WP Featured Posts

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

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 · 28% 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.

1. ★★★★★ strakerc

   2.3y ago

   This is a simple plugin to automatically make some posts sticky at the top of your home page – that’s it. There’s no customization of the UI through a block that you can use on your page.

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2. ★★★★★ pikkabbu

   2.3y ago

   This plugin is exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunalely, I can find no way to make it work.I can add a post to the sticky list, and it appears as sticky in All Post List. But it doen’t appear as the first of my blog, but in the usual date order.🙁

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3. ★★★★★ harndal

   5.3y ago

   Super simple and does the job. Great plugin

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-02-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2023-02-03 300+ → 200+ down after 7 days in tier
3. 2023-01-27 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-01-26 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
5. 2023-01-20 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-01-19 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2023-01-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2023-01-15 300+ → 200+ down after 3 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).

• N NS Featured Posts 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
• Feature A Page Widget 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
• G Genesis Featured Widget Amplified 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
• G Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
• Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft 900+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag C
• F Featured Post 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D

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WP Featured Posts: 300+ active installs, 4.3★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-featured-posts