There are two WordPress plugins in WordPress plugin repository that displays popular and related content in the best way like other popular sites do.
Plugin-1 nrelate Most Popular
Display Popular content in Thumbnails or Text.
Four different ways to display popular content using this plugin:
- Using Widget
- Using [nrelate-popular] shortcode
- Automatically display before or after each post
- Placing nrelate_popular() function in theme files
Check installation and usage on plugin’s installation page.
Plugin-2 nrelate Related Content
Display related content in Thumbnails or Text.
Four different ways to display related content using this plugin:
- Using Widget
- Using [nrelate-related] shortcode
- Automatically display before or after each post
- Placing nrelate_related() function in theme files
Check installation and usage on plugin’s installation page.
Following are the styles you can use for displaying popular and related content in the best and popular styles used by famous sites:
Default style
Engadget style
Bloginity style
LinkWithin style
Huffington Post style
Trendland style
Polaroid style
Simple Text style
Advertising mixed into content
Hovering on an advertisement
