WP Most Popular
At risk: no release in 100 months (last release 7 Aug 2018).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP Most Popular still maintained?
- No. Last release 7 Aug 2018, over 8 years ago. 7 Aug 2018 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP Most Popular, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP Most Popular removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP Most Popular safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP Most Popular update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 0.3.1. No one-star spike after it. 3 Dec 2015 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 8 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.2.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 7 Aug 2018. Tested up to 4.9, 22 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.
| 5 star | 10 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 47 |
| 18 May 2026 | 51 |
| 25 May 2026 | 49 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 52 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 47 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 45 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 38 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 39 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 41 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 37 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 43 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 40 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 73 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 69 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 62 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 50 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 53 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 82 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 68 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 70 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 79 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 102 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 109 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 35 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 0.3.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | MattGeri |
| Added | 24 Jan 2012 |
| Last updated | 7 Aug 2018 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | popular, most-viewed, popular posts, most viewed posts, popular posts widget |
Other plugins by this author: Watchtower
Questions
Is WP Most Popular still maintained?
No. Last release 7 Aug 2018, over 8 years ago.
Who owns WP Most Popular, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was WP Most Popular removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP Most Popular safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP Most Popular update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.3.1. No one-star spike after it.