Detect WordPress Popular Posts
WordPress Popular Posts is a plugin for the WordPress content management system that allows users to display a widget or shortcode featuring a list of the most popular posts on their website based on criteria such as pageviews or comments.
Detection looks at response headers, script sources across 2 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using WordPress Popular Posts
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying WordPress Popular Posts. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Response headers
- Script sources
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Example public indicators for WordPress Popular Posts
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for WordPress Popular Posts. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- wordpresspopularposts
- wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/.wpp.min.js?ver=0.0?
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known WordPress Popular Posts signature (2 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of WordPress Popular Posts, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that WordPress Popular Posts is still in place today.
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How to check a site for WordPress Popular Posts
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest WordPress Popular Posts signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (response headers, script sources) and scores them against the WordPress Popular Posts signature set (2 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for WordPress Popular Posts on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting WordPress Popular Posts
- Can PluginView detect WordPress Popular Posts without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for WordPress Popular Posts — typically response headers, script sources. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is WordPress Popular Posts?
- WordPress Popular Posts is classified under WordPress plugins, Widgets in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover WordPress Popular Posts?
- This reference currently tracks 2 fingerprint rules across response headers, script sources. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses WordPress Popular Posts?
- Illustrative public indicators for WordPress Popular Posts include wordpresspopularposts; wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/.wpp.min.js?ver=0.0?. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
