Popular Post Widget
This is a simple widget like others to show your most popular posts 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…
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Popular Post Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Popular Post Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| most popular posts | >100 |
| Popular post | >100 |
| popular post widget | >100 |
| popular posts | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Popular Post Widget
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
This is a simple widget like others to show your most popular posts 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
/// Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- First download the plugin ZIP file from WordPress website
- Log in to your website administrator panel
- 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
- Download the ZIP file from WordPress website
- 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.
Changelog
1.0
- Initial Release.
1.0.1
- Test for the new version (4.9.1) of WordPress.
Screenshots
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Best Popular Post Widget alternatives
All most popular posts plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Simple Popular Posts
Creates a very simple and basic widget for your sidebar to display most popular posts on…
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10+ |
FAQ
Popular Post Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is Popular Post Widget free?
Yes. Popular Post Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Popular Post Widget safe to use in 2026?
Popular Post Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Popular Post Widget?
Popular Post Widget is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,369 times since it launched in May 2016. It was downloaded 153 times in the last 30 days.
Does Popular Post Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Popular Post Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Popular Post Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on December 2, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Popular Post Widget?
Popular Post Widget is developed and maintained by Mostafiz Shamim.
What are the best alternatives to Popular Post Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Popular Post Widget are Simple Popular Posts (10+ installs).
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