WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts vs Smart Recent Posts Widget (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts
10K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Smart Recent Posts Widget
9.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Smart Recent Posts Widget has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 30 reviews) while WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts leads in active installations (10K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts has accumulated 1.2M+ total downloads while Smart Recent Posts Widget has 132K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts | Smart Recent Posts Widget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 100 | ◄ | 30 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.2M+ | ◄ | 132K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2016 | |
| Age | 17 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.6+ | 5.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.2.1 | 1.0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts
Smart Recent Posts Widget
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts averaged approximately 140 daily downloads while Smart Recent Posts Widget averaged 16.
Recent Reviews
WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts Reviews
El mejor contador de visitas
Top 10 es, según mi experiencia, el mejor contador de visitas que hay en la actualidad para un blog de WordPress
Does the job! Responsive and helpful support team
Was using WordPress Popular Posts to see pages getting visits on my website until it stopped working. Had to look for alternatives and found this. Installed it but it still didn’t work. I had to remov
different views count
large different views count, at Top 10 just 5 views, on jetpack 120 views at Top 10 7K views, on jetpack 10K views tell me why? This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by adhit
Smart Recent Posts Widget Reviews
Excellent
Excellent plugin
Just perfect
works like a charm!
exactly what I need
very complete and with custom CSS avaliable
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