=== Popular Posts by BestWebSoft === Contributors: bestwebsoft Donate link: https://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: 3.9 Tested up to: 4.8 Stable tag: 1.0.6 License: GPLv3 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html Track views, comments and add the most popular posts to your WordPress website widgets. == Description == Simple plugin which adds popular posts widget to your WordPress website. Customize widget title, Read More text, number of popular posts, excerpt length, and much more. Show popular posts to your visitors! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakI5x5MUZ0 = Features = * Add popular posts to widgets * Customize widget title * Customize Read More text * Choose the number of popular posts to display * Set the minimum number of posts to display * Set the excerpt length * Set default image if post image is missing * Display additional post info: * Number of views * Post date * Author * Featured image * Sort popular posts by number of: * Comments * Views * Display popular posts for current category * Add custom code via plugin settings page * Compatible with latest WordPress version * Incredibly simple settings for fast setup without modifying code * Detailed step-by-step documentation and videos If you have a feature suggestion or idea you'd like to see in the plugin, we'd love to hear about it! [Suggest a Feature](https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) = Documentation & Videos = * [[Doc] Installation](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-hvn6WRvWnOqj5v5pLUk7Awyu87lq5B_dO-Tv-MC9JQ) * [[Video] Installation Instruction](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1NUykQFSjU) = Help & Support = Visit our Help Center if you have any questions, our friendly Support Team is happy to help — = Translation = * Russian (ru_RU) * Ukrainian (uk) Some of these translations are not complete. We are constantly adding new features which should be translated. If you would like to create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send [the text of PO and MO files](http://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress) to [BestWebSoft](https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) and we'll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO [files Poedit](http://www.poedit.net/download.php). = Recommended Plugins = * [Updater](https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/updater/?k=177e6b4f35bdd713b2b59b7230efef84) - Automatically check and update WordPress website core with all installed plugins and themes to the latest versions. * [Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts](https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/related-posts/) - Add related posts to WordPress posts or widgets. Link your readers to relevant content. == 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 [View a Step-by-step Instruction on Popular Posts Installation](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-hvn6WRvWnOqj5v5pLUk7Awyu87lq5B_dO-Tv-MC9JQ/) 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 yet on our forum (). If no, please provide the following data along with your problem's description: - The link to the page where the problem occurs - The name of the plugin and its version. If you are using a pro version - your order number. - The version of your WordPress installation - Copy and paste into the message your system status report. Please read more here: [Instruction on System Status](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wi2X8RdRGXk9kMszQy1xItJrpN0ncXgioH935MaBKtc/edit) == Screenshots == 1. Popular Posts Widget displaying on the page. 2. Popular Posts Settings page. 3. Popular Posts Widget settings in WordPress admin panel. == Changelog == = V1.0.6 - 19.06.2017 = * Update : Popular Posts plugin is now a part of Relevant – Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts plugin. It will be no longer supported (updates will be unavailable) starting from July 2017. Install [Relevant plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/relevant/) now to automatically apply your current settings and get new amazing features. = V1.0.5 - 14.04.2017 = * Bugfix : Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was fixed. = V1.0.4 - 24.02.2017 = * Update : Posts with zero views are not outputted in the widget. = V1.0.3 - 12.10.2016 = * Update : BWS plugins section is updated. = 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 == = V1.0.6 = Popular Posts plugin is no longer supported. = V1.0.5 = * Bugs fixed. = V1.0.4 = Functionality improved. = V1.0.3 = Plugin optimization completed. = 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.