A lightweight popular posts widget featuring smart tracking, anti-bot logic and REST API data loading.

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Integrate Lucidel software into your wordpress website to automatically access web analytics insights.

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MNP Newsroom allows you to display trending content on your site using a performance-focused approach. 
Instead of querying the main database on every page load, it uses a dedicated lightweight table and the WordPress REST API to serve data asynchronously. 
This plugin is designed to minimize server load on high-traffic websites.
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Performance: Data is loaded via AJAX (REST API) to avoid caching conflicts.</li>
<li>Smart Tracking: Visits are counted after a configurable delay (default 3 seconds) to improve accuracy.</li>
<li>Bot Handling: Logic included to detect common bots and prevent them from inflating view counts.</li>
<li>Time Ranges: Filter posts by Today (24h), Trending (48h), or Week (7 days).</li>
<li>Customization: Includes a custom CSS editor and multiple layouts (Image Left, Right, or Text Only).</li>
</ul>

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