WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Featured Post Widget vs Post Type Switcher

Advanced Featured Post Widget

by tepelstreel

100+ installs4.3

Post Type Switcher

by John James Jacoby

200K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Post Type Switcher has more active installs: 200K+, against 100+ for Advanced Featured Post Widget.
On a typical day, Post Type Switcher is downloaded about 2,158 times, Advanced Featured Post Widget about 2.
Post Type Switcher is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 255 reviews, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
Post Type Switcher was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Apr 9, 2016 for Advanced Featured Post Widget.
Post Type Switcher is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Advanced Featured Post Widget.
Post Type Switcher has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Advanced Featured Post Widget.

Post Type Switcher leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Featured Post Widget	Post Type Switcher
Popular rank	#15,480	#269
Active installs	100+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	155.3K
Rating	4.3(6)	4.8(255)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.24
Last release	10 years ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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