Popular Widget
by Hax · Admin & Utilities
Display the most commented or most viewed posts in a tabbed widget, filter the post by date range or by category. It also includes a tags tab.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “700+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1380 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-28 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-26 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-24 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-22 700+ → 800+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-19 800+ → 700+ down after 115 days in band
- 2026-01-24 900+ → 800+ down after 87 days in band
- 2025-10-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 894 days in band
- 2023-05-19 2K+ → 1K+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/popular-widget" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Popular Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Popular Widget: 700+ active installs, 4.5★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/popular-widget