Posts Viewed Recently

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 54% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Polaris

   4.3y ago

   Plugin does snot show any inforamation of any of the pages or posts. Matbe it is just not up to date anymore.

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2. ★★★★★ JJNW

   6.8y ago

   It works well. Very limited in options, but it does recognized custom posts, so that is why it immediately gets 5 starts (plus it works as described).

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3. ★★★★★ mounsey

   7.2y ago

   This plugin is absolutely brilliant – and I’ve used it successfully to output “Recently Viewed Products” – on an eCommerce site. I have only encountered one potential issue (it could be a conflict with Storefront Theme, not sure..?) – and that is that when used as a Widget (as is the case here) the surrounded DIV tag doesn’t appear to close properly (???) – resulting in any widgets that FOLLOW this one being adversely affected (e.g. smaller text – following on from that set for the Recently Viewed widget). Unsure if a widespread issue but it has meant I’ve had to have it as the final widget, whereas ideally I wanted it up top! Aside from that minor issue this is a superb plugin and one that does exactly what it says it will.. with minimal setup needed! Thanks and kudos to the authors.

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4. ★★★★★ jelena1401

   7.2y ago

   Great plugin, lightweight, works perfectly and it’s easy to apply some custom CSS to the output. Support from the developer is outstanding! Just make sure you don’t have a server-side caching system (like Varnish, for example), because it may interfere with the cookies that are needed in order to display the post list to each user individually based on their visits. Other than that, works perfectly. Thanks for making this great plugin! This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by jelena1401.

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5. ★★★★★ WPpress

   8.9y ago

   Thank you for this amazing plugin. Saved me a lot of time in coding and researching.

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6. ★★★★★ smart.u

   10.2y ago

   Thanks for sharing this awesome and helpful plugin. The shortcode option makes it very versatile. It is kept simple per design and does it’s trick as described in a perfect way. Please do not change anything. 🙂

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7. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   11.0y ago

   Works with custom post types. Can be configured to monitor for views of specific post types. I’m happy. Thank you to the developers!

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8. ★★★★★ waheez

   12.3y ago

   Great little handy plugin, however it would be nice to have template option and you be able to specify a template for your widget list. E.g. I would like to display along Title, some other post metadata e.g. price etc.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-15 800+ → 700+ down after 268 days in tier
2. 2025-08-20 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-08-18 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
4. 2025-08-14 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-08-13 800+ → 900+ up after 5 days in tier
6. 2025-08-08 900+ → 800+ down after 251 days in tier
7. 2024-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1201 days in tier
8. 2021-08-17 500+ → 1K+ up after 2136 days in tier

Competes with

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Posts Viewed Recently: 700+ active installs, 4.8★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/posts-viewed-recently