WordPress plugin comparison
Popular This Week vs WP Popular Posts
At a glance
- WP Popular Posts has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Popular This Week.
- On a typical day, WP Popular Posts is downloaded about 1,148 times, Popular This Week about 1.
- Popular This Week has no reviews yet.
- WP Popular Posts was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against May 16, 2009 for Popular This Week.
- WP Popular Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.7.1 for Popular This Week.
- WP Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Popular This Week.
Line by line
WP Popular Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Popular This Week |  WP Popular Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #39,122 | #334 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 77K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(249) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 63% |
| Tested up to | 2.7.1 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.86 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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