StatCounter Popular Posts
by subins2000 · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays Popular Posts From StatCounter stats as a widget. Only you have to do is make the stats public and give the project ID to this plugin.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,379 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3887 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
25
now · peak 62
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
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.6y ago
latest release · v0.2.2
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-12-25 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ladyboy Revolution11.9y ago
Sorry but this plugin does not work for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ladyboy Revolution11.9y ago
Sorry but this plugin does not work for me. I downloaded and signed up for StatCounter last night just to use this plugin. I cannot seem to find a popular posts plugin based on search engine traffic so I add them by hand. Who cares about “most commented” and who cares about “page views”??? Page views will only promote you most recent. Worthless I should try and make my own based on Piwik. Not a programmer though.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ subins200012.2y ago
As far as I think how I created this plugin, it’s nice, works great. BUT nothing is perfect. There might be some bugs.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-06-02 20+ → 10+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-05-23 10+ → 20+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2024-04-15 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-13 10+ → 20+ up after 73 days in tier
- 2024-01-31 20+ → 10+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2023-03-19 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-03-16 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-14 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Stats 2K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Popular Posts by Webline 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C - P Popular Posts 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- M Most Read Posts in XX days 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for StatCounter Popular Posts into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/statcounter-popular-posts" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="StatCounter Popular Posts — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> StatCounter Popular Posts: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/statcounter-popular-posts