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January 15, 2014 10:17
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WordPress: popular posts without a plugin
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<?php | |
// In functions.php or in your framework specific class as method | |
function count_post_visits() { | |
if( is_single() ) { | |
global $post; | |
$views = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'my_post_viewed', true ); | |
if( $views == '' ) { | |
update_post_meta( $post->ID, 'my_post_viewed', '1' ); | |
} else { | |
$views_no = intval( $views ); | |
update_post_meta( $post->ID, 'my_post_viewed', ++$views_no ); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
add_action( 'wp_head', 'count_post_visits' ); | |
// The Loop | |
$popular_posts_args = array( | |
'posts_per_page' => 3, | |
'meta_key' => 'my_post_viewed', | |
'orderby' => 'meta_value_num', | |
'order'=> 'DESC' | |
); | |
$popular_posts_loop = new WP_Query( $popular_posts_args ); | |
while( $popular_posts_loop->have_posts() ): | |
$popular_posts_loop->the_post(); | |
// Loop continues | |
endwhile; | |
wp_reset_query(); |
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