Provide two widgets, showing lists of the most and reast read posts.
Alternatives to Popular Post Widget
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Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Track post views and page views, and display popular posts and trending content on your WordPress site.
Lightweight page-view tracking and popular-post ranking for WordPress.
Lightweight post view counter with a widget and shortcodes. Track post views automatically, stop double-counting, and display popular content easily.
RB Post Views Widgetv1.0.2
Display the most viewed posts on your website using a simple, lightweight widget.
A widget that lists your most discussed posts with thumbnail, date and comment count.
Statify Widgetv1.4.9
Data privacy conform widget for list popular content (pages, posts, custom post types) – based on Statify plugin.
WP Views Counterv2.1.3
Fast, lightweight post views counter. Display views in admin, blocks or shortcodes — no tracking scripts required.
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.