Title: Most Read Posts in XX days Author: Claudio Simeone Published: November 15, 2008 Last modified: May 29, 2019 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/most-read-posts-in-xx-days.svg) # Most Read Posts in XX days By [Claudio Simeone](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrbrown/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/) ## Description Most Read Posts counts Post and Pages hits and allows you to show them in: * The Single Post page * The Page page * Index and Archive pages * The Sidebar through a configurable Widget, also with featured images ## Screenshots * [[ * The Sidebar Widgets in front-end: one for Pages, one for Posts. * [[ * Every widget is configurable. * [[ * The Plugin Settings Page. * [[ * In the Edit Posts and Page Screen you have a column with the Hits and you can also edit them. ## Installation 1. Upload the `most-read-posts-in-xx-days` directory in your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. If needed, configure Plugin Settings and the Widget 4. (optional) Place these tags in your template: * `single.php` or `page.php` in the Loop * ``` ``` * `index.php` (and / or `archive.php` etc…), in the Loop * ``` ``` * `sidebar.php` (only if you don’t use Widgets) * // last 5 posts in last 30 days, show the hits, show image preview ST4_mostread( 30, 5, ‘yes’, ‘yes’); // show 10 posts from all published posts, show hits, don’t show preview ST4_mostread(0, 10, ‘yes’, ‘no’); // show 3 pages from all published pages, show hits, don’t show preview ST4_mostread(0, 10, ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘page’); ## FAQ Can I show the most read Posts without the date limit? Yes, you can remove the date limit in the Sidebar widget settings Can I display Post and Page featured images? Yes, you can display them through Sidebar widget settings Can I track also Pages? Yes, since version 2.3.2 you can show Page hits through Sidebar widget settings Can I import Page and Post hits from a different plugin? Yes, since 2.4 version you can edit hits through the Bulk and Quick Edit screens. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Most Read Posts in XX days” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Claudio Simeone ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrbrown/) “Most Read Posts in XX days” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Most Read Posts in XX days” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.7.1 * Moved translation files in `languages` directory to comply WordPress Plugin Repo localization requirements #### 2.7 * Fixed PHP 7 deprecated warning about PHP 4 style constructors on MostRead Widget #### 2.6 * Improved custom DB table registration to avoid PHP warnings on plugin activation on some hosts * WordPress multisite support added * Aligned version number (2.6) in `readme.txt` and `ST4_most_read.php` #### 2.5 * Corrected informations in `readme.txt` #### 2.4 * Added a new field in the Bulk and Quick Edit screens to edit Posts and Page Hits( useful if you want to import manually hits from another stats plugin). * Some bugs fixed * Changes and fixes in localization files * Added plugin screenshots * Corrected informations in `readme.txt` #### 2.3.2 * Added hits count also for Pages. * Added a sortable column with Page Hits in All Pages Administration Screen. #### 2.3.1 * Added a sortable column with Post Hits in All Posts Administration Screen. #### 2.3 * Some bugs fixed * Added new Widget option to show featured image preview * Added new Widget options to remove the date filter * Added new Plugin Option to show post hits automatically * Added new Plugin Option to use custom CSS rules * Added new Plugin Option to set image preview custom CSS sizes * Changes in localization files #### 2.2 * Code upgrade for WordPress 2.8 compatibility. * Added new function `ST4_get_post_hits()` to get post hits outside the Loop * Changes in localization files * Code optimization #### 2.1 * First release. ## Meta * Version **2.7.1** * Last updated **7 years ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 2.6.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.2.24** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/) and [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days) * Tags * [count](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/count/)[hits](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hits/) [posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)[stats](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/stats/) [visits](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/visits/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/most-read-posts-in-xx-days/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Claudio Simeone ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrbrown/) ## Support Got something to say? 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