https://github.com/thisismyurl/easy-popular-posts

Display popular posts by pageviews or comment count. Widget + shortcode, no external APIs. WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+.
https://github.com/thisismyurl/easy-popular-posts

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Display popular posts by pageviews or comment count. Widget + shortcode, no external APIs. WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thisismyurl/easy-popular-posts
• Owner: thisismyurl
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2026-05-04T23:15:49.000Z (2 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-05-14T13:25:08.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-05-14T15:36:25.608Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: pageviews, popular-posts, shortcode, widget, wordpress, wordpress-plugin
• Language: PHP
• Size: 43 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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README

          
# This Is My URL - Easy Popular Posts

Display your most popular posts by pageviews or comment count. No external services, no tracking scripts — all data stored locally in WordPress post meta.

[![WordPress Plugin](https://img.shields.io/badge/WordPress-6.0%2B-blue)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-popular-posts/)

[![PHP](https://img.shields.io/badge/PHP-7.4%2B-777BB4)](https://php.net/)

[![License: GPL v2](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv2-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

## Features

- Widget and `[thisismyurl_easy_popular_posts]` shortcode

- Rank by pageviews or comment count

- Optional featured images, excerpts, and `rel="nofollow"` support

- Multilingual: English, German, French (France), French (Canada)

- No external API calls, no cookies, no GDPR concerns

## Requirements

- WordPress 6.0 or higher

- PHP 7.4 or higher

## Installation

1. Upload to `/wp-content/plugins/easy-popular-posts/`.

2. Activate through **Plugins › Installed Plugins**.

3. Add the **Easy Popular Posts** widget to a sidebar, or use the shortcode in any post or page.

## How It Works

On every single-post page load the plugin increments a counter in post meta (`_easy-popular-posts-pageviews`). Comment counts read directly from WordPress core data. No cookies, no external APIs.

As of the latest refactor, the plugin no longer depends on the legacy `thisismyurl-common.php` base class; lifecycle hooks are now registered directly in the main plugin class for simpler maintenance.

## Shortcode

```

[thisismyurl_easy_popular_posts]

```

## Template Tag

```php

```

## Support

- **WordPress.org forum:** https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-popular-posts/

- **Bug reports / feature requests:** [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/thisismyurl/easy-popular-posts/issues)

## Changelog

See [releases](https://github.com/thisismyurl/easy-popular-posts/releases) or [readme.txt](readme.txt).

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).

## License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).

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**Author:** [Christopher Ross](https://thisismyurl.com) — WordPress specialist since 2007.  

**Sponsor:** https://github.com/sponsors/thisismyurl

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*This project follows the [10 Core Pillars](PILLARS.md). Support quality work [here](https://github.com/sponsors/thisismyurl).*