WP Featured News
Limited data: WP Featured News has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP Featured News still maintained?
- No. Last release 2 Nov 2025, over 1 year ago. 2 Nov 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP Featured News, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP Featured News removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP Featured News safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP Featured News update safe to install?
- Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version. 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 recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
Last release 2 Nov 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
10+ 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 | 2.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Fluent-Themes |
| Added | 8 Sep 2019 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2025 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | featured posts, custom post types, posts list widget, popular posts widget, Featured Posts Widget |
Other plugins by this author: Dominion - Domain Checker for WPBakery
Questions
Is WP Featured News still maintained?
No. Last release 2 Nov 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns WP Featured News, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was WP Featured News removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is WP Featured News safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP Featured News update safe to install?
Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version.