Top Posts & Pages Widget

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  barefootandfunky · Member · Sep 15, 2014 at 6:06 pm

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  When I add the Top Posts & Pages Widget to the left sidebar it only displays one blog post from over a year ago. I have it set to display at least 5 posts based on views. Why is it only showing one and how can I fix this? Is it based on a baseline number of views? Thanks!

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  honeysilvas · Member · Sep 15, 2014 at 6:18 pm

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  Hi,

  It’s based off what’s popular in the last 48 hours.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/top-posts-widget/

  Hope that helps

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  barefootandfunky · Member · Sep 15, 2014 at 6:25 pm

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  Is there a way to set it so that is simply based on the top [five] most viewed posts ever without the 48 hour setting. I just want it to show my top posts from my whole blog.

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  barefootandfunky · Member · Sep 15, 2014 at 6:28 pm

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  For example, can it be set to just show the top five posts that have gotten the most views ever?

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  honeysilvas · Member · Sep 15, 2014 at 7:32 pm

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  Hi,

  You can try the workaround explained here:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/top-posts-and-pages-changing-the-time-window?replies=3#post-2044603

  One work-around you might want to consider in the meantime is using a text widget with the display posts shortcode
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/display-posts-shortcode/
  and setting the orderby argument to “comment_count”.