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Limited data: this plugin has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history with us, so we show signals but no status band yet.

WP Featured Posts

by nutttaro · 300+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: WP Featured Posts has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Featured Posts
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Featured Posts still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 25 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Featured Posts, 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 Posts removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Featured Posts safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Featured Posts update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 25 May 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

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
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Featured Posts
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

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

Version1.2.1
Authornutttaro
Added16 Sep 2020
Last updated25 May 2026
Active installs300+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagsfeature-post, feature posts, featured post, featured posts

Other plugins by this author: Video Player for WPBakery, WP Basic Authentication, WP Taxonomy Order, LLMs.txt Builder

Questions

Is WP Featured Posts still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Featured Posts, 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 Posts removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is WP Featured Posts safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP Featured Posts update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue