Most Popular Categories
Display your most popular categories in a widget
The facts
- Active installs
- 600+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 7 Apr 2011
- Added
- Nov 2010
- Requires WP
- 2.8
- Tested up to
- WP 3.1.4
- Downloads
- 5,870
Our analysis
AI-assistedMost Popular Categories is a WordPress plugin that displays the most popular categories based on post count in a widget. It is designed for blogs that have numerous categories and want to highlight the most frequently used ones.
The plugin includes several options for customization and can also be integrated into themes that do not support widgets by using a provided code snippet. This makes it versatile for different types of WordPress setups.
Best for: Blogs with many categories looking to highlight popular ones.
What it does well
- ✓Lists popular categories by post count
- ✓Customizable options available
- ✓Can be used in themes without widget support
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in April 2011
- •Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4
- •Directory score of 41/100 indicates potential issues
Verdict
This plugin may be useful for specific blog setups, but its age and low directory score suggest caution before use.
From the developer
blueinstyle's own description of Most Popular Categories, lightly tidied.
This is just a small WordPress plugin that lists the most popular categories by post count in a widget. Includes several options.
Useful for blogs with many categories and just want to list the most popular.
For Themes that do not support Widgets, you can now put this code anywhere in your template:
Support and Feature requests are on my forums at http://justmyecho.com/forums/