Your best content can’t work for you if nobody can find it. Most sites relegate their “top posts” to a lonely sidebar widget — not because that’s where it performs best, but because putting it anywhere else used to mean calling a developer, writing queries, and maintaining custom code.
TopPosts for Google Analytics was built on a simpler idea: showcasing your most-viewed content should take minutes, not sprints. Connect your analytics once, pick a filter, choose a card style — then drop it anywhere WordPress lets you place content. No PHP, no database queries, no code at all.
Here are five ways the plugin makes “anywhere” a reality.
1. From Install to Live in About Five Minutes
There’s no complex configuration standing between you and your first showcase. Press “Get API Key,” follow the short wizard to grant viewer access to your Google Analytics property, and paste the key into the configuration tab. That’s the entire setup.
The first time you open the Top Posts Manager, a default “Top Posts” filter is already created for you, pulling real data from your analytics. If you can copy and paste a key, you can run this plugin — no analytics expertise or query-building required.
2. One Filter, Everywhere: Block, Widget, Elementor, Shortcode
Different corners of your site call for different tools, so the plugin ships with all of them. Use the Gutenberg block to drop top posts inside any article or page. Add the classic WordPress widget to sidebars and footers. Place the Elementor widget in your landing page sections. Or copy the shortcode — complete with your filter’s display limit — and put it anywhere else, including theme templates.
Every placement reads from the same synced data, so when your rankings change, every instance updates together. Use one filter across your whole site, or build different filters for different locations — a trending list on the homepage, category leaders in the sidebar.
3. Cards That Match Your Brand
A showcase only converts if it looks like it belongs on your site. Start from a preset card, then make it yours: adjust typography, colors, and padding, and choose a single- or two-column layout that fits your design.
Present each post your way — full-width cover images or images positioned left and right, numbered badges with custom background colors, optional title icons, and control over excerpt length. And when you want pixel-perfect control, custom CSS support lets your designer go all the way. Accessibility-conscious contrasts and dark mode support come built in.
4. Always Fresh, Never Stale
A “top posts” section that never changes quietly trains your visitors to ignore it. Freshness is what keeps the section earning clicks — a post that started trending this morning should be on your homepage by lunch.
Choose the sync frequency that fits your publishing rhythm — as often as every hour — and every block, widget, and shortcode updates itself automatically. Your showcase reflects what your audience is reading now, with zero manual refreshes from you.
5. Built for Speed
The usual catch with dynamic content is performance: extra queries and heavy processing on every page load, exactly where you can least afford it — your busiest pages.
TopPosts for Google Analytics is engineered to stay out of the way. Results are cached and served straight from that cache, images load as optimized thumbnails with dedicated caching for large cover images, and the whole footprint stays lightweight. Your showcase renders fast even on your highest-traffic days — which, after all, is the entire point.
Conclusion
You already did the hard part — creating content people love. The easy part should be putting it in front of more readers. With a five-minute setup, four ways to place it, and cards that look like your brand, there’s no longer a reason your best work stays hidden.
Ready to showcase your top content anywhere? Install TopPosts for Google Analytics from WordPress.org — you’ll be live before your coffee cools.