WP Most Popular

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 22 days ago and the previous band took 24 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.

1. ★★★★★ jensnilsson

   7.3y 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

   9.8y 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

   10.7y 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

   10.8y ago

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

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5. ★★★★★ Rik0399

   10.9y 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

   12.0y ago

   I appreciate this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ naahuel

   12.2y ago

   Works like a charm

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8. ★★★★★ rddimattia

   13.0y 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

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

This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-10-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 708 days in tier
2. 2024-11-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 491 days in tier
3. 2023-06-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 360 days in tier
4. 2022-07-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 491 days in tier
5. 2021-03-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 198 days in tier
6. 2020-08-15 7K+ → 6K+ down after 274 days in tier
7. 2019-11-15 8K+ → 7K+ down after 560 days in tier
8. 2018-05-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 68 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 Most Popular: 1K+ active installs, 4.9★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-most-popular