How Do I Show Most Viewed Posts on WordPress Without Plugins?

There are many ways to show the most viewed posts on your WordPress site without using any plugins. The easiest way is to use the wpmu_posts_per_page filter in the wp_posts table. This filter will limit the number of posts displayed per page to the number you specify. You can also use the posts_per_page filter in the themes_template.

php file to set a default number of posts per page for all posts in a theme. Finally, you can use the post_count() function to find the number of posts in a particular category or blog post.