Recent Popular Tags
Display the most popular recently used blog post tags on your website. Valuable for website with current events... No more old tags!
3.7(3 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Recent Popular Tags is a WordPress tags plugin with 10 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Media Library Assistant.
3.7/53 reviews
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Recent Popular Tags WordPress plugin allows the administrator to display the most popular recently used tags by post authors.
This plugin is very valuable for current events websites because it gives admins the ability to set the number of tags to display and how many days to consider as “recent”… No more popular tags displaying from two years ago!
Default Usage
Heading and Recent Popular Tags will be displayed beneath each blog post.
Shortcode
Use shortcode [recent-popular-tags] to display Recent Popular Tags anywhere in blog posts, pages, custom post types or in a text widget.
Template Tag
Use <?php if ( function_exists('rpt_display_content') ) { echo do_shortcode('[recent-popular-posts]')} ?> to display Recent Popular Tags in your template files
Widget
Use [rece…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.9+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.3
- Improved usage instructions on plugin page and settings page
Contributors
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