Best popular posts widget plugins for WordPress

The most popular popular posts widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WebberZone Top 10 leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of WP Most Popular (1K+) and Popular Posts by Webline (1K+). All 10 plugins tagged “popular posts widget” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 popular posts widget plugins

1.
WebberZone Top 10
The most installed popular posts widget plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 102 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
2.
WP Most Popular
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
3.
Popular Posts by Webline
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
4.
WP Featured News
10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
5.
Featured Posts Widget
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
6.
WP-xPerts Popular Posts
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
7.
KR Popular Posts
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
8.
Easy Popular Posts Widget
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
9.
Launchpad Popular Posts
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
10.
Jassn Popular Posts
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.