WP Popular Posts vs WP Most Popular (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Most Popular has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 11 reviews) while WP Popular Posts leads in active installations (100K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Popular Posts has accumulated 8.6M+ total downloads while WP Most Popular has 81K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Popular Posts | WP Most Popular | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 248 | ◄ | 11 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 8.6M+ | ◄ | 81K+ |
| Support Resolution | 88% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 7 years ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2012 | |
| Age | 18 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.2.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.3.8 | 0.3.1 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Popular Posts averaged approximately 685 daily downloads while WP Most Popular averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
WP Popular Posts Reviews
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
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
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
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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