WordPress plugin comparison

Hercules Recent Posts from Network vs WP Popular Posts

Hercules Recent Posts from Network

by Todd Nestor

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

WP Popular Posts

by Hector Cabrera

100K+ installs4.5

At a glance

WP Popular Posts has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
On a typical day, WP Popular Posts is downloaded about 1,148 times, Hercules Recent Posts from Network about 1.
Hercules Recent Posts from Network is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 249 reviews.
WP Popular Posts was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jan 18, 2015 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
WP Popular Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
WP Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.

WP Popular Posts leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Hercules Recent Posts from Network	WP Popular Posts
Popular rank	–	#334
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	77K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(249)
Support threads resolved	–	63%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.86
Last release	11 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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