diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/4.1.0-2021-08-09.sql b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/4.1.0-2021-08-09.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e39ce42304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/4.1.0-2021-08-09.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Update link to featured
+UPDATE `#__menu`
+   SET `link` = 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1'
+ WHERE `link` = 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/4.1.0-2021-08-09.sql b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/4.1.0-2021-08-09.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e9b0c6ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/4.1.0-2021-08-09.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Update link to featured
+UPDATE "#__menu"
+   SET "link" = 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1'
+ WHERE "link" = 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured';
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_articles.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_articles.xml
index 73c1bb84e6f..f95c94a423d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_articles.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_articles.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <form>
+	<field
+		name="featured"
+		type="list"
+		label="JFEATURED"
+		filtermode="selector"
+		onchange="Joomla.resetFilters(this)"
+		validate="options"
+		addfieldprefix="Joomla\Component\Content\Administrator\Field"
+		>
+		<option value="">JALL</option>
+		<option value="0">COM_CONTENT_FILTER_FEATURED_NO</option>
+		<option value="1">COM_CONTENT_FILTER_FEATURED_YES</option>
+	</field>
 	<fields name="filter">
 		<field
 			name="search"
@@ -10,19 +23,6 @@
 			hint="JSEARCH_FILTER"
 		/>
 
-		<field
-			name="featured"
-			type="list"
-			label="JFEATURED"
-			onchange="this.form.submit();"
-			default=""
-			validate="options"
-			>
-			<option value="">COM_CONTENT_SELECT_FEATURED</option>
-			<option value="0">COM_CONTENT_FILTER_FEATURED_NO</option>
-			<option value="1">COM_CONTENT_FILTER_FEATURED_YES</option>
-		</field>
-
 		<field
 			name="stage"
 			type="workflowstage"
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/presets/content.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/presets/content.xml
index 214cf4c8ce6..8e7a9cb6c64 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/presets/content.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/presets/content.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			title="COM_CONTENT_MENUS_FEATURED"
 			type="component"
 			element="com_content"
-			link="index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=featured"
+			link="index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=articles&amp;featured=1"
 			class="class:featured"
 		/>
 	</menuitem>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticlesController.php b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticlesController.php
index a037239355c..cf34305773d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticlesController.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Controller/ArticlesController.php
@@ -153,4 +153,60 @@ public function getQuickiconContent()
 
 		echo new JsonResponse($result);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes an item.
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function delete()
+	{
+		$articlesModel = $this->getModel('articles');
+		$featured = $articlesModel->isFeatured();
+
+		if ($featured === "1")
+		{
+			// Check for request forgeries
+			$this->checkToken();
+
+			$user = $this->app->getIdentity();
+			$ids  = $this->input->get('cid', array(), 'array');
+
+			// Access checks.
+			foreach ($ids as $i => $id)
+			{
+				if (!$user->authorise('core.delete', 'com_content.article.' . (int) $id))
+				{
+					// Prune items that you can't delete.
+					unset($ids[$i]);
+					$this->app->enqueueMessage(Text::_('JERROR_CORE_DELETE_NOT_PERMITTED'), 'notice');
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (empty($ids))
+			{
+				$this->app->enqueueMessage(Text::_('JERROR_NO_ITEMS_SELECTED'), 'error');
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				/** @var \Joomla\Component\Content\Administrator\Model\FeatureModel $model */
+				$featureModel = $this->getModel('Feature');
+
+				// Remove the items.
+				if (!$featureModel->featured($ids, 0))
+				{
+					$this->app->enqueueMessage($featureModel->getError(), 'error');
+				}
+			}
+
+			$this->setMessage(Text::plural('COM_CONTENT_N_ITEMS_DELETED', \count($ids)));
+			$this->setRedirect('index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			parent::delete();
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php
index e9b8e02a02a..3f159c6be43 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class ArticlesModel extends ListModel
 	 */
 	public function __construct($config = array())
 	{
+		$featured = $this->isFeatured();
+
 		if (empty($config['filter_fields']))
 		{
 			$config['filter_fields'] = array(
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ public function __construct($config = array())
 				'created_by', 'a.created_by',
 				'created_by_alias', 'a.created_by_alias',
 				'ordering', 'a.ordering',
-				'featured', 'a.featured',
 				'featured_up', 'fp.featured_up',
 				'featured_down', 'fp.featured_down',
 				'language', 'a.language',
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ public function __construct($config = array())
 				'ws.title'
 			);
 
+			if ($featured === '1')
+			{
+				$config['filter_fields'][] = 'fp.ordering';
+			}
+
 			if (Associations::isEnabled())
 			{
 				$config['filter_fields'][] = 'association';
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ protected function populateState($ordering = 'a.id', $direction = 'desc')
 		$search = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.search', 'filter_search');
 		$this->setState('filter.search', $search);
 
-		$featured = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.featured', 'filter_featured', '');
+		$featured = $this->isFeatured();
 		$this->setState('filter.featured', $featured);
 
 		$published = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.published', 'filter_published', '');
@@ -349,7 +355,7 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 		}
 
 		// Filter by featured.
-		$featured = (string) $this->getState('filter.featured');
+		$featured = $this->isFeatured();
 
 		if (in_array($featured, ['0','1']))
 		{
@@ -358,6 +364,11 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 				->bind(':featured', $featured, ParameterType::INTEGER);
 		}
 
+		if ($featured === '1')
+		{
+			$query->select($this->getDbo()->quoteName('fp.ordering'));
+		}
+
 		// Filter by access level on categories.
 		if (!$user->authorise('core.admin'))
 		{
@@ -704,4 +715,16 @@ public function getItems()
 
 		return $items;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the value of featured selector.
+	 *
+	 * @return  string  Returns the value of featured selector.
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function isFeatured()
+	{
+		return $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.featured', 'featured', '');
+	}
 }
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/src/View/Articles/HtmlView.php b/administrator/components/com_content/src/View/Articles/HtmlView.php
index 22071cc3c5e..1ccf72ff35e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/src/View/Articles/HtmlView.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/src/View/Articles/HtmlView.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		$this->activeFilters = $this->get('ActiveFilters');
 		$this->vote          = PluginHelper::isEnabled('content', 'vote');
 		$this->hits          = ComponentHelper::getParams('com_content')->get('record_hits', 1);
+		$featured            = $this->state->get('filter.featured');
 
 		if (!\count($this->items) && $this->isEmptyState = $this->get('IsEmptyState'))
 		{
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		}
 
 		// Check for errors.
-		if (\count($errors = $this->get('Errors')) || $this->transitions === false)
+		if (\count($errors = $this->get('Errors')) || ($this->transitions === false && $featured === '1'))
 		{
 			throw new GenericDataException(implode("\n", $errors), 500);
 		}
@@ -157,13 +158,21 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 	 */
 	protected function addToolbar()
 	{
-		$canDo = ContentHelper::getActions('com_content', 'category', $this->state->get('filter.category_id'));
-		$user  = Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity();
+		$canDo    = ContentHelper::getActions('com_content', 'category', $this->state->get('filter.category_id'));
+		$user     = Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity();
+		$featured = $this->state->get('filter.featured');
 
 		// Get the toolbar object instance
 		$toolbar = Toolbar::getInstance('toolbar');
 
-		ToolbarHelper::title(Text::_('COM_CONTENT_ARTICLES_TITLE'), 'copy article');
+		if ($featured === '1')
+		{
+			ToolbarHelper::title(Text::_('COM_CONTENT_FEATURED_TITLE'), 'star featured');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			ToolbarHelper::title(Text::_('COM_CONTENT_ARTICLES_TITLE'), 'copy article');
+		}
 
 		if ($canDo->get('core.create') || \count($user->getAuthorisedCategories('com_content', 'core.create')) > 0)
 		{
@@ -210,15 +219,21 @@ protected function addToolbar()
 
 				$childBar->unpublish('articles.unpublish')->listCheck(true);
 
-				$childBar->standardButton('featured')
-					->text('JFEATURE')
-					->task('articles.featured')
-					->listCheck(true);
+				if ($featured !== '1')
+				{
+					$childBar->standardButton('featured')
+						->text('JFEATURE')
+						->task('articles.featured')
+						->listCheck(true);
+				}
 
-				$childBar->standardButton('circle')
-					->text('JUNFEATURE')
-					->task('articles.unfeatured')
-					->listCheck(true);
+				if ($featured !== '0')
+				{
+					$childBar->standardButton('circle')
+						->text('JUNFEATURE')
+						->task('articles.unfeatured')
+						->listCheck(true);
+				}
 
 				$childBar->archive('articles.archive')->listCheck(true);
 
@@ -233,7 +248,8 @@ protected function addToolbar()
 			// Add a batch button
 			if ($user->authorise('core.create', 'com_content')
 				&& $user->authorise('core.edit', 'com_content')
-				&& $user->authorise('core.execute.transition', 'com_content'))
+				&& $user->authorise('core.execute.transition', 'com_content')
+				&& $featured !== '1')
 			{
 				$childBar->popupButton('batch')
 					->text('JTOOLBAR_BATCH')
@@ -255,6 +271,13 @@ protected function addToolbar()
 			$toolbar->preferences('com_content');
 		}
 
-		$toolbar->help('JHELP_CONTENT_ARTICLE_MANAGER');
+		if ($featured === '1')
+		{
+			$toolbar->help('JHELP_CONTENT_ARTICLE_MANAGER');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			ToolbarHelper::help('JHELP_CONTENT_FEATURED_ARTICLES');
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php
index 062d2ff8782..1f31b28f8e7 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default.php
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 $userId    = $user->get('id');
 $listOrder = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.ordering'));
 $listDirn  = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.direction'));
-$saveOrder = $listOrder == 'a.ordering';
+$featured  = $this->state->get('filter.featured');
+$orderName = $featured === "1" ? 'fp.ordering' : 'a.ordering';
+$saveOrder = $listOrder == $orderName;
 
 if (strpos($listOrder, 'publish_up') !== false)
 {
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@
 			<div id="j-main-container" class="j-main-container">
 				<?php
 				// Search tools bar
-				echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.searchtools.default', array('view' => $this));
+				echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.searchtools.default', array('view' => $this, 'options' => ['selectorFieldName' => 'featured']));
 				?>
 				<?php if (empty($this->items)) : ?>
 					<div class="alert alert-info">
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@
 				<?php else : ?>
 					<table class="table itemList" id="articleList">
 						<caption class="visually-hidden">
-							<?php echo Text::_('COM_CONTENT_ARTICLES_TABLE_CAPTION'); ?>,
+							<?php echo $featured === "1" ? Text::_('COM_CONTENT_ARTICLES_TABLE_CAPTION') : Text::_('COM_CONTENT_FEATURED_TABLE_CAPTION'); ?>,
 							<span id="orderedBy"><?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_SORTED_BY'); ?> </span>,
 							<span id="filteredBy"><?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_FILTERED_BY'); ?></span>
 						</caption>
@@ -118,15 +120,15 @@
 									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('grid.checkall'); ?>
 								</td>
 								<th scope="col" class="w-1 text-center d-none d-md-table-cell">
-									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', '', 'a.ordering', $listDirn, $listOrder, null, 'asc', 'JGRID_HEADING_ORDERING', 'icon-sort'); ?>
+									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', '', $orderName, $listDirn, $listOrder, null, 'asc', 'JGRID_HEADING_ORDERING', 'icon-sort'); ?>
 								</th>
 								<?php if ($workflow_enabled) : ?>
-								<th scope="col" class="w-1 text-center">
-									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'JSTAGE', 'ws.title', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
-								</th>
+									<th scope="col" class="w-1 text-center">
+										<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'JSTAGE', 'ws.title', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
+									</th>
 								<?php endif; ?>
 								<th scope="col" class="w-1 text-center d-none d-md-table-cell">
-									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'JFEATURED', 'a.featured', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
+									<?php echo $featured === "1" ? Text::_('JFEATURED') : HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'JFEATURED', 'a.featured', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
 								</th>
 								<th scope="col" class="w-1 text-center">
 									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'JSTATUS', 'a.state', $listDirn, $listOrder); ?>
@@ -174,6 +176,9 @@
 						<tbody<?php if ($saveOrder) : ?> class="js-draggable" data-url="<?php echo $saveOrderingUrl; ?>" data-direction="<?php echo strtolower($listDirn); ?>" data-nested="true"<?php endif; ?>>
 						<?php foreach ($this->items as $i => $item) :
 							$item->max_ordering = 0;
+							$ordering         = ($listOrder == 'fp.ordering');
+							$assetId          = 'com_content.article.' . $item->id;
+							$canCreate        = $user->authorise('core.create',     'com_content.category.' . $item->catid);
 							$canEdit          = $user->authorise('core.edit',       'com_content.article.' . $item->id);
 							$canCheckin       = $user->authorise('core.manage',     'com_checkin') || $item->checked_out == $userId || is_null($item->checked_out);
 							$canEditOwn       = $user->authorise('core.edit.own',   'com_content.article.' . $item->id) && $item->created_by == $userId;
@@ -388,19 +393,30 @@
 					<?php // load the pagination. ?>
 					<?php echo $this->pagination->getListFooter(); ?>
 
-					<?php // Load the batch processing form. ?>
-					<?php if ($user->authorise('core.create', 'com_content')
-						&& $user->authorise('core.edit', 'com_content')
-						&& $user->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_content')) : ?>
+					<?php if ($featured === "1"): ?>
 						<?php echo HTMLHelper::_(
 							'bootstrap.renderModal',
-							'collapseModal',
+							'stageModal',
 							array(
-								'title'  => Text::_('COM_CONTENT_BATCH_OPTIONS'),
-								'footer' => $this->loadTemplate('batch_footer'),
+							'title'  => Text::_('JTOOLBAR_CHANGE_STATUS'),
+							'footer' => $this->loadTemplate('stage_footer'),
 							),
-							$this->loadTemplate('batch_body')
+							$this->loadTemplate('stage_body')
 						); ?>
+					<?php else: ?>
+						<?php if ($user->authorise('core.create', 'com_content')
+							&& $user->authorise('core.edit', 'com_content')
+							&& $user->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_content')) : ?>
+							<?php echo HTMLHelper::_(
+								'bootstrap.renderModal',
+								'collapseModal',
+								array(
+									'title'  => Text::_('COM_CONTENT_BATCH_OPTIONS'),
+									'footer' => $this->loadTemplate('batch_footer'),
+								),
+								$this->loadTemplate('batch_body')
+							); ?>
+						<?php endif; ?>
 					<?php endif; ?>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default_stage_body.php b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default_stage_body.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3dadb99058e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default_stage_body.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Administrator
+ * @subpackage  com_content
+ *
+ * @copyright   (C) 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+
+use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
+
+?>
+
+<div class="container">
+	<div class="row">
+		<div class="col-12">
+			<p><?php echo Text::_('COM_CONTENT_CHANGE_STAGE_AMBIGUOUS_TRANSITIONS'); ?></p>
+		</div>
+		<div class="col-12" id="stageModal-content">
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default_stage_footer.php b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default_stage_footer.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..886538176cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/tmpl/articles/default_stage_footer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Administrator
+ * @subpackage  com_content
+ *
+ * @copyright   (C) 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+
+use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
+
+/** @var Joomla\CMS\WebAsset\WebAssetManager $wa */
+$wa = $this->document->getWebAssetManager();
+$wa->useScript('com_content.admin-articles-stage');
+
+?>
+<button class="btn btn-secondary" type="button" data-bs-dismiss="modal">
+	<?php echo Text::_('JCANCEL'); ?>
+</button>
+<button id="stage-submit-button-id" class="btn btn-success" type="button" data-submit-task="">
+	<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_STAGE_PROCESS'); ?>
+</button>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/alternate.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/alternate.xml
index 761677398d0..c5dc9c16fef 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/alternate.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/alternate.xml
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 			title="COM_CONTENT_MENUS_FEATURED"
 			type="component"
 			element="com_content"
-			link="index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=featured"
+			link="index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=articles&amp;featured=1"
 		/>
 
 		<menuitem
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/default.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/default.xml
index e68f878989d..8c0c14e5594 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/default.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/presets/default.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			title="COM_CONTENT_MENUS_FEATURED"
 			type="component"
 			element="com_content"
-			link="index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=featured"
+			link="index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=articles&amp;featured=1"
 			class="class:featured"
 		/>
 
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/base.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/base.sql
index 99199575edf..16d4696c272 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/base.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/base.sql
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ SELECT 20, 'main', 'com_finder_filters', 'Smart-Search-Filters', '', 'Smart Sear
 INSERT INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`, `link`, `type`, `published`, `parent_id`, `level`, `component_id`, `browserNav`, `access`, `img`, `template_style_id`, `params`, `lft`, `rgt`, `home`, `language`, `client_id`, `publish_up`, `publish_down`)
 SELECT 21, 'main', 'com_finder_searches', 'Smart-Search-Searches', '', 'Smart Search/Searches', 'index.php?option=com_finder&view=searches', 'component', 1, 13, 2, `extension_id`, 0, 0, 'class:finder-searches', 0, '', 36, 37, 0, '*', 1, NULL, NULL FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `name` = 'com_finder';
 INSERT INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`, `link`, `type`, `published`, `parent_id`, `level`, `component_id`, `browserNav`, `access`, `img`, `template_style_id`, `params`, `lft`, `rgt`, `home`, `language`, `client_id`, `publish_up`, `publish_down`)
-SELECT 101, 'mainmenu', 'Home', 'home', '', 'home', 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured', 'component', 1, 1, 1, `extension_id`, 0, 1, '', 0, '{"featured_categories":[""],"layout_type":"blog","blog_class_leading":"","blog_class":"","num_leading_articles":"1","num_intro_articles":"3","num_links":"0","link_intro_image":"","orderby_pri":"","orderby_sec":"front","order_date":"","show_pagination":"2","show_pagination_results":"1","show_title":"","link_titles":"","show_intro":"","info_block_position":"","info_block_show_title":"","show_category":"","link_category":"","show_parent_category":"","link_parent_category":"","show_associations":"","show_author":"","link_author":"","show_create_date":"","show_modify_date":"","show_publish_date":"","show_item_navigation":"","show_vote":"","show_readmore":"","show_readmore_title":"","show_hits":"","show_tags":"","show_noauth":"","show_feed_link":"1","feed_summary":"","menu-anchor_title":"","menu-anchor_css":"","menu_image":"","menu_image_css":"","menu_text":1,"menu_show":1,"page_title":"","show_page_heading":"1","page_heading":"","pageclass_sfx":"","menu-meta_description":"","robots":""}', 41, 42, 1, '*', 0, NULL, NULL FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `name` = 'com_content';
+SELECT 101, 'mainmenu', 'Home', 'home', '', 'home', 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1', 'component', 1, 1, 1, `extension_id`, 0, 1, '', 0, '{"featured_categories":[""],"layout_type":"blog","blog_class_leading":"","blog_class":"","num_leading_articles":"1","num_intro_articles":"3","num_links":"0","link_intro_image":"","orderby_pri":"","orderby_sec":"front","order_date":"","show_pagination":"2","show_pagination_results":"1","show_title":"","link_titles":"","show_intro":"","info_block_position":"","info_block_show_title":"","show_category":"","link_category":"","show_parent_category":"","link_parent_category":"","show_associations":"","show_author":"","link_author":"","show_create_date":"","show_modify_date":"","show_publish_date":"","show_item_navigation":"","show_vote":"","show_readmore":"","show_readmore_title":"","show_hits":"","show_tags":"","show_noauth":"","show_feed_link":"1","feed_summary":"","menu-anchor_title":"","menu-anchor_css":"","menu_image":"","menu_image_css":"","menu_text":1,"menu_show":1,"page_title":"","show_page_heading":"1","page_heading":"","pageclass_sfx":"","menu-meta_description":"","robots":""}', 41, 42, 1, '*', 0, NULL, NULL FROM `#__extensions` WHERE `name` = 'com_content';
 
 -- --------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/installation/sql/postgresql/base.sql b/installation/sql/postgresql/base.sql
index 8cda51c8fee..43a575fd039 100644
--- a/installation/sql/postgresql/base.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/postgresql/base.sql
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ SELECT 20, 'main', 'com_finder_filters', 'Smart-Search-Filters', '', 'Smart Sear
 INSERT INTO "#__menu" ("id", "menutype", "title", "alias", "note", "path", "link", "type", "published", "parent_id", "level", "component_id", "browserNav", "access", "img", "template_style_id", "params", "lft", "rgt", "home", "language", "client_id", "publish_up", "publish_down")
 SELECT 21, 'main', 'com_finder_searches', 'Smart-Search-Searches', '', 'Smart Search/Searches', 'index.php?option=com_finder&view=searches', 'component', 1, 13, 2, "extension_id", 0, 0, 'class:finder-searches', 0, '', 36, 37, 0, '*', 1, NULL, NULL FROM "#__extensions" WHERE "name" = 'com_finder';
 INSERT INTO "#__menu" ("id", "menutype", "title", "alias", "note", "path", "link", "type", "published", "parent_id", "level", "component_id", "browserNav", "access", "img", "template_style_id", "params", "lft", "rgt", "home", "language", "client_id", "publish_up", "publish_down")
-SELECT 101, 'mainmenu', 'Home', 'home', '', 'home', 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured', 'component', 1, 1, 1, "extension_id", 0, 1, '', 0, '{"featured_categories":[""],"layout_type":"blog","blog_class_leading":"","blog_class":"","num_leading_articles":"1","num_intro_articles":"3","num_links":"0","link_intro_image":"","orderby_pri":"","orderby_sec":"front","order_date":"","show_pagination":"2","show_pagination_results":"1","show_title":"","link_titles":"","show_intro":"","info_block_position":"","info_block_show_title":"","show_category":"","link_category":"","show_parent_category":"","link_parent_category":"","show_associations":"","show_author":"","link_author":"","show_create_date":"","show_modify_date":"","show_publish_date":"","show_item_navigation":"","show_vote":"","show_readmore":"","show_readmore_title":"","show_hits":"","show_tags":"","show_noauth":"","show_feed_link":"1","feed_summary":"","menu-anchor_title":"","menu-anchor_css":"","menu_image":"","menu_image_css":"","menu_text":1,"menu_show":1,"page_title":"","show_page_heading":"1","page_heading":"","pageclass_sfx":"","menu-meta_description":"","robots":""}', 41, 42, 1, '*', 0, NULL, NULL FROM "#__extensions" WHERE "name" = 'com_content';
+SELECT 101, 'mainmenu', 'Home', 'home', '', 'home', 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1', 'component', 1, 1, 1, "extension_id", 0, 1, '', 0, '{"featured_categories":[""],"layout_type":"blog","blog_class_leading":"","blog_class":"","num_leading_articles":"1","num_intro_articles":"3","num_links":"0","link_intro_image":"","orderby_pri":"","orderby_sec":"front","order_date":"","show_pagination":"2","show_pagination_results":"1","show_title":"","link_titles":"","show_intro":"","info_block_position":"","info_block_show_title":"","show_category":"","link_category":"","show_parent_category":"","link_parent_category":"","show_associations":"","show_author":"","link_author":"","show_create_date":"","show_modify_date":"","show_publish_date":"","show_item_navigation":"","show_vote":"","show_readmore":"","show_readmore_title":"","show_hits":"","show_tags":"","show_noauth":"","show_feed_link":"1","feed_summary":"","menu-anchor_title":"","menu-anchor_css":"","menu_image":"","menu_image_css":"","menu_text":1,"menu_show":1,"page_title":"","show_page_heading":"1","page_heading":"","pageclass_sfx":"","menu-meta_description":"","robots":""}', 41, 42, 1, '*', 0, NULL, NULL FROM "#__extensions" WHERE "name" = 'com_content';
 SELECT setval('#__menu_id_seq', 102, false);
 
 --
diff --git a/plugins/sampledata/testing/testing.php b/plugins/sampledata/testing/testing.php
index 55dbca7c149..2572a32faec 100644
--- a/plugins/sampledata/testing/testing.php
+++ b/plugins/sampledata/testing/testing.php
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ public function onAjaxSampledataApplyStep7()
 			array(
 				'menutype'     => $menuTypes[6],
 				'title'        => Text::_('PLG_SAMPLEDATA_TESTING_SAMPLEDATA_MENUS_ITEM_18_TITLE'),
-				'link'         => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured',
+				'link'         => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1',
 				'component_id' => ComponentHelper::getComponent('com_content')->id,
 				'params'       => array(
 					'num_leading_articles' => 1,
@@ -3113,7 +3113,7 @@ public function onAjaxSampledataApplyStep7()
 			array(
 				'menutype'          => $menuTypes[2],
 				'title'             => Text::_('PLG_SAMPLEDATA_TESTING_SAMPLEDATA_MENUS_ITEM_27_0_0_8_1_TITLE'),
-				'link'              => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured',
+				'link'              => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1',
 				'parent_id'         => $menuIdsLevel4[8],
 				'component_id'      => ComponentHelper::getComponent('com_content')->id,
 				'template_style_id' => 3,
@@ -3145,7 +3145,7 @@ public function onAjaxSampledataApplyStep7()
 			array(
 				'menutype'          => $menuTypes[2],
 				'title'             => Text::_('PLG_SAMPLEDATA_TESTING_SAMPLEDATA_MENUS_ITEM_27_0_0_7_3_TITLE'),
-				'link'              => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured',
+				'link'              => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1',
 				'parent_id'         => $menuIdsLevel4[7],
 				'component_id'      => ComponentHelper::getComponent('com_content')->id,
 				'template_style_id' => 4,
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ public function onAjaxSampledataApplyStep7()
 			array(
 				'menutype'     => $menuTypes[2],
 				'title'        => Text::_('PLG_SAMPLEDATA_TESTING_SAMPLEDATA_MENUS_ITEM_27_0_0_9_5_TITLE'),
-				'link'         => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=featured',
+				'link'         => 'index.php?option=com_content&view=articles&featured=1',
 				'parent_id'    => $menuIdsLevel4[9],
 				'component_id' => ComponentHelper::getComponent('com_content')->id,
 				'params'       => array(