Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget
Genesis Featured Content with support for custom post types, taxonomies, and so much more.
5(14 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget is a WordPress cu plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 32K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week.
5/514 reviews
1.0K+active installs
32K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget adds additional functionality to the Genesis Featured Posts Widget. Specifically it:
- Supports Custom Post Types
- Supports Custom Taxonomies
- Exclude Term by ID field
- Supports Pagination
- Supports Meta Key Values
- Supports Sorting by Meta Key
- Multiple Hooks and Filters for adding additional content
New features include:
- More filters/actions
- Everything in a single class
- Addition of column classes (including option for fifths class) & custom classes
- WP_Query optimization for speed including site transients and term cache updating
- Pushed everything to a framework approach so it can all be removed easily
- HTML5 & Genesis 2.0 updated
- Excerpt length & cutoffs options added
- White labeled naming option
- Added remove displayed posts option (won̵…
Ratings & Reviews
514 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Staple plugin on every site
by staceyzav·9 years ago
LOVE this plugin. It gives you so much flexibility for creating custom feeds on your genesis site!
Feature packed and works wonderfully
by Dave Barr·9 years ago
Does exactly what I needed it to and a lot more.
What can I say – it just works!
by David Gordon·10 years ago
Also has lots of great options to adjust the display
Awesome!!!
by MCD Diseño Web·10 years ago
Thank you very much for your efforts to develop this plugin, what I was looking for.
Congratulations !!! 🙂
Great added functionality
·10 years ago
Great plugin. Works fine.
Download Trends
Today: 2Yesterday: 5This week: 23Period total: 951
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.2
96.6%
v1.1
3.4%
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.5 (11/22/2017)
* Fixed disabled checkboxes. Props mbootsman
1.1.8 (07/18/2014)
* Fixed post_info/post_meta issue #26, props BenFurfie.
* Fixed link_title_field issue, #27.
* Fixed conflict with Premise, which is their fault really, #18.
* Fix More from Category Custom Link, #24, #19.
1.1.7 (07/18/2014)
* Fixed include/exclude issue. #28
1.1.6 (07/18/2014)
* Fixed meta_value_numeric to show meta_key input. TY @4WardMotion.
Contributors
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