
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