New Popular Posts Widget
This is a standard widget like others to show your most popular posts with featured image based on views of your post. Put it in any of your widget area from your WordPress dashboard and the it will automatically show 5…
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New Popular Posts Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where New Popular Posts Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Popular post | >100 |
| popular post with featured image | >100 |
| popular posts | >100 |
| popular posts with featured image | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 from 3 reviews
About New Popular Posts Widget
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
This is a standard widget like others to show your most popular posts with featured image based on views of your post. Put it in any of your widget area from your WordPress dashboard and the it will automatically show 5 most popular posts which will be visited most after the activation of the widget.So, after activation of the widget, visit a post of your website and see, it will show below the popular post title.
Installation
- Unzip ‘new-popular-posts-widget.zip’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory or add it by ‘Add new’ in the Plugins menu.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
- You can see the New Popular post Widget in the widget section ‘Appearance > widgets’.
- Done.
/// Using The WordPress Plugin Dashboard
- Go to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for ‘New Popular Posts Widget’
- Click Install Now button
- Then click Activate Plugin button
- You can see the New Popular Post Widget in the widget section ‘Appearance > widgets’.
/// Using FTP
- Download the ZIP file from WordPress website
- Extract the new-popular-posts-widget.zip directory to your computer
- Upload the new-popular-posts-widget directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
- You can see the Popular New 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.
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FAQ
New Popular Posts Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026
Is New Popular Posts Widget free?
Yes. New Popular Posts Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is New Popular Posts Widget safe to use in 2026?
New Popular Posts Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.
How many websites use New Popular Posts Widget?
New Popular Posts Widget is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,974 times since it launched in December 2016. It was downloaded 71 times in the last 30 days.
Does New Popular Posts Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
New Popular Posts Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was New Popular Posts Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on December 13, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes New Popular Posts Widget?
New Popular Posts Widget is developed and maintained by Rashadul Alam.
What are the best alternatives to New Popular Posts Widget?
The most popular alternatives to New Popular Posts Widget are Popular Post Widget (200+ installs), Simple Category Ranking (10+ installs) and WP Popular Posts Widget (<10 installs).
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