Popular Posts
WordPress comes with greate feature where popularity testing of posts is very essential need and Popular Posts can be a great tool to serve the want.
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Popular Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Popular Posts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| popular | >100 |
| popularity | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| top | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Popular Posts
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Popular post comes with some interactive features. Polularity tracking can be handle from both frontend and backend post page.
Popular Posts with tons of features and priority support.
Documentation See detail documentation here.
Get Express Support Open a support ticket to get support quickly.
Key Features
- Popular Post : Arrange popular posts order by its hit popularity.
- Awesome : Awesome UI layout to view populas posts.
- Widget Support : Interactive widget option for plugin tuning.
- Easy Installation : Easy Instalation for all kind of users.
- Hit Counter : Post hit counter to show the total number of hits on that post.
- Thumbnail View : Popular post summery in card view with thumbnail attachment.
- Page Builder : Works fine with various page builder.
Requirements
- At least Firefox 12, Internet Explorer 9, Safari 6, Opera 12 or Chrome/Chromium 19
- PHP 5.2+ (for thumbnails – mogrify utility or GD/Imagick module)
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/plugin-namedirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Goto the any of the post and check the Custom Fields from Screen Options placed above.
- Tune your plugin in your way using GB Ppopular Post widget.
- Enjoy !
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FAQ
Popular Posts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Popular Posts free?
Yes. Popular Posts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Popular Posts safe to use in 2026?
Popular Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Popular Posts?
Popular Posts is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,982 times since it launched in February 2017. It was downloaded 77 times in the last 30 days.
Does Popular Posts work with WordPress 7.1?
Popular Posts is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Popular Posts last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on February 16, 2017 (10 years ago).
Who makes Popular Posts?
Popular Posts is developed and maintained by Aftabul Islam.
What are the best alternatives to Popular Posts?
The most popular alternatives to Popular Posts are WP Popular Posts (100K+ installs), WP-Stats (2K+ installs) and WP Most Popular (2K+ installs).
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