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The plugin displays a checkbox in the publish meta box to feature a post. The checkbox only appears on admin selected post types which can be selected in the Settings->Writing screen.

When a post is designated as featured:

It receives ‘featured’ and featured-{$posttype} classes via the post_class filter.
Shows featured posts as such in the post type’s admin screen
Assigns a post a hidden taxonomy term (featured) that can easily be queried.

Note: For the plugin to work on attachments, you must be using 3.5 or above. All other features will work on 3.1.0 and up.

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Navigate to the Settings->Writing section and select the post types you would like to have the featured abilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Isn’t this the same as sticky posts?

This is not the same as sticky posts. Sticky functionality can only be applied to the core ‘post’ post type. More information on why

How do I find just my featured posts?

This snippet of code will fetch the 10 most recent posts that are featured.

<?php
$featured_posts = new WP_Query( array(
    'post_type' => 'post',
    'posts_per_page' => 10,
    'tax_query' => array(
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'pts_feature_tax',
            'field' => 'slug',
            'terms' => array( 'featured' ),
        )
    )
) );

if ( $featured_posts->have_posts() ) : while ( $featured_posts->have_posts() ) : $featured_posts->the_post();

    //output featured posts here

endwhile; endif;

?>“

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Screenshots

The publish area with the featured toggle.
The featured list block
The settings page
Options on the edit screen
Markup example when using post_class();
Classic Editor Checkbox Toggle

Changelog

3.0.0

Improved compatibility with the Block Editor and the enhancements it brings
Added npm as base package manager
Added ESLint for JS linting
Added Stylelint for CSS linting
Added EditorConfig for consistent coding styles
Added Husky for pre-commit hooks
Added Prettier for code formatting
Added PHPCS for PHP linting
Added WPCS for WordPress PHP linting
Added Composer for PHP package management
Added wp-scripts for WordPress build scripts
Added webpack for JS module bundling
Added a new Featured Posts Variation of the Query Loop
Added the ability to filter teh Featured Posts Query Loop to only show featured posts
Added the ability to filter the Featured Posts Query Loop to show all posts excluding featured posts
Added the ability to filter the Featured Posts Query Loop to show all posts and show featured posts first (similar to sticky)
Added the ability to sort post lists by featured posts.
Removed Babel for js transpiling as it wasn’t needed any more
Removed Yarn as package manager
Removed Gulp as build tool
Numerous bug fixes, minor security updates within build process (non frontend facing) and improvements

2.2.0

Updated the build process
Updated PHPCS and WPCS
Updated Branding
Updated readme by making it more readable
Added Gutenberg/Block Editor support

2.1.5

Add support for translate.wordpress.org.

2.1.4

Don’t show the featured taxonomy on nav menu edit areas.

2.1.3

Fix another potential PHP notice.

2.1.2

Fix PHP warning when checking for the old method of querying for featured posts.

2.1.1

Fix deprecated widget instantiation method.

2.1

Don’t erase other terms in the pts_feature_tax assigned to the post on save. This opens up potential to have more than one type of “featured”, (e.g. recommended).

2.0

Changing how featured posts are designated. Instead of post meta, the plugin now uses a hidden taxonomy.
Added a widget for showing featured posts.
Fixed the post_class filter to work properly on secondary loops.
Fixed bug where the featured column would not show when viewing Media in the admin with list view.
Fixed bug where saving settings did not always work.
Changed the featured star in the admin to use the WordPress Dashicon font.

1.0

Hello world!
Add settings to the Settings->Writing page allowing admins to select the post types that can be featured.
Add a check box in the publish meta box for marking a post as featured.
Featured posts receive a featured and featured-{$posttype} class on them via the post_class filter.
Admin post type screens have a column for Featured noting which posts are in fact featured.

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