WordPress popular posts plugin

Top 10

Count post views and show readers what is popular on your site, from today’s trending posts to all-time favorites.

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Show readers what is worth reading next.

Count views, surface popular content and choose how it appears. Everything below is included in Free and Pro.

Daily and total views

Track posts, pages and custom post types. Show view counts automatically, with the Post Count block or with [tptn_views].

Choose your data source

Use Top 10’s own view counter or build lists from Koko Analytics page views. You can switch off Top 10 tracking when Koko supplies the data. Set up Koko Analytics.

Fit your theme

Choose a built-in style or your own CSS. Show thumbnails, titles, authors, dates and excerpts, with image fallbacks when a featured image is missing.

Control what appears

Choose post types, limit the number of results and exclude posts by ID or category. Language-specific caches support WPML, Polylang and TranslatePress.

Track behind page caches

JavaScript tracking counts visits to cached pages. Views are buffered and added to the count tables in the background. Optional bot filtering skips known bots.

Review and manage your counts

Use daily and overall dashboards, a views chart, admin columns and a network statistics dashboard. Import or export counts and settings, publish RSS lists, or integrate through REST and the Abilities API.

Explore Top 10’s display options.

Top 10 Pro

More control over tracking, layouts and reporting

Top 10 Pro is a standalone plugin that includes every Free feature.

Choose a tracker for your traffic

Fast and High-traffic trackers provide alternatives to the standard WordPress endpoints. Site-wide tracking includes the homepage, archives and search pages; feed tracking counts RSS and Atom reads.

Query limits and retention

Set a MySQL query time limit, choose how long daily data is retained and reduce the daily table size. Bot filtering is available in both Free and Pro.

Compare the tracker options

See how readers find your content

Use the Feed vs web report to compare reading channels. The admin bar shows daily and total counts with quick links and cache clearing; a compact dashboard chart keeps trends in view.

Dashboard permissions and admin columns

Choose which roles can access Top 10 dashboards and which post types show count columns. Pro adds sorting for custom post type columns.

Explore the Pro admin tools

Build editable popular post layouts

The Advanced Popular Posts block has editable cards and six layout patterns. Query Loop and Featured Image blocks offer more layout control, while the Popular Posts Pro block can save defaults.

Page builders and delivery

Use native elements for Elementor, Bricks and WPBakery, the Grid Thumbs style, or lazy-loaded lists that refresh separately from a cached page.

Explore the Advanced Popular Posts block

Highlight your popular authors

Rank authors by views of their published posts. Add a popular authors list through blocks, widgets or shortcodes, with author images and configurable output.

Existing Popular Authors installations

Popular Authors functionality is built into Top 10 Pro. Existing blocks and supported legacy shortcodes can continue to render after the retired plugin is removed.

See Popular Authors blocks and widgets

Combine content across network sites

Display popular posts from selected sites in a WordPress multisite network, using Top 10 counts or Koko Analytics data. Copy settings between sites to keep configuration consistent.

Term filters and RSS feeds

Restrict lists to selected taxonomy terms, set category inclusions per post and filter popular-post RSS feeds by category or post type.

Read about blocks and network lists

Manage counts and caches with code

Use WP-CLI to manage counts, database tables, settings, cron and caches. Pro Abilities API actions let authorized integrations edit counts and clear the cache.

Operational checks

Inspect plugin status, import or export counts and run maintenance tasks from scripts. These tools complement the on-site dashboard.

Browse the WP-CLI commands

Free vs Pro

Feature	Free	Pro
Every Free feature	✓	✓
Fast and High-traffic trackers	✕	✓
Site-wide and feed tracking	✕	✓
Query time limit and configurable retention	✕	✓
Daily table reduction tool	✕	✓
Advanced block with six editable layouts	✕	✓
Pro Query Loop and Featured Image blocks	✕	✓
Saved Popular Posts block defaults	✕	✓
Elementor, Bricks and WPBakery elements	✕	✓
Lazy-loaded lists and Grid Thumbs style	✕	✓
Popular Authors blocks, widgets and shortcodes	✕	✓
Taxonomy and per-post inclusion controls	✕	✓
RSS category and post-type filters	✕	✓
Feed vs web report and admin bar counts	✕	✓
Role-based dashboard access	✕	✓
Additional dashboard and admin-column controls	✕	✓
Popular posts lists across network sites	✕	✓
Koko Analytics in network-wide lists	✕	✓
Copy settings between network sites	✕	✓
WP-CLI management commands	✕	✓
Abilities API: count editing and cache clearing	✕	✓

Feature availability

The network statistics dashboard is included in Free. Lists combining posts from multiple sites require Pro. License each site where you activate the paid plugin.

Read the Free vs Pro guide for the full comparison.

Pricing

Unlock more with Top 10 Pro. Choose plans that grow with you

Basic

Free

The solid foundation for all needs!

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No site limit

WordPress.org Forum support

Basic Gutenberg block

Shortcode

Widget

Inbuilt caching

Download

Pro

$99^_/year

Perfect for individuals and bloggers!

Buy Pro

Everything in Basic

1 active site

Direct email support

Fast Tracker

Advanced Popular Posts Query block

Enhanced Featured Image block

Save default block attributes

Extra shortcode settings

Post views in Admin Bar

Additional admin enhancements

Buy Pro

Best Value

Pro Multi

from $199^_/year

Ideal for small businesses!

Buy Pro Multi

Everything in Pro

Discounted pricing for 5 to unlimited

Use on WordPress multisite

Direct email support

Buy Pro Multi

Agency

$599^_/year

Deploy on all your client sites!

Buy Agency

Everything in Pro+

Unlimited active sites

Priority email support

Buy Agency

Backed by a 14-day refund policy

After choosing a Top 10 premium plan, you are fully protected by our 100% No-Risk Money-Back Guarantee! If you don’t like the plugin over the next 14 days, we’ll happily refund 100% of your money. Read about our policy here.

All pricing excludes VAT and is paid annually. You can purchase the plugin in USD, GBP, or EUR – look for the little dropdown in the bottom right of the purchase screen. Licenses include updates and support for one year. The plugin will continue to work if you don’t renew. You can change plans or cancel your account at any time. Purchase and License handling powered by Freemius.

What users say

Top 10 users describe their experience with the plugin.

Using WordPress, I created a reusable block and add the most popular posts over the last 24 hours to the end of every news story (it’s a news site).
Since adding that feature, my page views and time on site have nearly doubled, it helps to present my readers with other posts that are relevant at the time.
Even if someone finds a news article that is a few years old through a web search, at the end of the article it will display the most current trending stories to encourage people to keep reading. Works great. I recommend.
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This does exactly what it promises and does it well. I have used it for the past four years and I’ve had little issue with it. The only complaint, small, is its CSS practices and a few inconsistencies. It uses several CSS properties with “!important” attributes which isn’t exactly an efficient practice — and ignored by frameworks like AMP that emphasise lean code (to clarify, the plugin author offers a good explanation for why he does that in their response below). Thumbnail options in the plugin settings also have no effects on thumbnails in widgets. I dequeued its stylesheet and added styles to a custom stylesheet, and they still apply with !important. Otherwise, it’s the best plugin for what it does — lean and efficient.
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Use this plugin since 2018 for all my sites, easy to install and configure. Just one time issue with my new site, but it’s solved.

Nice plugin, awesome features and plus great support!

Big Thank You!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Top 10 Pro is the premium version of the free Top 10 WordPress plugin. It is a standalone plugin, meaning the free version does not need to be installed. Top 10 Pro adds advanced tracking, display, and admin features, and lets you display popular posts across posts, pages, and custom post types.

Top 10 works with most WordPress themes. You can display popular posts using blocks, shortcodes, or widgets. If you encounter theme-specific issues, contact support and we’ll help investigate.

Yes. Top 10 fully supports custom post types and custom taxonomies. You can track views for posts, pages, and custom post types, and limit popular-post displays to specific content types.

Yes. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account dashboard. Your licence will remain active until the end of the billing period.

Yes. Development, staging, and test sites do not count towards your licence activation limit, as long as they are recognised as such by the licensing system.

Licences are valid for one year and renew automatically to ensure continued access to updates (including security updates) and Pro features. You’ll receive a reminder email before renewal, giving you time to cancel if needed.

We’re dedicated to top-notch support, ensuring you make the most of our plugin. If you encounter any challenges, there are numerous avenues for assistance:

Our extensive documentation contains references and guides for most situations you may encounter.
Free plugin users receive support via the WordPress.org support forums.
Premium plan subscribers can receive support over email via our Help Desk.

Pro Multi and Agency plan customers are given priority support.

Each site in a multisite network requires its own licence. Discounted licence bundles are available during checkout.

We don’t offer a trial. A free version of Top 10 is available on WordPress.org, and you can also explore our demo site, which includes Pro versions of our plugins.

Yes. Top 10 works out of the box with no required setup. Advanced settings are available if you want to fine-tune tracking behaviour, output, thumbnails, and display styles.

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