Track views and check the results

Top 10 Pro counts views for posts, pages, and custom post types, with hourly tracking and data stored in the WordPress database. It uses no external services. Site-wide tracking can also cover the front page, posts page, archives, and searches. Dashboard views show daily and overall popular posts, and post and page lists can include sortable view-count columns.

For popular-post queries, select total counts or a custom time period to create an overall or time-specific list. Pro also includes alternative tracking methods intended for fast and high-traffic sites.

Choose how popular content is shown

Present popular content with the Popular Posts block, widgets, shortcodes, or template functions. The Top 10 Query block lets you query and display popular posts from the block or website editor. Widgets can show daily and overall lists with extensive customization.

The Popular Posts block has configurable display options. You can save or clear its default options with one click, and have default and global settings inserted automatically. The Top 10 Featured Image block works with multiple picture sources with fallbacks. Thumbnail sources can include WordPress post thumbnails, the first image in a post's content, or manually supplied thumbnail URLs.

Use [tptn_list] for popular-post lists and [tptn_views] for view counts. Template functions provide another way to add output to theme templates.

Configure queries and loading

Query optimization includes the MySQL MAX_EXECUTION_TIME directive. Configure it in settings or with the top_ten_query_max_execution_time filter. The supplied data-retention default is 180 days; use the TOP_TEN_STORE_DATA setting to override retention.

Popular-post lists can load with JavaScript when they are about to scroll into view. This lets full-page caching extensions serve pages without embedding a live popular-post query. Lazy loading works with content, shortcodes, widgets, and the Popular Posts block. Disable it for an individual instance with the lazy_load shortcode or block attribute.

Manage lists and website data

Exclude posts by category or post ID, and apply custom CSS through settings or the included styles. Export and import tools can restore count tables and settings on the same site or other installs. Multisite dashboards provide network-wide aggregated statistics. WordPress actions and filters let developers tailor queries, tracking behavior, and output rendering.

Install and activate Top 10 Pro in WordPress, then configure tracking, display, retention, and performance settings in the add-on's administration interface.