=== Popular Posts by BestWebSoft ===
Contributors: bestwebsoft
Donate link: http://bestwebsoft.com/donate/
Tags: best website posts, popular posts, blog posts, popular posts plugin, most visited posts, post popularity, post rating, most popular posts, popular posts statictics, popular posts widget, popular,  post popularity rating
Requires at least: 3.8
Tested up to: 4.6
Stable tag: 1.0.2
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Track views, comments and add most popular posts to Wordpress widgets.

== Description ==

Popular Posts by BestWebSoft plugin allows you to display the most popular posts in the widget. This plugin doesn't require any additional settings, though there are some available options that can be adjusted. All you need to do is activate the plugin and add Popular Posts Widget to the sidebar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakI5x5MUZ0

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1NUykQFSjU" target="_blank">Popular Posts by BestWebSoft Video instruction on Installation</a>

<a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/bws-popular-posts/faq/" target="_blank">Popular Posts by BestWebSoft FAQ</a>

<a href="http://support.bestwebsoft.com" target="_blank">Popular Posts by BestWebSoft Support</a>

= Features =

* Choose the number of posts to display in the widget.
* Adjust Excerpt settings.
* Choose Default Image for the post to be displayed in the widget, if no featured image is available.
* Sort posts in the widget by number of comments or by views.
* Display post date, post author, featured image and views number.

If you have a feature, suggestion or idea you'd like to see in the plugin, we'd love to hear about it! <a href="http://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" target="_blank">Suggest a Feature</a>

= Recommended Plugins =

The author of the Popular Posts by BestWebSoft also recommends the following plugins:

* <a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/updater/">Updater</a> - This plugin updates WordPress core and the plugins to the recent versions. You can also use the auto mode or manual mode for updating, and set email notifications.
There is also a premium version of the plugin <a href="http://bestwebsoft.com/products/updater/?k=177e6b4f35bdd713b2b59b7230efef84">Updater Pro</a> with more useful features available. It can make backups of all your files and database before updating. Also it can forbid some plugins or WordPress Core update.

= Translation =

* Russian (ru_RU)
* Ukrainian (uk)

If you create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress" target="_blank">the text in PO and MO files</a> to <a href="http://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" target="_blank">BestWebSoft</a>, and we'll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO files <a href="http://www.poedit.net/download.php" target="_blank">Poedit</a>.

= Technical support =

Dear users, our plugins are available for free download. If you have any questions or recommendations regarding the functionality of our plugins (existing options, new options, current issues), please feel free to contact us. Please note that we accept requests in English only. All messages in other languages won't be accepted.

If you notice any bugs in the plugins, you can notify us about it, and we'll then investigate and fix the issue. Your request should contain website URL, the description of the issues, and WordPress admin panel credentials.
Moreover, we can customize the plugin to match your requirements. It's a paid service (as a rule it costs $40, but the price can vary depending on the amount of the necessary changes and their complexity). Please note that we could also include this or that feature (developed for you) in the next release and then share it with the other users.
We can fix some things for free for the users who provide translation of our plugin into their native language (this should be a new translation of a certain plugin, you can check available translations on the official plugin page).

== Installation ==

1. Upload the `bws-popular-posts` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
2. Activate the plugin using the 'Plugins' menu in your WordPress admin panel.
3. Go to Appearance -> Widgets administration page and look for the widget named Popular Posts Widget

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xv8Y3Tvb6afKVakJrABQjGmIJyWPaLiAqjmP0bpApd0/edit" target="_blank">View a Step-by-step Instruction on Popular Posts Installation</a>.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1NUykQFSjU

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I enable Popular Posts display on my website? =

Please go to Appearance -> Widgets administration page, and look for the widget named Popular Posts Widget.

= I have adjusted the widget settings, and yet nothing is displayed in the widget on the page =

Chances are, you have selected 'views' in 'Order by number of:' block in the widget settings. Since the plugin did not collect the necessary data yet, there is nothing to be displayed. Once the users start visiting your pages, the plugin will keep track, and based on the received statistics, the posts will be displayed in the widget in the frontend.

= I have some problems with the plugin's work. What Information should I provide to receive proper support? =

Please make sure that the problem hasn't been discussed on our forum yet (<a href="http://support.bestwebsoft.com" target="_blank">http://support.bestwebsoft.com</a>). If not, please provide the following data, along with your problem's description:

1. the link to the page, on which the problem occurs
2. the name of the plugin and its version. If you are using a pro version - your order number.
3. the version of your WordPress installation
4. copy and paste your system status report into the message. Please read more here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wi2X8RdRGXk9kMszQy1xItJrpN0ncXgioH935MaBKtc/edit?pli=1" target="_blank">Instruction on System Status</a>

== Screenshots ==

1. Popular Posts Widget display on the page.
2. Popular Posts Settings page.
3. Popular Posts Widget settings in WordPress admin panel.

== Changelog ==

= V1.0.2 - 26.08.2016 =
* Bugfix : Exclude current post from the list.

= V1.0.1 - 05.07.2016 =
* New : An ability to display popular posts in accordance with current category has been added.
* New : An ability to not display block if the number of posts is less than specified in settings has been added.
* Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.5.3.

= V1.0.0 - 24.03.2016 =
* New : An ability to display post date, post author, featured image and views number.
* New : Ability to add custom styles.
* Bugfix : The bug with initialization of plugin`s widget has been fixed.

= V0.1.5 - 09.12.2015 =
* Bugfix : The bug with plugin menu duplicating was fixed.

= V0.1.4 - 30.10.2015 =
* Update : Textdomain was changed.
* Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.3.1.

= V0.1.3 - 31.07.2015 =
* New : Ability to restore settings to defaults.
* Bugfix : We fixed the bug with widgets translation in the Admin Panel.
* Update : Input maxlength is added.
* Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.2.3.

= V0.1.2 - 26.05.2015 =
* Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.2.2.

= V0.1.1 - 08.04.2015 =
* Bugfix : The compatibility error when working with Custom Fields Search plugin was fixed.

= V0.1 - 28.01.2015 =
* Ability to add Popular Posts Widget to the site.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= V1.0.2 =
* Bugs fixed

= V1.0.1 =
We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.5.3. An ability to display popular posts in accordance with current category has been added. An ability to not display block if the number of posts is less than specified in settings has been added.

= V1.0.0 =
An ability to display post date, post author, featured image and views number. Ability to add custom styles. The bug with initialization of plugin`s widget has been fixed.

= V0.1.5 =
The bug with plugin menu duplicating was fixed.

= V0.1.4 =
Textdomain was changed. We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.3.1.

= V0.1.3 =
Ability to restore settings to defaults. We fixed the bug with widgets translation in the Admin Panel. Input maxlength is added. We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.2.3.

= V0.1.2 =
We updated all functionality for wordpress 4.2.2.

= V0.1.1 =
The compatibility error when working with Custom Fields Search plugin was fixed.

= V0.1 =
Upgrade immediately.