Featured Post Widget
Limited data: Featured Post Widget has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Featured Post Widget still maintained?
- No. Last release 28 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago. 28 Feb 2016 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Featured Post Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Featured Post Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Featured Post Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Featured Post Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 28 Feb 2016 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2011.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.5 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 28 Feb 2016. Tested up to 4.5, 26 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.
| 5 star | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
300+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 4.2.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | tepelstreel |
| Added | 10 Jan 2011 |
| Last updated | 28 Feb 2016 |
| Active installs | 300+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | post, widget, feature, sidebar, newspaper |
Other plugins by this author: RSS Image Feed, Featured Category Widget, Advanced Featured Post Widget, Category Column, Advanced Category Column, Native RSS, Special Teaser Widget, A5 Recent Post Widget, Automated Editing, Ads Easy
Questions
Is Featured Post Widget still maintained?
No. Last release 28 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago.
Who owns Featured Post Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Featured Post Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Featured Post Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Featured Post Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.2.1. No one-star spike after it.