Populist
Track the popularity of your posts on social bookmarking sites reddit, stumbleupon, del.icio.us and digg
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Populist shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 18 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 17 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.7 (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 Populist stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Delicious | >100 |
| digg | >100 |
| >100 | |
| stats | >100 |
| stumbleupon | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Populist
From the official readme · v1.5.1Description
PopuList allows you to track the popularity of your posts on social bookmarking sites reddit, stumbleupon, del.icio.us and digg. When PopuList is activated, a page is added to your dashboard giving the number of times a page has been saved or upvoted.
New in version 1.5 PopuList now also lets you view backlinks as indexed by Google and Yahoo.
Installation
- Upload the plugin (unzipped) into
/wp-content/plugins/. You should end up with a/wp-content/plugins/Populist/directory containing the plugin files. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to the Dashboard and click the link for Populist in the menu to view your stats.
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FAQ
Populist: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Populist free?
Yes. Populist is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Populist safe to use in 2026?
Populist shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 18 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Populist?
Populist is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,242 times since it launched in January 2009. It was downloaded 58 times in the last 30 days.
Does Populist work with WordPress 7.1?
Populist is officially tested up to WordPress 2.7, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Populist last updated?
The latest version, 1.5.1, was released on March 17, 2009 (18 years ago).
Who makes Populist?
Populist is developed and maintained by johnlawrence.
What are the best alternatives to Populist?
The most popular alternatives to Populist are Tilt Social Share Widget (300+ installs), Bookmark Me (90+ installs) and del.icio.us for WordPress (60+ installs).
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