Genesis Featured Widget Amplified

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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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 · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Adrian Tawfik

   8.8y ago

   works just great on HTML5 for me! This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by Adrian Tawfik.

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2. ★★★★★ thamesidemedia

   9.1y ago

   Thanks for finally updating this versatile plugin, I have used this in so many ways on Genesis themes

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3. ★★★★★ chris_c

   9.3y ago

   Thanks for updating this. Remains the best plugin of its kind.

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4. ★★★★★ AmberEM

   12.6y ago

   Fantastic, I use this for custom post types.

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5. ★★★★★ pelchatd62

   12.8y ago

   I can’t find the Exclude Previously Displayed Post checkbox. I use this widget several times on the same page and I have the same posts showing everywhere. I wanted to use this plugin because I want to show posts from all categories except one on my home page without having to create custom post types. I also would like to display random posts in my footer but now it shows already displayed posts. EDIT: I decided to increase my rating because this plugin is great except that Exclude Previously Displayed Post checkbox that I really need. It’s strange for me to have a plugin that lets you chose random posts but doesn’t check if the post is already displayed.

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6. ★★★★★ carrozzo87

   12.9y ago

   it’s a very complete plugin !

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7. ★★★★★ vividvilla

   13.3y ago

   It makes Genesis Featured Widget complete…Thanks for this

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8. ★★★★★ David Decker

   13.5y ago

   One of the most awesome and useful Genesis plugins out there! It really does an incredible job in extending the (already awesome) default “Genesis Featured Posts” widget in the right direction. If you need to work with custom post types, and/or need even more flexibility with your featured widgets then this plugin is a must for you! The developer did an awesome job in delivering this handy solution. Highly recommended, as I use it in various projects – working like a charm!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.8.1 Fixed thumbnail image size option 0.8.1
2. — Version 0.8 Fixed image alignment when not linked Added alignnone to output if no alignment is selected Added aligncenter to image options Dropped support for php 4, now requires php 5.2 like WordPress Simplified defaults to a singl 0.8
3. — Version 0.7.2 Fixed link to post image option Fixed link to post title option Added German Translation Files 0.7.2
4. — Version 0.7.1 Fixed text domain for localization support Fixed undefined index extra_posts notice 0.7.1
5. — Version 0.7 Added option to link/not link post title Added option to link/not link post image Fixed tag archive link Fixed All %taxonomy% not showing “selected” Fixed exclude post by ID not working Added custom field for $instance t 0.7
6. — Version 0.6.6 Bug Fix: Corrected taxonomy name for Categories, which resolves several smaller bugs including, exclude terms not working with specific category selected Bug Fix: Corrected archive link creation 0.6.6

Translated into 78 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 54 more locales with partial translations.

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-10-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 314 days in tier
2. 2024-11-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 311 days in tier
3. 2024-01-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 4 days in tier
4. 2024-01-19 4K+ → 5K+ up after 5 days in tier
5. 2024-01-14 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-01-13 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-01-12 5K+ → 4K+ down after 313 days in tier
8. 2023-03-05 6K+ → 5K+ down after 248 days in tier

Competes with

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Genesis Featured Widget Amplified: 2K+ active installs, 4.9★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/genesis-featured-widget-amplified