WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Related Posts vs Featured Custom Posts Widget

Custom Related Posts

by Brecht

3K+ installs4.9

Featured Custom Posts Widget

by linkhousemedia

20+ installs

At a glance

Custom Related Posts has more active installs: 3K+, against 20+ for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Custom Related Posts is downloaded about 29 times, Featured Custom Posts Widget about 1.
Featured Custom Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
Custom Related Posts was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jul 6, 2011 for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
Custom Related Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
Featured Custom Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Custom Related Posts.

Custom Related Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Related Posts	Featured Custom Posts Widget
Popular rank	#3,870	#28,512
Active installs	3K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	871	30
Rating	4.9(46)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×0.74	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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