WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Post Text vs NS Featured Posts
At a glance
- NS Featured Posts has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Custom Post Text.
- On a typical day, NS Featured Posts is downloaded about 33 times, Custom Post Text about 5.
- Custom Post Text has no reviews yet.
- NS Featured Posts was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2026, against Mar 31, 2009 for Custom Post Text.
- NS Featured Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.7.1 for Custom Post Text.
- Custom Post Text has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for NS Featured Posts.
Line by line
NS Featured Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Post Text |  NS Featured Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #41,925 | #3,469 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 110 | 613 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(29) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.7.1 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.76 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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