--- title: "How to Display Featured Products in WooCommerce in WordPress?" url: https://nexterwp.com/docs/display-featured-products-in-woocommerce-in-wordpress/ date: 2023-08-09 modified: 2026-09-26 lang: en author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "A hand-picked list of product IDs on the home page becomes someone's maintenance job. Six months later nobody remembers why those three are there. Featuring products moves that decision into..." image: https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/display-featured-products-in-woocommerce-in-wordpress-1024x519.jpg word_count: 485 --- # How to Display Featured Products in WooCommerce in WordPress? ## Key Takeaways - Nexter Blocks Pro renders the Product Listing block only when Nexter Blocks Pro is active; with it deactivated, the block shows nothing, not even a wrapper or prices. - WooCommerce featured products are marked with the star in the products list, and the Product Listing block set to featured renders exactly the featured items, such as three products when three are starred. - Featured is a site-wide flag, so one set of featured products applies across the whole site; for a different set on another page, the post says to use specific product IDs. A hand-picked list of product IDs on the home page becomes someone's maintenance job. Six months later nobody remembers why those three are there. Featuring products moves that decision into WooCommerce, where it belongs, and the listing follows automatically. [LIVE BLOCK LINK](https://nexterwp.com/nexter-blocks/listing/wordpress-product-listing/) ## Before You Start - **Edition:** **Pro** — the Product Listing block needs Nexter Blocks Pro.- **Block to enable:** Product Listing, switched on under **Nexter > Blocks** in your WordPress dashboard.- **WooCommerce active, with published products.** The block reads your real catalogue, so an empty store renders an empty listing.- **At least one product marked as featured**, using the star in the WooCommerce products list. ## Video Tutorial ## Steps - In **Products**, mark the products you want by clicking the star in the featured column. ![Marking a product as featured](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ql-query-featured.webp) - Add or select your **Product Listing** block. - Set the product source to **featured**. - Set how many products to show. - Publish and check the real page. ## How It Behaves The listing asks WooCommerce for featured products, so the selection is managed outside the page. - **Measured on a published page:** with three products marked featured, the listing rendered exactly **three products**, and no others.- **Featuring is a WooCommerce flag**, set from the star in the products list, so anyone who manages the shop can change the home page without editing it.- **With nothing featured the listing is empty.** Measured: before any product was marked featured, the same block rendered zero products. Nothing on the page explains why, so this is worth knowing.- **Other sources work the same way**, including on sale only, which is useful for a promotions section.- **Measured with Nexter Blocks Pro deactivated:** the block renders nothing at all — no wrapper, no products, no prices. This is a Pro-only block. ## Limitations - **Pro only** — measured with Nexter Blocks Pro deactivated, nothing renders.- **An empty featured list renders an empty section** with no explanation, which is easy to ship by accident on a new shop.- **Featured is a single flag across the whole site.** You cannot have one set of featured products on the home page and another elsewhere — for that, use [specific product IDs](https://nexterwp.com/docs/show-woocommerce-product-by-product-id-in-wordpress/).- **Nothing limits how many can be featured.** Feature forty products and the flag stops meaning anything.- **The order is the listing's ordering**, not the order you featured them in. ## Troubleshooting ### The section is empty No products are marked featured. Measured: with nothing featured, the listing renders zero products. Star some products in the WooCommerce products list. ### Where do I mark a product as featured? In Products, click the star in the featured column, or set it in the product's publish panel. ### Too many products are showing More products are featured than you thought. Review the featured column and unstar the ones you do not want. ### I want a different set on another page Featured is one site-wide flag. Use [specific product IDs](https://nexterwp.com/docs/show-woocommerce-product-by-product-id-in-wordpress/) for a per-page selection. ## Related Docs - [Show a WooCommerce product by product ID](https://nexterwp.com/docs/show-woocommerce-product-by-product-id-in-wordpress/)- [Display WooCommerce products by category](https://nexterwp.com/docs/display-woocommerce-products-by-category-in-wordpress/)- [Display WooCommerce products on a custom page](https://nexterwp.com/docs/display-woocommerce-products-on-custom-page-in-wordpress/)- [Advanced tab settings](https://nexterwp.com/docs/use-advanced-tab-in-nexter-blocks/) ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: What do I need before displaying featured products in WooCommerce on a WordPress page?** A: Nexter Blocks Pro is the key requirement, because the Product Listing block is Pro-only. The page also assumes WooCommerce is active, products are published, and at least one product has been marked featured with the star in the WooCommerce products list. If the store has no featured products, the listing renders empty, so the setup depends on the catalogue state, not just the page settings. **Q: How do I mark a WooCommerce product as featured?** A: Featured status is set in WooCommerce itself, not inside the page builder. In Products, click the star in the featured column, or set it from the product’s publish panel. That matters because the Product Listing block reads the live WooCommerce catalogue, so changing the star updates every place that uses featured products across the site. **Q: Why is my featured products section empty?** A: An empty section usually means nothing is marked featured. The page measured this case directly: with no featured products, the listing rendered zero products. Since there is no extra explanation on the page output, the fastest fix is to star at least one product in the WooCommerce products list and then refresh the published page. **Q: Can I show a different set of featured products on another page?** A: Featured products are a single site-wide flag, so they are shared everywhere. That means you cannot keep one featured set for the home page and a different one elsewhere. For per-page control, use specific product IDs instead. Nexter Blocks also links to [Show a WooCommerce product by product ID](https://nexterwp.com/docs/show-woocommerce-product-by-product-id-in-wordpress/) for that kind of selection. **Q: What happens if more products are marked featured than I want to show?** A: The block only returns what WooCommerce marks as featured, so extra starred products will keep appearing until you unstar them. The page’s troubleshooting note points to reviewing the featured column and removing stars from anything you do not want included. That is important because “too many” here usually means your catalogue flags are broader than your intended homepage list. **Q: Does Nexter Blocks Pro render anything if it is deactivated?** A: Nothing renders when Nexter Blocks Pro is deactivated. The page measured this directly: no wrapper, no products, and no prices appear at all. That makes this block different from an empty catalogue state, where you still get an empty listing section. If you are debugging a missing block, Pro status is one of the first things to check.