Black Studio TinyMCE Widget vs WP Popular Posts (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

4.8(192)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 weeks ago
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VS
WP Popular Posts

WP Popular Posts

4.5(248)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Black Studio TinyMCE Widget has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 192 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Black Studio TinyMCE Widget has accumulated 11M+ total downloads while WP Popular Posts has 8.6M+. WP Popular Posts has a higher support resolution rate (88% vs 0%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.8/5Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts4.5/5
Total Reviews
192Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts248
Active Installs
200K+Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts100K+
Total Downloads
11M+Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts8.6M+
Support Resolution
0%Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts88%
Last Updated
3 weeks agoBlack Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts1 month ago
First Released
2011Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts2008
Age
15 yearsBlack Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts18 years
WP Requires
3.1+Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts6.2+
PHP Requires
5.2+Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts7.4+
Business Model
FreeBlack Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular PostsFree
Latest Version
2.7.3Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
WP Popular Posts7.3.8

Rating Breakdown

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

4.8/5(192 reviews)
5
90%
4
5%
3
1%
2
2%
1
3%

WP Popular Posts

4.5/5(248 reviews)
5
83%
4
4%
3
2%
2
2%
1
8%

Recent Reviews

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget Reviews

by nealumphred

Easypeasy to use!

Great plugin and easypeasy to use! Keep on keepin’ on …

by Gary55

As a Plugin Should Be!

Works as expected. Very stable plugin. No annoying reminders. Makes things at classiccarsszone more structured. Superb.

by Sirio

Good but…

It’s a very good ans simple visual editor, too bad that is missing the possibility to add an image swap (rollover, mouseover). You can just add friezed images.

WP Popular Posts Reviews

by xtrabytes

Complete Design Flaw

WordPress Popular Posts is fundamentally broken for cached sites. It defeats the entire purpose of Nginx/WP Rocket caching. There you spend all your energy optimizing to reduce every imaginable PHP FP

by seegeist

Great plugin – great support

I’ve only been using the plugin for a few days. At first I had a problem, thanks to the good and fast support I was able to solve the problem quickly, it was not due to the plugin, but to my theme. Si

by abre01

No css customization option

Out of sheer frustration I would like to give only one star because the css style cannot be changed in the normal way. I have tried for hours. It is only possible with great effort, e.g. via changes i

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Black Studio TinyMCE Widget or WP Popular Posts more popular?
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget has 200K+ active installations while WP Popular Posts has 100K+. Black Studio TinyMCE Widget is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Black Studio TinyMCE Widget or WP Popular Posts?
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget has a 4.8/5 rating from 192 reviews, while WP Popular Posts has a 4.5/5 rating from 248 reviews.
Are Black Studio TinyMCE Widget and WP Popular Posts free?
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget is free and WP Popular Posts is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Black Studio TinyMCE Widget or WP Popular Posts?
As of April 2026, Black Studio TinyMCE Widget has a 0% support resolution rate while WP Popular Posts has a 88% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget was last updated 3 weeks ago and WP Popular Posts was last updated 1 month ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.