WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Item Metabox vs Featured Products First for WooCommerce

At a glance

Featured Products First for WooCommerce has more active installs: 1K+, against 80+ for Featured Item Metabox.
On a typical day, Featured Products First for WooCommerce is downloaded about 37 times, Featured Item Metabox about 8.
Featured Products First for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Featured Products First for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Feb 17, 2020 for Featured Item Metabox.
Featured Products First for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Featured Item Metabox.
Featured Item Metabox has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Featured Products First for WooCommerce.

Featured Products First for WooCommerce leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Item Metabox	Featured Products First for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#18,074	#6,797
Active installs	80+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	200	642
Rating	3.0(2)	4.0(18)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.56
Last release	6 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.0

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