Most And Least Read Posts Widget
by whiletrue 5 (6 reviews)

Most And Least Read Posts Widget

Provide two widgets, showing lists of the most and reast read posts.

Most And Least Read Posts Widget ranks #7,131 among WordPress.org plugins with 900+ active installations, is #1,013 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Aug 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v2.5.21 Current Version v2.5.21
Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 14 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#1,013 of 8,848 in Customization Top 10% by installs Downloads +13.2% this week
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Downloads
92.6K
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Rating
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 1K

Total Progress 67%
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Reviews & Ratings

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6 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

  1. Most And Least Read Posts Widget [most-and-least-read-posts-widget] < 2.5.21

    CVE-2025-39549 · Fixed in v2.5.21

  2. Most And Least Read Posts Widget [most-and-least-read-posts-widget] < 2.5.19

    CVE-2024-49628 · Fixed in v2.5.19

  3. Most And Least Read Posts Widget [most-and-least-read-posts-widget] < 2.5.17

    CVE-2023-52133 · Fixed in v2.5.17

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display their most and least read posts to visitors. It tracks post view counts internally and offers widgets, a shortcode, and a PHP function to show popular or unpopular content without relying on external accounts.

  • Most and least read post widgets
  • Customizable number of posts shown
  • Exclude posts by title keywords
  • Show post hits after title
  • Exclude posts older than XX days
  • WPML multi-language compatibility
  • Shortcode for most/least read posts
  • PHP function for template loop

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Most And Least Read Posts Widget

Most And Least Read Posts Widget has 900+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Most And Least Read Posts Widget holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 6 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Most And Least Read Posts Widget is developed by whiletrue and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Most And Least Read Posts Widget requires WordPress 2.9 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Most And Least Read Posts Widget has been downloaded 92,642+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Most And Least Read Posts Widget is 2.5.21. It was last updated on August 14, 2026.
Yes. Most And Least Read Posts Widget is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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