Harvey Plum Jetpack Popular Posts Controls

Adds a WordPress admin GUI for Jetpack's Top Posts & Pages widget and shortcode filters, with a heavier focus on featured image presentation.

Features

• Change the number of days Jetpack uses to calculate Top Posts.
• Add safe HTML before or after every Top Posts item.
• Choose featured-image treatments directly inside Jetpack's Top Posts & Pages widget form.
• Control aspect ratio, image focus, spacing, borders, border color, corner radius, shadows, and hover effects.
• Configure fallback images for posts without featured images.
• Override displayed item count.
• Filter popular posts by publish age, category, tag, excluded IDs, or current page.
• Add UTM parameters to Top Posts links.
• Apply image shape and custom CSS tweaks.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or newer.
• PHP 7.4 or newer.
• Jetpack with Stats and Extra Sidebar Widgets active.

Usage

1. Upload and activate the plugin.
2. Open Appearance > Widgets and edit a Jetpack Top Posts & Pages widget.
3. Use the Harvey Plum display controls below Jetpack's built-in widget options.
4. Optional: open Settings > Jetpack Popular Posts to set site-wide defaults.

Need support? Email support@harveyplum.com

Release

Version 1.0.1 adds Harvey Plum GitHub update metadata and standardized repository branding.