Popular Authors is an addon for Top 10 and cannot function without it. Popular Authors aggregates the visit counts that Top 10 tracks and ranks your site’s authors by those counts. This article explains how the two plugins fit together. Requirements If Top 10 is missing or inactive, the admin area shows a warning on...
The Top 10 network admin screens read view counts across every active site in the network, so they do more database work than the equivalent single-site screens. Version 4.5.0 changed how those screens query the database. This article describes what changed, what it is worth on a real network, and how to measure it on...
Top 10 Pro v4.5.0 adds native “Popular Posts (Top 10)” elements for three popular page builders: WPBakery Page Builder, Elementor, and Bricks Builder. Each integration renders through the same Popular posts:Contextual Related PostsTop 10 – WordPress Popular Posts pluginBetter SearchHelp & SupportKnowledge BaseWordPress Plugins by WebberZoneTop 10 shortcodesContextual Related Posts shortcodeWordPress block development: Building multiple blocksWordPress...
Top 10 can be used in four ways to display the popular posts: Template Tags The below functions need to be added by editing your theme files where you wish to display them. Display the post count with <?php if ( function_exists( 'echo_tptn_post_count' ) ) { echo_tptn_post_count(); } ?> Display the overall most popular posts...
Top 10 Pro includes a full WP-CLI command suite so you can manage counts, database tables, cache, settings, and cron jobs directly from the terminal — without touching the WordPress admin. All commands start with wp top10. Run any command with --help to see its full option list. Requirements Quick reference Command group What it...
The Tools screen in Top 10 offers a set of buttons to help you maintain various features of the plugin. Database Status Displays the current state of all four Top 10 database tables along with the installed and expected database version numbers. Table Purpose wp_top_ten Running total of all-time views per post wp_top_ten_daily Hourly view...
The Features tab is the first tab on the Top 10 settings page. It lets you turn off individual features so their code does not load on your site. All features are enabled by default. A block that you disable renders as empty on the front end and shows an unavailable notice in the block...
The Counter and Tracker options is the second tab in the Top 10 settings page and allows you to tweak the counter and tracker. Counter settings Display number of views on This option lets you select where you’d like to display the views of the current post. By default Posts and Pages are enabled. If you...
Top 10 is free to use and packed with features right out of the box. The Pro upgrade adds high-performance tracking modes, advanced admin tools, block editor enhancements, and WP-CLI integration for those who need more control. Free vs Pro Feature Free Pro Core AJAX-based view tracking ✅ ✅ Daily and total view counts ✅...
Top 10 offers various tracking methods to efficiently record post views. Each tracker type has unique benefits and considerations. The sections below explain the different types of trackers available in the Top 10 WordPress plugin to help you select the best option for your site. The plugin interface uses Custom period for what was historically...
Top 10 adds two Dashboard Widgets that allows logged in users to see the popular posts. These widgets reflect the same counts as Top 10 > Popular Posts. If you don’t want to display this, then you can add the following code into your theme’s functions.php or a file in mu-plugins folder. See also
The Top 10 database tables can build up over time, particularly on busy sites. The Maintenance section contains options to schedule automatic pruning of old data. Enable scheduled maintenance Enabling maintenance will automatically delete old entries from the database tables on the schedule you configure. It makes use of WordPress’ built-in cron. Daily table retention...
