Featured Post

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ rftbdev

   3.1y ago

   This is not a hate post. The plugin worked fine for a website for many years! Unfortunately with PHP updates one of the functions has been removed completely as of PHP 8.create_function() has been removed from PHP as of version 8.

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2. ★★★★★ Daniel Hendricks

   9.8y ago

   I love this plugin. It’s simple, small and easy to modify. Best of all, it has a simple interface for end-users. NOTE: You may wish to download the plugin from the GitHub link in the description. This one is at version 3.2.1 but the GitHub one is at version 3.5. Works great on WordPress 4.6.1!

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3. ★★★★★ vnastey

   10.4y ago

   This plugin is awesome, but how can i customize the output? how to rewrite the output, for example, print the category, content of the post?

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4. ★★★★★ andrewcow108

   11.1y ago

   Awesome! It took me a while to get working because I am a bit of a dunce with web design. I couldn’t figure out which line to add the code on. For me on my index.php, is was just after the get_header line (so on line 2). Hope this helps others!

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5. ★★★★★ Tran Cuong

   11.7y ago

   Hmm, In general It’s good except when I turn on DEBUG, it has several error notifs. Anyway, thanks for your work.

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6. ★★★★★ hoanggiang12

   12.3y ago

   Thank for the plugin!

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7. ★★★★★ wpsayan

   12.4y ago

   Its really a superb plugin & worked great with 3.8.2. I don’t know why it is so ill rated.

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8. ★★★★★ JohnRI

   12.4y ago

   Test your updates more in the future. Base functionality works. Plugin should allow you to feature from new post window though.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-10 900+ → 800+ down after 112 days in tier
2. 2026-03-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 817 days in tier
3. 2023-12-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2023-12-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-12-21 2K+ → 1K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• N NS Featured Posts 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B
• Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• Hide Featured Image 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Featured Video Plus 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• P Public Post Preview Configurator 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Featured Post: 800+ active installs, 4.6★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/featured-post