=== NS Featured Posts ===

Contributors: nilambar
Donate link: https://www.nilambar.net/2014/07/ns-featured-posts-wordpress-plugin.html
Tags: post, custom, meta, featured, featured-post
Tested up to: 6.8
Stable tag: 3.0.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

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

== Description ==

<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.

= Using in theme =

This plugin only sets/unsets the meta key for assigned posts. You need to implement it in your theme to get Featured functionality.

Example:


`$query = new WP_Query( array( 'meta_key' => '_is_ns_featured_post', 'meta_value' => 'yes' ) );`


This will fetch the list of posts that are checked as Featured.

**Want to see how this can be used in a Page Template?**
[Click this link to see an example](https://gist.github.com/ernilambar/ad31b89b459e954fc950)


== Installation ==

= Using The WordPress Dashboard =

1. Navigate to the 'Add New' Plugin Dashboard
1. Select 'ns-featured-posts.zip' from your computer
1. Upload
1. Activate the plugin on the WordPress Plugin Dashboard
1. Place the 'NS Featured Posts Widget' into a Widget area through the 'Appearance -> Widgets' menu in WordPress.

= Using FTP =

1. Extract 'ns-featured-posts.zip' to your computer
1. Upload the 'ns-featured-posts' directory to your 'wp-content/plugins' directory
1. Activate the plugin on the WordPress Plugins dashboard
1. Place the 'NS Featured Posts Widget' into a Widget area through the 'Appearance -> Widgets' menu in WordPress.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this support custom post types? =

Yes. It supports custom post types also. From the Settings page( Settings -> NS Featured Posts), you can enable/disable custom post types for featured.

== Screenshots ==

1. Admin Settings page
2. Example of featured in Post listing

== Changelog ==

= 3.0.1 - 10 Sep 2025 =
* WP compatibility

= 3.0.0 - 30 Jul 2024 =
* Requirement: PHP 7.2; WP 6.0
* Major code refactoring
* Update dependencies

= 2.0.13 - 17 May 2024 =
* Fix PHP 8.3 notice

= 2.0.12 - 16 May 2024 =
* Add blueprint

= 2.0.11 - 15 May 2024 =
* Fix URLs

= 2.0.10 - 23 May 2023 =
* Update packages

= 2.0.9 - 4 Feb 2023 =
* Fix PHP 8 notices

= 2.0.8 - 17 Oct 2022 =
* Fix PHP notice on the plugins page

= 2.0.7 - 11 Oct 2022 =
* Minor bug fixes

= 2.0.6 - 4 Jul 2022 =
* Minor bug fixes

= 2.0.5 - 24 Jun 2022 =
* Minor bug fixes

= 2.0.4 - 9 Jan 2022 =
* Add order options in widget
* Minor bug fixes

= 2.0.3 - 20 Jul 2021 =
* Compatibility with WP 5.8
* Minor bug fixes

= 2.0.2 =
* Minor bug fixes

= 2.0.1 =
* Fix bug of cpt

= 2.0.0 =
* Major code refactoring
* Add radio mode
* Add max posts option
* Minor bug fixes

= 1.4.1 =
* Fix links

= 1.4.0 =
* Fix: Allow Editor to toggle checkbox
* Compatibility with WP 4.6
* Fix: Minor Bug fixes

= 1.3 =
* Fix: Minor Bug fixes

= 1.2 =
* Fix: Minor Bug fixes

= 1.1 =
* New: Metabox added in edit screen to enable/disable featured
* Fix: Minor Bug fixes
* Compatibility: Compatibility check with WP 4.2

= 1.0.2 =
* Bug fixes

= 1.0.1 =
* Add Featured Posts Widget
* Bug fixes

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release

== Upgrade Notice ==
NS Featured Posts
