Nilambar Sharma

<h3>NS Featured Posts</h3>
This plugin adds checkboxes for each list item. You can easily check/uncheck the Featured flag. Checking the Featured will set the meta value yes for meta key _is_ns_featured_post. You can choose which post types you want Featured functionality from plugin settings.
<h4>Using in theme</h4>
This plugin only sets/unsets the meta key for assigned posts. You need to implement it in your theme to get Featured functionality.
Example:
<pre><code>$query = new WP_Query( array( 'meta_key' => '_is_ns_featured_post', 'meta_value' => 'yes' ) );
</code></pre>
This will fetch the list of posts that are checked as Featured.
Want to see how this can be used in a Page Template? 
<a href="https://gist.github.com/ernilambar/ad31b89b459e954fc950" rel="nofollow ugc">Click this link to see an example</a>

NS Featured Posts

A plugin for making posts, pages, or custom post types featured. Users can enable/disable Featured flags for selected post types.

Chaser324

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This plugin will display a grid of posts in any desired location within a template or post. 
The appearance is highly customizable via the admin options menu (colors, drop shadows, & more).
If there are any additional features or bug fixes you would like to see in future versions, feel free to contact me.
If you find this plugin useful please remember to rate it and comment.

Featured Posts Grid

A javascript based display of post titles and thumbnails in a grid layout.

NS Featured Posts vs Featured Posts Grid