Best hot post plugins for WordPress
The most popular hot post plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WCZ Hot Posts leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of CB News Ticker (fewer than 10) and Display Popular Post (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “hot post” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 hot post plugins
- 1.
WCZ Hot PostsThe most installed hot post plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 2.
CB News TickerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 3.
Display Popular PostFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 3 plugins tagged “hot post”
WCZ Hot Posts
Down in the last 7 days:163#48,239by Fida Al Hasan12 years ago
This plugin shows most commented posts of last month with thumbnail, title, author's avatar of the posts in a dynamic way.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 1/day
CB News Ticker
Down in the last 7 days:14,881#72,030by Md Abul Bashar4 years ago
Display News ticker [cb-news-ticker]
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Display Popular Post
Down in the last 7 days:941#72,296by Md Abul Bashar7 years ago
Display popular post using shortcode ['cb-dp-post']
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day