Title: [Plugin: WordPress Popular Posts] No Table / Database Created Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: WordPress Popular Posts] No Table / Database Created * Resolved [NanoG5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanog5/) * (@nanog5) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/) * Hi, I checked my database but there are no wp_popularpostsdata and wp_popularpostsdatacache created during the plugin installation. I give the user database full permission. I also check my theme and found . Server is using lighttpd. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/page/2/?output_format=md) * [northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/) * (@northlake) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365329) * Using your preferred text editor, open the file wordpress-popular-posts.php. At line 1123, change the entire line from this * `register_activation_hook('WordpressPopularPosts', 'wpp_install');` * to this * `register_activation_hook(__FILE__ , array('WordpressPopularPosts', 'wpp_install'));` * Hope this will help. * Thread Starter [NanoG5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanog5/) * (@nanog5) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365373) * Hi Northlake, Yes it works! Table created and plugin runs smoothly. Do I have to change it back? But I still don’t understand what cause this problem. I’m using all the latest release for wordpress, theme, and plugins. Thank you! * [pascaloChines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pascalochines/) * (@pascalochines) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365652) * Hi, good that the change works for u NanoG5, only it is a step forward for me as the tables are created with the change on line 1123 but then they are not populated. And I get the same message “Sorry. No data so far.” on the admin interface/ Wordpress Popular Posts Stats. Can someone provide help about it ? I saw this plugin running well on a friend s 3.0 but now with my wordpress 3.2.1 and latest version of plugin it seems it does not work. Thanks in advance ! * [northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/) * (@northlake) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365653) * > Yes it works! Table created and plugin runs smoothly. Do I have to change it > back? > But I still don’t understand what cause this problem. I’m using all > the latest release for wordpress, theme, and plugins. * You don’t have to change it back. I think the main cause is the improper use of `registration_activation_hook` function. Probably one of the coders of the said plugin thought that the first parameter of the said function is a function callback, not a file, which is according to the [documentation](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_activation_hook). * > And I get the same message “Sorry. No data so far.” on the admin interface/ > Wordpress Popular Posts Stats. > Can someone provide help about it ? I saw this > plugin running well on a friend s 3.0 but now with my wordpress 3.2.1 and latest > version of plugin it seems it does not work. Thanks in advance ! * Will do my best to check what’s wrong. * [northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/) * (@northlake) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365654) * pascaloChines, * Logout first from the admin panel. After logging out, you can browse other posts in the blog you are working with. * The the said plugin won’t count posts when the you are logged-in. * [pascaloChines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pascalochines/) * (@pascalochines) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365656) * Dear northlake, * thanks a lot for your help : it works. Guess I was in too much a hurry to see this nice plugin work so I posted to quickly on this forum, just had to wait one night and guess what, you were right ! Thanks again, * Pascal * [kendimatteoross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kendimatteoross/) * (@kendimatteoross) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365662) * Hi * I’m having the same problem. * I’ve done the change: * …from this * register_activation_hook(‘WordPressPopularPosts’, ‘wpp_install’); * to this * register_activation_hook(__FILE__ , array(‘WordPressPopularPosts’, ‘wpp_install’)); * … but it still does not work. * I’ve also checked the following * header.php andit is OK. * Don’t understand the “is the “admin folder” password protected. Aren’t they all. I need to have a password at mydomain.com/wp-admin. This cannot be the folder you mean right so… * [David Borrink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidborrink/) * (@davidborrink) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365670) * > Using your preferred text editor, open the file wordpress-popular-posts.php. > At line 1123, change the entire line from this > register_activation_hook(‘WordPressPopularPosts’, ‘wpp_install’); > to this > register_activation_hook(__FILE__ , array(‘WordPressPopularPosts’, ‘wpp_install’)); * I made this change, too, this morning, and I also checked my database to see if the proper tables were set up and I see no wp_popularpostsdata and wp_popularpostsdatacache. So I’m not sure what to do now. If there are no tables created, then I know it’s not going to work even if I wait 24 hours. * [northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/) * (@northlake) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365671) * [@kendimatteoross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kendimatteoross/) and [@davidborrink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidborrink/), * I forgot one essential step: you have to deactivate the plugin first before changing the code! After making changes, you can reactivate the plugin. * In case you already made changes, you may deactivate the said plugin and reactivate it again. * Sorry! * [David Borrink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidborrink/) * (@davidborrink) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365672) * [@northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/), * Aha! Like so many computer issues, “rebooting” cures so many things, it’s amazing. I now see those two tables on my database. Thank you! Now we should see something soon. * Thank you! * [kendimatteoross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kendimatteoross/) * (@kendimatteoross) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365673) * Thanks. * In the end however, I found [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/top-10/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/top-10/) * Which does pretty much exactly the same thing but started to work the minute I installed it. * [ctechrocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ctechrocks/) * (@ctechrocks) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365674) * Thanks DavidBorrink! * [marty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smirtman/) * (@smirtman) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365700) * [@northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/) * U R Da Man! I thought all was lost with this plugin until your helping hand reached out… all is working as the clever developer intended! * Thanks again!!! 🙂 * [kayrules](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayrules/) * (@kayrules) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365701) * Thanks [@northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/), you saved my day ! ;D * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-popular-posts-no-table-database-created/#post-2365702) * [@northlake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northlake/), thanks for posting this fix. I’m adding this patch to the next release of WPP. Good catch! 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