Popular Widget is a WordPress app, with a 4.5 average rating from 14 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Popular Widget is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Hax. With a rating of 4.5★ from 14 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Popular Widget is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 14 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.5★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Hax — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (14) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Popular Widget works
This is a simple popular posts WordPress widget for your blog. Add and day interval to specify when the posts are considered popular, the default is 365 (one year) you can also filter your post by category. Enjoy!! and please support the plugin. :@)
Languages http://xparkmedia.com/plugins/popular-widget/#languages
Support http://xparkmedia.com/support/plugin/popular-widget/
Features
Day range
Disable tabs.
Title length.
Count Display.
Excerpt option.
Excerpt length.
Category filter.
Display thumbnails.
Display recent comments.
Calculate visits or page views.
Custom field options for view counts.
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Popular Widget?
Popular Widget is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.5-star rating from 14 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Hax.