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Popular Post Widget

Popular post widget is a simple widget to show your most popular posts based on views.

Popular Post Widget ranks #13,199 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,766 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Dec 2, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.9 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 8 years ago Last Update on 02 Dec, 2017
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#1,766 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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Review 5 out of 5
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12,539 12,869 13,199 13,529 13,859 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Popular Post Widget. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to highlight their most-viewed posts. It solves the problem of surfacing popular content by automatically displaying the top 5 most-visited posts in a widget area.

  • Widget-based display
  • Shows 5 most popular posts
  • Based on post views
  • Any widget area placement
  • Automatic popularity tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Popular Post Widget

Upload Popular Post Widget ZIP file by choosing it from your computer Click Install Now button Then click Activate Plugin button. You can see the Popular post Widget in the widget section 'Appearance > widgets'. /// Using The WordPress Plugin Dashboard Go to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard Search for 'Popular Post Widget' Click Install Now button Then click Activate Plugin button You can see the Popular Post Widget in the widget section 'Appearance > widgets'. /// Using FTP
Extract the popular post widget directory to your computer Upload the popular post widget directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard You can see the Popular Post Widget in the widget section 'Appearance > widgets'. Now put it into any widget area and set the widget are title then save. Now visit a post in your website, then it will show below the widget title you saved from the dashboard. Thus 5 most popular posts will show after visiting them.
You will find update notification in your wordpress admin panel.
See the description and also you can see the description over the Frequently Asked Questions.

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