Is Popular Post Widget free?

Yes, Popular Post Widget is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Popular Post Widget?

Popular Post Widget has 200 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Popular Post Widget alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Popular Post Widget include Widgets for Google Reviews, Blocksy Companion, Widget Importer & Exporter. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Popular Post Widget work with the latest WordPress?

Popular Post Widget has been tested up to WordPress 4.9.29. It requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+.

Popular Post Widget — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

Name: Popular Post Widget
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Mostafiz Shamim

As of April 2026, Popular Post Widget is a WordPress widget plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.

5/51 reviews

200active installs

10K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

This is a simple widget like others to show your most popular posts based on views of your post. Put it in any of your widget area from your WordPress dashboard and the it will automatically show 5 most popular posts which will be visited most after the activation of the widget.So, after activation of the widget, visit a post of your website and see, it will show below the popular post title.

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