by Andy
Top Posts Widget
Venture over to your Widgets page (it’s under Presentation, in case you forgot) and check out your new widget: Top Posts. This one finds your posts with the most visits in the last two days and links to them in your sidebar. You can set the title and the number of posts to show.
This widget is based on your Blog Stats but it never shows the numbers. Don’t worry, your secret is safe with us.
September 26th, 2006 at 11:21 am
Superb!
Thank you
*pops off to Widget World happily*
(Hey, one day it might make a difference….)
September 26th, 2006 at 11:43 am
Neat feature.
September 26th, 2006 at 11:47 am
Nice. I also see we have a ‘recent comments’ widget, which is something I hadn’t noticed before. Is that new too?
September 26th, 2006 at 11:51 am
Nifty!
September 26th, 2006 at 11:55 am
Neato, thanks for the info…
September 26th, 2006 at 12:00 pm
hey cool thanks just what We need
September 26th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
thanks, but I would be happy if “recent posts” widget too would be with changable title, because not all blogs are in english and so I would like to have that title in my native language. In case someone have some spare time, he could fix this little thing..
anyway…
you are great guys!
wp.com is the best thing I have ever used!
thanks
September 26th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
currently we were doing this by marking the most popular articles with a tag “POPULAR” and the creating a RSS widget out of it :). Why is it only for the last 2 days though ??
September 26th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Its cool ….
However I would love to have numbers along side the post…
You guys are doing pretty good job..almost everyday there is something new feature..
September 26th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
What a good idea… you guys keep pumping them out don’t ya!
Thanks once again.
V
September 26th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
oh my goodness this widget is cool! 3 cheers to WP! great surprises popping out these days ^_^
September 26th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
Wow I needed this widget. Would it be nice if we can also show how many “clicks” in those particular TOP Posts?
Thanks so much.
September 26th, 2006 at 12:35 pm
Cool
September 26th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Now that is cool!
Thanks
Eoin
September 26th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
Thanks!
September 26th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
This is bad a$$
September 26th, 2006 at 1:14 pm
This is awesome!
September 26th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Another awesome addition. Keep em’ coming.
September 26th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
its very good feature. Best wishes to WORDPRESS
September 26th, 2006 at 1:30 pm
wow.. this is great, I’m using it now check my blog out
September 26th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
This is so cool! Was waiting for it since a long time.
Cheers!
September 26th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Coooll!!
Ivebeen waiting for something like that!!!
thanks!!
September 26th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
Thx !!! is amazing !!!
September 26th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
[...] WordPress put out a “Top Posts” widget this morning. Effectively rendering all these efforts by me to calculate my inter-post popularity kinda moot. I like the way it looks, and it updates every day. No more finagling with pesky tables… [...]
September 26th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
Thanks a bunch :)) I’ll use it right away! The speed at which you guys are introducing new stuff is actually a lil scary :))
September 26th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
Coolies, I’ve been wanting to manually do it myself since other smarty bloggers have it… now you saved me the trouble (I’ll still try to learn though :))! Thanks!
September 26th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
I’ll definitely have to try this out at some point. Definitely a useful add-on, I’d say. Thanks! ^^
September 26th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
Great stuff!
September 26th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
Great. But perhaps it would make more sense to include older stats sand not just24-48 hours, like maybe atleast a week or so. Of course, the best would have been top posts ever.
Even though I regularly update my blog, right now it seems a replica of recent posts.
September 26th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
sweet i was just searching for this the other day!
September 26th, 2006 at 2:34 pm
how about an option TO show the numbers as well? it’s not such a big secret
September 26th, 2006 at 2:34 pm
Awesome! Thanks a lot.
Keep up the good job.
September 26th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
That sounds like something that would be quite useful. Especially if it encourageds more readership of some of the posts that people thought were better. Great job!
September 26th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
That’s great! You get me surprised everyday! You’re doing a really good job!
September 26th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
sweet i was just looking for this yesterday, thanks!
September 26th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
Well, it’s a start. Would love for the widget to show top posts EVER, or at least the last 30 days.
September 26th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
oohh.. wordpress.com is doing great!
September 26th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
This is awesome.
Thanks for listening to us!
September 26th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
cool dude!
September 26th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Thank you Super Admnin
I always wanted to say thar Well, something like that
September 26th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
I’m making a dashboard widget for my wordpress blog.
That’s cool
September 26th, 2006 at 3:36 pm
Cool. Thanks for the great toys. Please keep em comming!
September 26th, 2006 at 3:38 pm
This is great!!!
September 26th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
“but it never shows the numbers. Don’t worry, your secret is safe with us.” lol thank god
i’m really grateful due to the improvements you guys have been doing lately, congrats good job!
September 26th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
Awesome.Just what I needed.
September 26th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Cool, thanks!
September 26th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
Sounds like a nifty little widget! Good works guys!
September 26th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
thank you
September 26th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
wow, cool, but why 48 hours instead of something like 1 day, 1 week or 1 month?
September 26th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
There have been a lot of additions that have come down the road recently, and I like them all, but this is sweet. A big thanks goes out to the development team for all the hard work every1 does.
September 26th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
Love this widget! Added it on my page immediately. Now the page looks even more inviting to read…
September 26th, 2006 at 4:55 pm
oh yes! this is excellent! just what I needed, Thanks WP team, you’ve saved me the trouble of editing one manually.
September 26th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
Great!
September 26th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
This is great! Any chance we could get something like this but for the full life of the blog?
(While you’re at it…
)
September 26th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Great.
September 26th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Ditto all the previous comments. Great work.
September 26th, 2006 at 6:19 pm
MARVELOUS!
September 26th, 2006 at 6:29 pm
I was tired of manually changing the one I had. Thanks!
September 26th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
I was, quite literally, going into my view options to “roll my own” with stat data taken from the last 120 days or so. As I was trying to decide what widget to use to embed the links (most likely the text widget), I saw “Top Posts.” Dang… why hadn’t I seen that before?
Drag… drop… save changes… test… DANG!
If you guys keep looking over my shoulder to code the stuff I need, I’m gonna have to start charging you rent.
September 26th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
I would like it tobe able to show the click numbers…. Also It would be nice to show top posts in a longer period. 24-48 hrs. doesn’t make very much sense….
Thanks anyway.. Great Job Done..!
September 26th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Very nice! I wouldn’t mind about showing the numbers…
September 26th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
Ahm, I screwed my moustache, feeling the widget is feminine
enjoy the humour.
September 26th, 2006 at 7:41 pm
Nice to have, thanks!
September 26th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
I’m green with envy, My Girl Theme doesn’t support widgets of any kind.
Am I really going to have to learn to live without my Girl Theme?!
Wahhhhhh.
Hazel.
September 26th, 2006 at 7:45 pm
Thank you for all that you do. I am a satisfied customer for sure.
And the price is always right!
If I could make one suggestion while attempting to avoid the unfortunate result of sounding ungrateful, if you could add an option to customize the time span this feature covers, including perhaps a week, month, or even the entire life of the blog.
But again, thanks for all the features! I really enjoy using wordpress.
September 26th, 2006 at 8:15 pm
I could kiss you. And I am totally straight.
September 26th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
this is the best news i’ve ever read!!!Thanks!!!I like to know which is my “top post”!
Thanks!!!
September 26th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
Great! I very enjoy the rapid development of WP! Thanks anymore.
September 26th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
Omg, and now I could show to the world my recently posts but for what? I dunn know that?!
September 26th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
WOOT WOOT
September 26th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
yes one of the cool feature !
Thanks ya !
CAYO
September 26th, 2006 at 9:47 pm
How depressing.
LOL
September 26th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Love the constant updates - great work !
Thanks for making this a terrific place to blog !
September 26th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Very nice. Of course, “top posts” type things are self-perpetuating, so the stat tends to lose relevance after awhile.
September 26th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Been looking something like this for ages but I don’t see it for some reason ?
September 26th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
It’s not showing up for me
September 26th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Close but no cigar for me. I need more than the last 2 days. Would like to have top posts EVER or at least the last 30 days.
September 26th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
Pretty cool..
September 26th, 2006 at 11:28 pm
Thanks for the “top posts” widget. I really appreciate the responsiveness that’s being shown towards what bloggers are asking for on the ideas forum. However, I would also prefer that the “top posts” widget reflects the last 30 days please. Tx TT
September 26th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
I love it, using the new widget right now! Great job
September 27th, 2006 at 1:19 am
I wish the Supposedly Clean theme had this option….
September 27th, 2006 at 2:17 am
Nice move!
September 27th, 2006 at 4:24 am
Hi,
Its worked. Thanks a lot for new feature.
Again thanks a lot for all WP admin team.
Best Smile,
Zeezat
September 27th, 2006 at 7:10 am
That’s a really great improvement, thanks! And for something to complete, numbers for Recent Comments would be neat too
September 27th, 2006 at 8:34 am
How is it that I, the stat whore di tutti stat whores, missed this thread? I’m up with anything that lets us post numbers.
September 27th, 2006 at 8:36 am
really nice
September 27th, 2006 at 9:19 am
Cool.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:42 am
Thanks a lot. had been waiting for it all my life. Was using a manually updated widget all this time! Yay!
September 27th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
YAY! a new widget. Keep ‘em comin’ WordPress!
September 27th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
Just when one thinks that he has all he needs to be a happy contented blogger, the WP admin striks back with another grrrrrrrrrreat feature!
September 27th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
I’ve been waiting for this one. Thanks guys!
September 27th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
At last! thanks guys, I’ve been waithing for this for a long Time. I implemented my own version but I hate to edit It each time stats change
September 27th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Awesome !
September 27th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
I agree with Jope. I’ve got my top 10 posts in a text widget, and would prefer the Top Posts widget to be for the overall number of hits instead of hits in the last 2 days.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
Yay!!! Thanks
September 28th, 2006 at 12:12 am
Nice, thanks!
September 28th, 2006 at 10:19 am
Cant it be done for a longer period than 48 hours? How about a month? That would be the best. I hope you guys are working on that.
As of now I have put it up manually.
September 28th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
It is a neat idea and like it, but I have a concern. Do people who click on the links in the top post widget add to the count? If that’s the case, especially on a 48 hour time frame, rather mediocre posts could end up in the widget and staying there for awhile cause people think they are a top post and click on them. I too think a longer time frame would be more useful for this widget.
September 28th, 2006 at 6:28 pm
yeaaaahh!!!!
September 29th, 2006 at 4:10 am
Pretty cool. Something I was hoping for. Here is an additional feature, I would love.
Ability to set an option whether it is:
= Top posts of last 7days, 30 days or all time
September 29th, 2006 at 7:45 am
The ability to set the number of days would be very nice. Two days is too short.
September 29th, 2006 at 8:07 am
great job.
September 29th, 2006 at 9:28 am
aaaaah… I have too many widgets!
September 29th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Top posts for 30 days with number of views updated as and when required just like it is with blog stats. The numbers will really add to the effect.. think about it. If you had 5000 views for this post.. woo hoo!
September 29th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
great idea
September 29th, 2006 at 8:15 pm
It’s a great idea. Unfortunately the Top Posts sidebar widget also seems to link to drafts that have been ‘visited’ (by me) and not yet published. This has proved to be rather embarrassing.
September 29th, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Interesting, thank U very much.
September 30th, 2006 at 10:36 am
Great job! Thanks a lot !!!
September 30th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
thanks
September 30th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
I like that!
-Brian
October 3rd, 2006 at 1:57 pm
good!
October 3rd, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Sweet addition…but aren’t you guys working on a ‘Most commented post” widget? That’s go well with ‘Latest comments’.
October 3rd, 2006 at 11:53 pm
[...] When WP.com’s Super Admin announced the birth of the new sidebar widget, Top Posts, a few days ago, it made me think of rounding up the popular posts from the previous month in my b5media blogs. [...]
October 4th, 2006 at 4:30 am
What a good luck widget, I love it!
October 7th, 2006 at 7:15 am
This is great stuff, people will like it!
October 9th, 2006 at 12:42 am
Great stuff. Love it. Keep up the good work.
October 9th, 2006 at 1:31 am
Cool, I was going to send a feedback that I wanted this
November 5th, 2006 at 7:16 am
[...] When WP.com’s Super Admin announced the birth of the new sidebar widget, Top Posts, a few days ago, it made me think of rounding up the popular posts from the previous month in my b5media blogs. [...]