WP Most Popular

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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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ jensnilsson

   7.2y ago

   Works just as expected 🙂 Triggers the stat update from JS on the frontend so it works with cache. This topic was modified 7 years ago by jensnilsson. This topic was modified 7 years ago by jensnilsson.

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2. ★★★★★ azhar92

   9.6y ago

   Hello Support, I hope you are doing well !!! I have installed this Wp most popular plugin in my website, my website is on wp-engine server. so server person giving max hitting creating under this plugin code. so please check this plugin code. i have some response from wp-engine support so please guide me how to resolve this issue. ack-grep “wmp_update” plugins/ themes/ plugins/wp-most-popular/wp-most-popular.php 52: echo ‘<!– WordPress Most Popular –><script type=”text/javascript”>/* <![CDATA[ */ jQuery.post(“‘ . admin_url(‘admin-ajax.php’) . ‘”, { action: “wmp_update”, id: ‘ . $wp_query->post->ID . ‘, token: “‘ . $token . ‘” }); /* ]]> */</script><!– /WordPress Most Popular –>’; 65: add_action( ‘wp_ajax_wmp_update’, ‘WMP_system::actions’ ); 67: add_action( ‘wp_ajax_nopriv_wmp_update’, ‘WMP_system::actions’ ) I am waiting your response!!!

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3. ★★★★★ RustyH

   10.5y ago

   Great plugin, can be called with a function to show popular posts anywhere. I was able to create a category for popular posts and then call the plugin function when that category was viewed. However, only giving it 4 stars as I’ve realised that when the plugin is deactivated, all the database info is deleted, the whole table for this plugin is gone! This should only happen when the plugin is deleted, not deactivated.. Deactivation should be viewed as a temporary thing, possibly while testing another plugin, it shouldn’t remove all the data! If this is fixed it would be worthy of 5 stars. Thanks.

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4. ★★★★★ webteam

   10.7y ago

   Simple and elegant: does show the most popular posts, nicely in the theme styling.

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5. ★★★★★ Rik0399

   10.7y ago

   Like this plugin, simple, effective. I would also would have liked to place a shortcode (not filecode) onto a page which would allow to show op/popular listings for each category. I’ll favourite this for now until such is added. Thank you

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6. ★★★★★ Ypanesa

   11.8y ago

   I appreciate this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ naahuel

   12.1y ago

   Works like a charm

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8. ★★★★★ rddimattia

   12.8y ago

   Nice simple plugin for adding ‘Popular Posts’ to the widgets on my blog page. I already have Recent Posts, so Popular Posts fits right in! It’s a great way for me to see which of my posts are really catching on. At first, it looks like it’s not working, but if you click on a few of your posts, and then hit refresh, you’ll see that it’s starting to track visits right away. This works great as a relatively simple-plugin, and it would be great to be able to add on # of hits in parentheses after the post name. That way, my visitors would know if the post is popular among 5 visitors or 500 visitors!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.3.1 Fixed a bug where the old function wmp_get_popular was no longer working as it should for backwards compatibility 0.3.1
2. — Version 0.3 New helper function name for getting the most popular posts wp_most_popular_get_popular . Please note that the old function name is still supported wmp_get_popular New filters and action introduced for use on widget (wp_ 0.3
3. — Version 0.2 Added the ability to query multiple different post types (thanks inc2734 ) You can now also choose a specific post type from the widget 0.2
4. — Version 0.1 First version of the plugin released 0.1

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-11-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2024-10-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 484 days in tier
4. 2023-06-30 4K+ → 3K+ down

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).

• WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Popular Posts by Webline 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C
• P Popular Posts 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• E Easy Popular Posts Widget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• W WP-xPerts Popular Posts 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Popular Widget 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D

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WP Most Popular: 2K+ active installs, 4.9★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-most-popular