Nelio Featured Posts

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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.

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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. ★★★★★ godthor

   8.4y ago

   The easiest featured post plugin I’ve come across. It’s easy to setup, and the templating system was perfect for my needs. I would give this 5 stars except for some styling issues related to default styles from the plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ rsmith4321

   8.8y ago

   This is just what I was looking for, simple and fast.

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3. ★★★★★ CarlBateman

   9.2y ago

   Fiddly to use. No instructions, so I had to resort to trial and error to get it to work. Only appears on main sidebar, couldn’t place it on front page. Only shows post title, no preview/summary.

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4. ★★★★★ cybmeta

   9.8y ago

   I’ve tested several “featured posts” plugins and most of them use taxonomies; you need to edit the post to add or remove it from featured posts list, and with this action the last modified date of the post is updated as well, even if the content keeps unmodified. This was a serious issue for me, for SEO and for users: they see, in my opinion, a fake last modified date. I was thinking in building my own plugin using Options API, until I discovered Nelio Featured Posts, which use Options API to store the featured posts list. Thank you!!

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5. ★★★★★ Alex

   10.1y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for. Especially that it allows to have a custom template. Thank you!! THe only thing I (and hopefully others) could wish is to have a possibility of creating the lists of feature posts. So you’d have more flexibiliy to display one list at the frontpage and other somewhere else.

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6. ★★★★★ Mia

   10.6y ago

   It does what it promises. Super simple.

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7. ★★★★★ muchmuch11

   10.7y ago

   Thanks for the plugin!

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8. ★★★★★ hathhai

   11.0y ago

   Worked perfectly with the latest WP version 4.3.1 Thanks the authors.

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

Translated into 5 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-16 400+ → 300+ down after 17 days in tier
2. 2026-05-30 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-05-27 400+ → 300+ down after 359 days in tier
4. 2025-06-02 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-06-01 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-05-30 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-05-28 400+ → 500+ up after 8 days in tier
8. 2025-05-20 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier

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).

• Feature A Page Widget 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A

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Nelio Featured Posts: 300+ active installs, 4.8★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/nelio-featured-posts