Best trending posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular trending posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Init View Count leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of Mostify (fewer than 10) and Most read posts in X days (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “trending posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 trending posts plugins
- 1.
Init View CountThe most installed trending posts plugin, with 70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
MostifyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Most read posts in X daysFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
All 3 plugins tagged “trending posts”
Init View Count
Down in the last 7 days:757#18,573by Init HTML22 days ago
Count post views accurately via REST API with customizable display. Lightweight, fast, and extensible. Includes shortcode with multiple layouts.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Mostify
#72,311by ducntnz5 months ago
Lightweight popular-posts engine. Track page views and comments, display top posts by today, this week, this month, or all-time.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Most read posts in X days
Down in the last 7 days:12,979#72,362by ashique120093 years ago
Show most read posts in frontend. With the help of settings you can customize how many posts you want to show.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day