Yes, Populist is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Populist?

Populist has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Populist alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Populist include Social Media Icons Widget, Tilt Social Share Widget, RSS Feed Styles. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Populist work with the latest WordPress?

Populist has been tested up to WordPress 2.7. It requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+.

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Populist

Name: Populist
Author: johnlawrence

Track the popularity of your posts on social bookmarking sites reddit, stumbleupon, del.icio.us and digg

By johnlawrence·Digg·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 17 years ago

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As of April 2026, Populist is a WordPress digg plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Social Media Icons Widget.

0/5Rating

10active installs

3.0K+total downloads

17 yearssince 2009

Overview

PopuList allows you to track the popularity of your posts on social bookmarking sites reddit, stumbleupon, del.icio.us and digg. When PopuList is activated, a page is added to your dashboard giving the number of times a page has been saved or upvoted.

New in version 1.5 PopuList now also lets you view backlinks as indexed by Google and Yahoo.

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