Lightweight post view counter with a widget and shortcodes. Track post views automatically, stop double-counting, and display popular content easily.
Alternatives to KR Popular Posts
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Lightweight page-view tracking and popular-post ranking for WordPress.
RB Post Views Widgetv1.0.2
Display the most viewed posts on your website using a simple, lightweight widget.
Track post views and page views, and display popular posts and trending content on your WordPress site.
Provide two widgets, showing lists of the most and reast read posts.
Jassn Popular Postsv1.0.6
Display popular posts with customizable image dimensions, responsive settings, and multiple display options.
Mostifyv1.1.0
Lightweight popular-posts engine. Track page views and comments, display top posts by today, this week, this month, or all-time.
The Hits Listv1.6.0
Track post views locally, display popular posts, and migrate Top 10 data into a completely free, drop-in replacement.
Toplyticsv4.1.6
Displays the most visited posts as a widget using data from Google Analytics. Designed to be used under high-traffic or low server resources.
Statify Widgetv1.4.9
Data privacy conform widget for list popular content (pages, posts, custom post types) – based on Statify plugin.