Title: Inaikas Posts Widget Author: Mohammed Abdellaoui Published: November 8, 2026 Last modified: November 8, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/inaikas-posts-widget/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3791080) ![](https://ps.w.org/inaikas-posts-widget/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3791080) # Inaikas Posts Widget By [Mohammed Abdellaoui](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inaikas/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/inaikas-posts-widget.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/inaikas-posts-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/inaikas-posts-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/inaikas-posts-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/inaikas-posts-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/inaikas-posts-widget/) ## Description Add a list of posts to a sidebar, or place the same list anywhere with a shortcode. * Choose latest posts or best posts. * Rank best posts by views or by comment count. * Set the number of posts (1 to 12) and how many posts fit in one row (1 to 4). * Filter by category. * Show or hide the featured image, date and comment count. * Hide the post that is currently being viewed. The widget prints nothing when no posts match, so it never leaves an empty box. ### Shortcode The same list can be placed in a post, a page, or an Elementor shortcode widget. The widget form shows a ready example built from its current settings. ``` [tdd_posts] [tdd_posts source="best" count="6"] [tdd_posts source="best" best_by="comments" count="6"] [tdd_posts source="latest" count="8" columns="3" category="recipes"] [tdd_posts source="best" count="4" columns="2" title="Popular Recipes" show_comments="0"] ``` Attributes: * `title` – optional heading above the list. * `source` – `latest` or `best`. Default `latest`. * `best_by` – `views` or `comments`. Default `views`. Only used with `source="best"`. * `count` – number of posts, 1 to 12. Default `6`. * `columns` – posts per row, 1 to 4. Default `1`. * `category` – category ID or slug. Empty means all categories. * `show_thumbnail` – `1` or `0`. Default `1`. * `show_date` – `1` or `0`. Default `1`. * `show_comments` – `1` or `0`. Default `1`. * `exclude_current` – hide the post being viewed, `1` or `0`. Default `1`. * `heading_level` – heading tag for `title`, 2 to 6. Default `2`. * `class` – extra CSS class on the shortcode wrapper. ### Privacy When a visitor opens a single post, the plugin adds one to that post’s view counter and stores the total number of views for each post. To ignore repeated visits, the plugin keeps a keyed hash of the visitor IP address( not the raw address) for 30 minutes in a temporary option. The hash cannot be turned back into an address, and it is removed automatically when the 30-minute window ends. The plugin does not send data to any external service. View counting can be disabled with the `tdd_posts_widget_count_views` filter. Suggested privacy policy text is also available in **Settings Privacy Policy Guide. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate the plugin in **Plugins**. 3. Go to **Appearance Widgets** and add **Posts List (Latest / Best)** to a sidebar. ## FAQ ### Where do the view counts come from? The widget reads the view counter stored in the `_benqu_views_count` post meta. Views are counted on single posts. Editors, bots, previews and REST requests are not counted, and a repeat visit from the same address is ignored for 30 minutes. ### Does it work on a large site? Yes. Counts are also kept in an indexed table, so ordering by most viewed does not depend on a meta join or a filesort. The table is filled in batches when the plugin is activated and stays in sync with the meta counter. ### What happens when I uninstall it? Widget settings, cached lists and the index table are removed. The view counts stored in post meta are kept. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Inaikas Posts Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mohammed Abdellaoui ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inaikas/) [Translate “Inaikas Posts Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/inaikas-posts-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/inaikas-posts-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/inaikas-posts-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/inaikas-posts-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/inaikas-posts-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * First public release: widget and shortcode with latest, most viewed and most commented lists. * Controls for the number of posts, posts per row, category, featured image, date and comment count. * Indexed view counter table for large sites, with an automatic fallback to post meta. * View throttling, IPv6 grouping and suggested privacy policy text. * Multisite activation and clean uninstall. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **16 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [most-viewed](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/most-viewed/)[popular posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/popular-posts/) [posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)[shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/) [widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/inaikas-posts-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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