Fixing Featured Posts Not Showing on Your WordPress Homepage

The Problem

A client approached us after noticing that posts labeled as “Featured” were no longer showing on their homepage. They were using a custom category called “Featured Post” to organize and display these posts—but even after applying the correct category to new posts, the homepage remained empty.

To make matters worse, their WordPress dashboard had become cluttered—columns were misaligned, and the “All Posts” screen was hard to read.

Diagnosis

After auditing the site, our developers found that:

• The “Featured Post” category was still functioning as expected.

• The homepage used a page builder module (like Elementor, Divi, or WPBakery) to display those posts.

• That specific module had stopped pulling content from the “Featured Post” category, likely due to updates or misconfiguration.

In short, the post content was there—but the tool showing it had broken.

✅ The Fix: Swap Out the Module

Rather than spending hours debugging the old module, we took a simpler route:

• We replaced the existing Posts display module with a more stable one from the builder’s library.

• Reconfigured it to fetch posts from the "Featured Post" category.

• Matched the styling so the layout remained visually consistent.

This fresh setup bypassed the broken logic, restored visibility, and future-proofed the section against plugin hiccups.

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🧹 Bonus Fix

The client also struggled with a messy "Posts" screen in the admin panel. Here’s what we did:

• Used the Screen Options menu (top right of the admin area).

• Hid unnecessary columns and enabled only the relevant ones.

• Increased the number of posts displayed per page for easier management.

Small tweak—big difference in usability.

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💡 Why This Works

WordPress page builders rely on display modules to pull and show content. But when:

• Plugins update

• Theme conflicts arise

• Caching interferes

• Or modules simply break

your front-end content can vanish even if everything else is set up correctly.

Starting fresh with a new module ensures cleaner queries and fewer bugs.

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If your homepage layout isn’t doing what it should—whether it’s broken post sections, weird formatting, or content not pulling—Integriti Studio’s WordPress experts can step in and fix it fast.

We help you clean up the backend, streamline the frontend, and make sure everything just works.

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