Adam Greenwell

The Hits List keeps post view tracking on your own WordPress site and gives you block, widget, and template-tag tools for displaying popular content.
Key features:
<ul>
<li>Local view tracking stored in WordPress database tables</li>
<li>Overall and daily popular-post counts</li>
<li>Popular Posts block and widget support with public post type selection</li>
<li>WordPress dashboard cards for daily top posts, all-time top posts, and views over time</li>
<li>Top 10 migration compatibility with resumable rerun-safe imports, WP-CLI tools, legacy widget support, native widget conversion, cleanup for old Top 10 leftovers, and optional Top 10 plugin removal</li>
<li>REST-based tracking with AJAX fallback</li>
<li>Privacy-policy integration for site owners</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
The Hits List stores post view counts locally in the <code>hits_list</code> and <code>hits_list_daily</code> database tables (table prefix may vary).
It does not send tracking data to a third-party analytics service.
Daily tracking buckets are retained for 180 days by default and older rows are removed automatically.
You are responsible for describing your use of visitor analytics on your own site as needed.
<h3>Source Code and Build Tools</h3>
The compiled block assets in <code>blocks/popular-posts/build/</code> are generated from the human-readable source files included in <code>blocks/popular-posts/src/</code>.
To rebuild the block assets:
<ol>
<li>Go to <code>blocks/popular-posts/</code>.</li>
<li>Run <code>npm install</code>.</li>
<li>Run <code>npm run build</code>.</li>
</ol>
The block build uses <code>@wordpress/scripts</code>. Runtime PHP, vanilla JavaScript, and CSS assets outside the block build are maintained directly in the plugin source.

The Hits List

Track post views locally, display popular posts, and migrate Top 10 data into a completely free, drop-in replacement.

Ajay

WebberZone

WordPress lacks built-in page view tracking or a popular posts feature. <a href="https://webberzone.com/plugins/top-10/" rel="nofollow ugc">Top 10</a> solves this by counting views across posts, pages, and custom post types, then letting you showcase your most popular content.
Top 10 provides blocks, widgets, shortcodes, and template functions for displaying popular posts and view counts across your site. All tracking data is stored locally in your WordPress database, with no external services involved.
Top 10 includes comprehensive features such as thumbnail support, flexible display options, custom post type support, and developer-friendly extensibility. A built-in caching layer reduces server load, while AJAX-based tracking avoids page cache interference and works with most popular caching plugins.
Top 10 also exposes a powerful API with WordPress actions and filters, allowing developers to customise queries, tracking behaviour, and output rendering without modifying core plugin files.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Page Counter: Tracks hourly post views on posts, pages, and custom post types. Display counts automatically using blocks, shortcodes, or template functions</li>
<li>Popular Posts: Display most viewed posts by total counts or within custom time periods</li>
<li>Gutenberg Support: Dedicated “Popular Posts [Top 10]” block with configurable display options</li>
<li>Multisite Dashboard: Network-wide aggregated statistics across all sites in a multisite installation</li>
<li>Widgets: Sidebar widgets for daily and overall popular posts with extensive customisation</li>
<li>Shortcodes: Use <code>[tptn_list]</code> to display popular post lists and <code>[tptn_views]</code> to show view counts</li>
<li>Thumbnails:
<ul>
<li>WordPress post thumbnail support with custom <code>tptn_thumbnail</code> image size</li>
<li>Automatic extraction of the first image from post content</li>
<li>Manual thumbnail URLs via Edit Post screens</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Exclusions: Exclude posts by category or post ID from popular post lists</li>
<li>Styling: Output wrapped in semantic CSS classes. Add custom CSS via settings or use included styles</li>
<li>Admin Interface: View daily and overall popular posts from the dashboard. Adds sortable view-count columns to post and page lists</li>
<li>Export/Import: Export count tables and settings, and restore them on the same site or other installs</li>
<li>Caching Compatibility: Works with WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, Quick Cache, and similar plugins</li>
<li>Developer-Friendly: Extensive filters and actions to customise queries, tracking behaviour, and output rendering</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features in Top 10 Pro</h4>
<ul>
<li>
Enhanced Tracking and Performance
<ul>
<li>Fast and High-Traffic Trackers: Alternative tracking methods for improved performance on busy sites</li>
<li>Query Optimisation: MySQL <code>MAX_EXECUTION_TIME</code> directive to prevent long-running queries, configurable via settings and the <code>top_ten_query_max_execution_time</code> filter</li>
<li>Data Retention Override: Customizable data retention period (default 180 days via <code>TOP_TEN_STORE_DATA</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Advanced Blocks and Widgets
<ul>
<li>Top 10 Query Block: Query and display popular posts directly from the block or site editor</li>
<li>Enhanced Top 10 Featured Image Block: Support for multiple image sources with fallbacks</li>
<li>Popular Posts Block Enhancements:</li>
<li>Save and clear default block settings with a single click</li>
<li>Auto-insert default and global settings attributes with an option to disable</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Enhanced Admin Tools
<ul>
<li>Admin Bar Integration: Admin bar menu item to view daily, total, and overall post counts, access admin pages, and clear cache</li>
<li>Disable Admin Bar menu: Setting to disable the Admin Bar menu</li>
<li>Dashboard Access Control: Setting to control which user roles can view the Top 10 dashboard</li>
<li>Display Settings: Setting to choose which post type screens display admin columns</li>
<li>Mini “Top 10 Views Overview” widget: Compact views-over-time chart on the WordPress Dashboard</li>
<li>Multisite Settings Copy: Tool to copy settings between sites in a multisite network</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Custom Display Options
<ul>
<li>Taxonomy-Specific Displays: <code>display_only_on_tax_ids</code> parameter to restrict popular post displays to specific taxonomy terms</li>
<li>Category Inclusion: Edit Post meta box option to include popular posts from specific categories</li>
<li>RSS Feed Filtering: Filter RSS feeds by category or post type via settings or URL parameters</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
WP-CLI Integration
<ul>
<li><code>wp top10 counts</code>: View, get, set, reset, export, and import post view counts from the command line</li>
<li><code>wp top10 db</code>: Manage database tables — check status, create, update, recreate, prune old rows, force aggregation, truncate, and clean up orphaned counts</li>
<li><code>wp top10 cache</code>: Flush, enable, disable, and check the status of the output cache</li>
<li><code>wp top10 settings</code>: Get, set, export, and import plugin settings as JSON</li>
<li><code>wp top10 cron</code>: View, enable, disable, and manually trigger the maintenance and aggregation cron jobs</li>
<li><code>wp top10 popular</code>: List popular posts with counts using the same query as the front end</li>
<li><code>wp top10 status</code>: Print a full plugin status overview</li>
<li>All destructive commands support <code>--dry-run</code> and <code>--force</code>; multisite commands support <code>--network</code> and <code>--blog-id</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Developer-Friendly Features
<ul>
<li>Custom Post Type Sortable Columns: Admin columns on supported custom post types with sortable functionality</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>GDPR</h4>
Top 10 does not collect personal visitor data out of the box. Tracking data is stored locally in the <code>wp_top_ten</code> and <code>wp_top_ten_daily</code> database tables (table prefix may vary).
You are responsible for ensuring GDPR compliance on your website.
<h4>Translations</h4>
Top 10 is available for translation on <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/top-10" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress.org</a>. 
See the <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/theme-plugin-directories/" rel="nofollow ugc">Translator Handbook</a> to contribute.
<h4>Contribute</h4>
Top 10 is developed openly on <a href="https://github.com/webberzone/top-10" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>. 
Fork the project and submit pull requests for bug fixes or improvements. Please do not use GitHub for support requests.
<h3>Other WebberZone Plugins</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="ugc">Contextual Related Posts</a> – Display related posts on your WordPress site and feeds</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search/" rel="ugc">Better Search</a> – Enhance WordPress search with relevance-based results</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/knowledgebase/" rel="ugc">Knowledge Base</a> – Create a knowledge base or FAQ section</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-to-all/" rel="ugc">WebberZone Snippetz</a> – Manage custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript snippets</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoclose/" rel="ugc">Auto-Close</a> – Automatically close comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/" rel="ugc">Popular Authors</a> – Display popular authors widgets. Addon for Top 10.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/where-did-they-go-from-here/" rel="ugc">Followed Posts</a> – Show related posts based on reader journeys</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/webberzone-link-warnings/" rel="ugc">WebberZone Link Warnings</a> – Add accessible warnings for external links and target=”_blank” links</li>
</ul>

WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts

A very good plugin that helps to display top 3 popular posts via shorcode.

Good Plugin

Track post views and page views, and display popular posts and trending content on your WordPress site.

The Hits List vs WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts