Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post… vs WP Most Popular (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post…
20K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Most Popular has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 11 reviews) while Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post… leads in active installations (20K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post… has accumulated 724K+ total downloads while WP Most Popular has 81K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post… | WP Most Popular | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 206 | ◄ | 11 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 724K+ | ◄ | 81K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 7 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2012 | |
| Age | 10 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.2.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.0.13 | 0.3.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post…
WP Most Popular
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post… averaged approximately 387 daily downloads while WP Most Popular averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
Smart Post Show – Post Grid, Post… Reviews
Absolutely brilliant plugin!
Does what it says. Easy to use. Great support – even on the free version.
Very nice postgrid plugin
Tried multiple plugins like this. At least 5 others. This one comes easily closest to what I want, straight out of the box. Free version is more than what most people will need. I’m looking into paid
Awesome plugin !!
Smart Post has a wide variety of Layout Presets & Content Orientations to choose from. The Navigation style options makes the Post slider blend in with any wordpress theme making it look like it’s par
WP Most Popular Reviews
Great plugin
Works just as expected 🙂 Triggers the stat update from JS on the frontend so it works with cache. This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by jensnilsson. This topic was modified 6
504 request
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 plu
Simple and versatile
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,
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