Title: Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme Author: Robert Walaski Published: July 19, 2018 Last modified: July 26, 2018 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/assets/banner-772x250. png?rev=1911872) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/assets/icon-256x256.png? rev=1911873) # Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme By [Robert Walaski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertwalaski/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/) ## Description Featured posts in Extra Theme (by Elegant Themes) is widget plugin for displaying featured posts in widget area. #### Main Features * **Featured posts** – Filters You can have several widgets of WordPress Popular Posts on your blog, each with its own settings! * **Title** – Customize widget title as you need * **Numer of posts to show** – Number of post to display in widget. Posts are ordered by date of publishing or any other order ex. plugin Simple Custom Post Order ( https://www.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-post-order/) * **Display post date** – shows date of post in widget, formated by global settings * **Display post thumbnail** – shows thumbnail of featured image * **Display post category** – shows another post meta data in the same line as post date ## Screenshots * [[ * screenshot-1 * [[ * screenshot-2 * [[ * screenshot-3 ## Installation Please make sure your site meets the before proceeding. #### Automatic installation 1. Log in into your WordPress dashboard. 2. Go to Plugins > Add New. 3. In the “Search Plugins” field, type in **Featured Posts Widget Walaski** and hit Enter. 4. Find the plugin in the search results list and click on the “Install Now” button. #### Manual installation 1. Download the plugin and extract its contents. 2. Upload the `featured-posts-for-extra-theme-widget` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 3. Activate the **Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme** plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress. #### Done! What’s next? 1. Go to Appearance > Widgets, drag and drop the **Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme** widget to your sidebar. Once you’re done configuring it, hit the Save button. That’s all! #### USAGE Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme can be used in this ways: 1. As a [widget](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets): simply drag and drop it into your theme’s sidebar and configure it. ## FAQ Installation Instructions Please make sure your site meets the before proceeding. #### Automatic installation 1. Log in into your WordPress dashboard. 2. Go to Plugins > Add New. 3. In the “Search Plugins” field, type in **Featured Posts Widget Walaski** and hit Enter. 4. Find the plugin in the search results list and click on the “Install Now” button. #### Manual installation 1. Download the plugin and extract its contents. 2. Upload the `featured-posts-for-extra-theme-widget` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 3. Activate the **Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme** plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress. #### Done! What’s next? 1. Go to Appearance > Widgets, drag and drop the **Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme** widget to your sidebar. Once you’re done configuring it, hit the Save button. That’s all! #### USAGE Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme can be used in this ways: 1. As a [widget](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets): simply drag and drop it into your theme’s sidebar and configure it. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Robert Walaski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertwalaski/) [Translate “Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 **First release.** ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * Tested up to **4.9.29** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/) * Tags * [elegant themes](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elegant-themes/)[extra](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/extra/) [featured](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured/)[posts](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) [widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Robert Walaski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertwalaski/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-posts-widget-for-extra-theme/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=info%40interwal%2enet&lc=GB&item_name=Featured%20Posts%20Widget%20for%20Extra%20Theme%20Wordpress%20Plugin¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG_global%2egif%3aNonHosted)