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Post Badges

by templatic1 · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 5.0.27

Post Badges has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,645 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 27, 2018, tested up to WordPress 5.0.27.

Post Badges at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
8,645
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Post Badges well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.0.27, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Download this Free Post Badges Plugin from above link
  • Connect to your WordPress dashboard (wp-admin) and navigate to Plugins >> Add New Plugin >> Upload Plugin >> Now upload the downloaded (Templatic-Badge.zip)…
  • Once you install this plugin successfully, click on Activate Plugin
  • To set the badges to the post type navigate to wp-admin >> Post >> Add New >> In sidebar area it will show you the Templatic Badges section
  • Here you can set the title and color of the Badges and update the post

Post Badges reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

3.5 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • not bad not good

    it works but it doesn't work right on home page.

    Anonymous User
  • Could be great

    What a shame this plugin is not being looked after. It was exactly what my client was looking for. If it had the ability to place the badge below title or other area, perfect. With just a little bit more sophistication.. Could be really good. Installing on WP 5.1.1 using Creativo theme Errors showing up on post headers.

    alphaandomega
  • Simple and Good Plugin

    That's simple but very good and usable badge plugin and works properly! With some features - as recently used colors, select background/foreground color, cutomize CSS (in plugin option) and so on - this plugin will be Awesome! Thanks! :)

    Hadi Dastangoo
  • Gravityform grab the code instead of badges

    I am using Gravityform and there is a field that auto display the post title. And it always display the html code instead of Badges. <span class="badge-status" style="background:#de1212">VIP</span> Could you please fix?

    whateverfree2
  • Nice Idea - but not completely working for me.

    I need badges to high light posts as promoted or sponsered. For me, this plugin works nice when the post is not a quiz or a poll who's results are to be shared by twitter or facebook. Instead of presenting a clean button, part of the scrips "bleeds" through making the facebook / twitter button inrecognizable.

    manni65929
  • Good Plugin, Needs Work!

    This plugin adds a nice touch to posts that you want to mark as "New" or differentiate from practically any other regular post. I ran into an error elsewhere on the site after installing it though and had to deactivate it, but it was really nice while it lasted. My only suggestions would be to add the "badges" to usernames for sites running BuddyPress and bbPress. It would be nice to be able to use this plugin to display "Admin" or "Moderator" next to a username whenever it appears anywhere on a given WordPress site. Cheers!

    jiggyflyjoe

Details

The Templatic Badge plugins add the ability to add badges and it's respective colour you wants to show in front end.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • badges
  • post title
  • templatic

More from templatic1

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Oct 27, 2018
First published
Jun 2, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.5
Tested up to
5.0.27
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Post Badges FAQ

What does Post Badges do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Post Badges offers Download this Free Post Badges Plugin from above link, Connect to your WordPress dashboard (wp-admin) and navigate to Plugins >> Add New Plugin >> Upload Plugin >> Now upload the downloaded (Templatic-Badge.zip), Once you install this plugin successfully, click on Activate Plugin, To set the badges to the post type navigate to wp-admin >> Post >> Add New >> In sidebar area it will show you the Templatic Badges section and Here you can set the title and color of the Badges and update the post.

How many active installs does Post Badges have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Post Badges as of September 7, 2026.

Is Post Badges still maintained?

The last release was on October 27, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Post Badges free?

Post Badges is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.