WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Custom Posts Widget vs WP Ultimate Post Grid

Featured Custom Posts Widget

by linkhousemedia

20+ installs

WP Ultimate Post Grid

by Brecht

4K+ installs4.4

At a glance

WP Ultimate Post Grid has more active installs: 4K+, against 20+ for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
On a typical day, WP Ultimate Post Grid is downloaded about 34 times, Featured Custom Posts Widget about 1.
Featured Custom Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
WP Ultimate Post Grid was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jul 6, 2011 for Featured Custom Posts Widget.
WP Ultimate Post Grid 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 WP Ultimate Post Grid.

WP Ultimate Post Grid leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Custom Posts Widget	WP Ultimate Post Grid
Popular rank	#28,592	#3,380
Active installs	20+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	988
Rating	No ratings	4.4(33)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.2.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.73
Last release	15 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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