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Nelio Featured Posts

Select the featured posts you want to show at any time and include them in your theme using a widget.

By Nelio Software·Widget·Free
4.8(9 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, Nelio Featured Posts is a WordPress widget plugin with 400 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 24K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.

4.8/59 reviews
400active installs
24K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

With this WordPress plugin, you can define a set of featured posts easily.
These featured posts can be added to your theme wherever you want via a widget.

The plugin is extremely simple, fast, and reliable. Once you have selected the
featured posts, they are saved in a cache, so that the amount of database
queries is kept to the minimum.

Custom Templates
Version 2.0.0 let’s you define your own templates for displaying each related
post. Just create a directory named neliofp in your theme’s directory and
create the template you want to use such as, for instance,
template-name.php. When inserting the widget, specify that the template is
template-name and you’re ready to go!

Warning Remember to save your templates somewhere save before updating
your theme!

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Ratings & Reviews

4.89 reviews
5 ★
7
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3 ★
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0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.2.4 (November 29, 2019)

  • Compatibility check with WordPress 5.3.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Nelio SoftwareNelio SoftwareDavid AguileraDavid Aguilera
Plugin Info
Version
2.2.4
Last Updated
Nov 29, 2019
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
5.3.21
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
24K+
Added
Sep 19, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

widgetstarred postfeatured postrelevant postmanual featured posts

Developer

N
Nelio Software
9 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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