Simple Popular Posts
Creates a very simple and basic widget for your sidebar to display most popular posts on your blog based on the number of comments only.
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·10 active installs·Updated 15 years agoAs of April 2026, Simple Popular Posts is a WordPress widget plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ 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
10active installs
3.0K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Simple Popular Posts is a plugin that creates a widget for you to put on your sidebar. The widget shows the most popular posts on your blog, based on the number of comments.
It is a very simple and basic plugin. It only has 3 options:
– the widget title
– the number of posts you want to show
– whether you want to show the number of comments or not
Based on the Most Popular Posts plugin by Wes Goodhoofd (http://www.wesg.ca/2008/08/wordpress-widget-most-popular/)
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
* Initial release
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