Hello,
I’ve tried looking through the widget file in theme folder: apparently, it has something to do with post_views_count. However, the three most popular posts neither are the top viewed posts today nor the top viewed posts of all time (I’ve specifically looked through the stats).
So how does it work? Does it count only the views over certain period? Does it count post counts of all time, but refresh the widget only once in a while?
Also, the three most popular posts aren’t most commented ones either - I’ve tested it.
Could you please explain in detail how does the algorithm work?
Thanks.