Featured Posts and Custom Posts

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1. ★★★★★ radgh

   11.4y ago

   I got this to use for a custom post type to let the client star some posts that will show up in a custom widget on the front page. It seemed like the plugin would work well enough, since this isn’t a difficult thing to implement. But I’m seeing two stars appear for my custom post type. Whether or not it works doesn’t matter, this is not acceptable and would be embarassing to show a client. Here’s a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/F8yoANS.jpg I would make this a support request, but it seems this was reported two years ago and never had a response. I’m not even using Magic Fields, so this isn’t a plugin conflict. This explicitly states “Custom Posts” in the title of the plugin, yet this bug hasn’t been fixed. Ok?

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2. ★★★★★ Yasp0

   13.4y ago

   Was looking for a plugin to set a custom post as featured. This plugin does the job perfectly! Allows users to set post(s) as featured live with just 1 simple click.

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   13.7y ago

   Was looking for a simple replacement for a plugin that broke with the 3.5 update, and this fit the bill (and in fact, I like it better than the original). Great for blogs with featured sliders or content areas, this allows users to easily set posts as featured through the Posts admin area.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-08-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-08-03 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2024-08-01 200+ → 100+ 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).

• Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Bulk Images to Posts 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• A Author Filters 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Post List Featured Image 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• F Featured Post 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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Featured Posts and Custom Posts: 100+ active installs, 4.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/featured-posts-and-custom-posts