WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type Widgets vs Featured Custom Posts Widget

Custom Post Type Widgets

by thingsym

10K+ installs4.8

Featured Custom Posts Widget

by linkhousemedia

20+ installs

At a glance

Custom Post Type Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Custom Post Type Widgets is downloaded about 91 times, Featured Custom Posts Widget about 1.
Featured Custom Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
Custom Post Type Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 2, 2026, against Jul 6, 2011 for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
Custom Post Type Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.2.1 for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
Featured Custom Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Custom Post Type Widgets.

Custom Post Type Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Type Widgets	Featured Custom Posts Widget
Popular rank	#1,497	#28,512
Active installs	10K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	30
Rating	4.8(14)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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