Popular Widget

By Hax

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

Popular Widget Review - In-Depth Analysis

Display the most commented or viewed posts in a tabbed widget. Filter by date range or category, with an option for tags.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

7.01/10

User Rating

4.5/5 (based on 14+ reviews)

Active Installations

700+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This is a simple popular posts WordPress widget for your blog. You can add a day interval to specify when the posts are considered popular, with a default of 365 days. The plugin allows you to filter your posts by category and includes a tags tab.

Enjoy the various features such as disabling tabs, setting title length, displaying counts, and customizing excerpts. You can also display thumbnails, recent comments, and calculate visits or page views with custom field options for view counts.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Popular Widget plugin.

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FAQ

Download the latest version of the plugin to your computer.
With an FTP program, access your site’s server.
Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins folder.
In the WordPress administration panels, click on plugins from the menu on the left side.
You should see the “Popular Widget” plugin listed.
To turn the plugin on, click “activate” on the bottom of the plugin name.
You should have now a new menu item called “Popular Widget” in your widget menu.