anpPopular Post
Widget to display a list of the most commented posts. The posts are displayed on a color scale of colors.
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anpPopular Post shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where anpPopular Post stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| comment | >100 |
| most comment | >100 |
| popular posts | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About anpPopular Post
From the official readme · v1.0.6Description
Widget to display a list of the most commented posts up to 10 or most viewed posts. The posts will be shown in a scale of colors and length according to the number of comments you have.
You just have to activate the plugin from the WordPress options panel, install the widget in any sidebar, footer or other area that supports widgets.
anpPopular Post has a number of options to configure as:
- The title of the widget
- The number of posts to display (max 10)
- Color palette to choose from four different options, standard, red, green, blue
anpPopular Post is configured for use in multi language to be available in:
- Spanish
- English
Installation
- Upload the folder with all files to your WordPress wp-content/pluginsdirectory
- Activate the plugin from the panel of housing management
- Add widget in sidebar, footer or any site widgetable
- Select number post and palette color
- I hope it will be useful
Changelog
= 1.0.6=
Fix bugs CSS
Add: show most commented posts all the time or last 24 hours, last 7 days, last 15 days or last 30 days
Add: Show most viewed posts all the time
Add: length scale proportional to the number of comments
1.0.5
Fix bugs link to post
1.0.4
Fix bugs CSS
1.0.3
Fix bugs CSS
Added option to choose background color number of comments
Added option to choose text color of the number of comments
Added option to choose Text color of the post
1.0.2
Fix bugs CSS
Added option to show plugin author credits
1.0.1
Fix bugs CSS
1.0
First version
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FAQ
anpPopular Post: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is anpPopular Post free?
Yes. anpPopular Post is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is anpPopular Post safe to use in 2026?
anpPopular Post shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use anpPopular Post?
anpPopular Post is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,407 times since it launched in September 2012. It was downloaded 60 times in the last 30 days.
Does anpPopular Post work with WordPress 7.1?
anpPopular Post is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was anpPopular Post last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.6, was released on September 22, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes anpPopular Post?
anpPopular Post is developed and maintained by antocara.
What are the best alternatives to anpPopular Post?
The most popular alternatives to anpPopular Post are Bulk Delete Comments (5K+ installs), DCO Comment Attachment (5K+ installs) and One Click Close Comments (5K+ installs).
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