Most Popular Categories
Display your most popular categories in a widget
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·600 active installs·Updated 15 years agoAs of April 2026, Most Popular Categories is a WordPress widget plugin with 600 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 5.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
0/5Rating
600active installs
5.6K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This is just a small WordPress plugin that lists the most popular categories by post count in a widget. Includes several options.
Useful for blogs with many categories and just want to list the most popular.
For Themes that do not support Widgets, you can now put this code anywhere in your template:
Support and Feature requests are on my forums at http://justmyecho.com/forums/
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.1
- Fixed bug with incorrect category permalinks
Contributors
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