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Featured Categories

10+ installs · #46,135 most popular

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Closest match
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Shares 2 of Featured Categories's 3 tags.
Most installed
Regenerate Thumbnails
1M+ active installs.
Best rated
Content Aware Sidebars
4.9 out of 5 from 724 reviews.
Most recently updated
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
Updated on Nov 5, 2026.
  1. Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

    by Kybernetik Services

    List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #353
    Rating
    4.8(215)
    Updated
    29 days ago

    Sharesthumbnailswidget

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  2. Flexible Posts Widget

    by DaveE

    An advanced posts display widget with many options. Display posts in your sidebars any way you'd like!

    Installs
    7K+
    Rank
    #2,511
    Rating
    4.7(56)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescategorieswidget

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  3. Regenerate Thumbnails

    by Alex Mills

    Regenerate the thumbnails for one or more of your image uploads. Useful when changing their sizes or your theme.

    Installs
    1M+
    Rank
    #64
    Rating
    4.6(396)
    Updated
    1 year ago

    Sharesthumbnails

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  4. Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

    by Black Studio

    The visual editor widget for WordPress.

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #236
    Rating
    4.8(191)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Shareswidget

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  5. Force Regenerate Thumbnails

    by Shane Bishop

    Delete and REALLY force thumbnail regeneration.

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #230
    Rating
    4.7(186)
    Updated
    8 months ago

    Sharesthumbnails

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  6. Custom Sidebars

    by WebFactory

    Flexible sidebars for custom classic widget configurations on any page or post. Create custom sidebars with ease!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #449
    Rating
    4.7(1K)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Shareswidget

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  7. Image Widget

    by Nexcess

    A simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #398
    Rating
    4.9(287)
    Updated
    6 months ago

    Shareswidget

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  8. PHP Code Widget

    by Samuel Wood (Otto)

    Like the Text widget, but also allows working PHP code to be inserted.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #573
    Rating
    4.7(61)
    Updated
    4 years ago

    Shareswidget

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  9. Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

    by monetizemore

    More attention and a higher ad performance with fixed sticky widgets.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #575
    Rating
    4.7(262)
    Updated
    3 years ago

    Shareswidget

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  10. Perfect Images

    by Jordy Meow

    Optimize image sizes, regenerate thumbnails, enable retina, convert to WebP/AVIF, or use cloud optimization. An essential image toolkit.

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #663
    Rating
    4.8(279)
    Updated
    6 days ago

    Sharesthumbnails

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  11. Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

    by Themeisle

    Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #799
    Rating
    3.8(119)
    Updated
    3 days ago

    Sharesthumbnails

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  12. Content Aware Sidebars

    by Joachim Jensen

    Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #1,000
    Rating
    4.9(724)
    Updated
    17 days ago

    Shareswidget

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