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Best WordPress Plugins for Popular Posts

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Popular Posts

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for popular posts comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. WP ULike Best overall 88/100
  2. 2. WP Popular Posts 87/100
  3. 3. WebberZone Top 10 85/100
  4. 4. Statify Widget 82/100
  5. 5. YAHMAN Add-ons 80/100
  6. 6. Most And Least Read Posts Widget 80/100
  7. 7. Random Posts and Pages Widget 78/100
  8. 8. Toplytics 77/100
  9. 9. Advanced Related Posts 76/100
  10. 10. WP Views Counter 75/100
  11. 11. Light Views Counter 72/100
  12. 12. Relevant 64/100
  13. 13. Popular Posts by Webline 62/100
  14. 14. WP Most Popular 52/100
  15. 15. AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget 51/100
1 WP ULike
Best overall Free by Alimir

WP ULike

One-click like buttons your visitors actually use, plus a built-in analytics dashboard that shows what your audience loves. No vote limits.

4.8★
from 281 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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3 WebberZone Top 10
Free by Ajay

WebberZone Top 10

Track post views and page views, and display popular posts and trending content on your WordPress site.

4.6★
from 100 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
4 Statify Widget
Free by Finn Dohrn

Statify Widget

Data privacy conform widget for list popular content (pages, posts, custom post types) – based on Statify plugin.

5★
from 5 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
8 Toplytics
Free by Presslabs

Toplytics

Displays the most visited posts as a widget using data from Google Analytics. Designed to be used under high-traffic or low server resources.

5★
from 9 ratings
90+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
77

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
10 WP Views Counter
Free by etruel

WP Views Counter

Fast, lightweight post views counter. Display views in admin, blocks or shortcodes — no tracking scripts required.

5★
from 5 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
75

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
12 Relevant
Free by bestweblayout

Relevant

Add related, featured, latest, and popular posts to your WordPress website. Connect your blog readers with a relevant content.

3.5★
from 13 ratings
900+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
64

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
14 WP Most Popular
Free by MattGeri

WP Most Popular

WP Most Popular is a simple plugin which tracks your most popular blog posts based on views and lets you display them in your theme or blog sidebar.

4.9★
from 11 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2018
Tested to
WP 4.9.31
52

WPScore

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