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THE FINDERPRESS TOOL DIRECTORY
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01 / SOURCE DETAILS
Most Read Posts counts Post and Pages hits and allows you to show them in: The Single Post page The Page page Index and Archive pages The Sidebar through a configurable Widget, also with featured images
02 / SOURCE DETAILS
Upload the most-read-posts-in-xx-days directory in your /wp-content/plugins/ directory Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress If needed, configure Plugin Settings and the Widget (optional) Place these tags in your template: single.php or page.php in the Loop <?php ST4_single_hits(); ?> index.php (and / or archive.php etc…), in the Loop <?php ST4_hits(); ?> sidebar.php (only if you don’t use Widgets) // last 5 posts in last 30 days, show the hits, show image preview ST4_mostread(30, 5, ‘yes’, ‘yes’); // show 10 posts from all published posts, show hits, don’t show preview ST4_mostread(0, 10, ‘yes’, ‘no’); // show 3 pages from all published pages, show hits, don’t show preview ST4_mostread(0, 10, ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘page’);
03 / SOURCE DETAILS
Can I show the most read Posts without the date limit? Yes, you can remove the date limit in the Sidebar widget settings Can I display Post and Page featured images? Yes, you can display them through Sidebar widget settings Can I track also Pages? Yes, since version 2.3.2 you can show Page hits through Sidebar widget settings Can I import Page and Post hits from a different plugin? Yes, since 2.4 version you can edit hits through the Bulk and Quick Edit screens.
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