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Top posts by likes — 2026-07-19

Date range searched: 2026-07-12 to 2026-07-18

Around the WordPress Neighborhood

One of the best parts of blogging is discovering writers you might never have found otherwise. Every week I spend time wandering through WordPress, reading posts, following conversations, and occasionally disappearing down a rabbit hole that starts with one article and ends three hours later with twenty new blogs in my Reader.

This weekly roundup isn’t a popularity contest. Likes and comments are simply a starting point for discovery. Great writing comes from blogs of every size, and some of the best pieces you’ll read may have only a handful of readers. My goal is to highlight posts that generated interest across the community while encouraging you to visit these writers, leave a comment, and perhaps discover a new favorite blog along the way.

This Week’s Community Highlights

Whether you’re looking for thoughtful reflections on life, daily writing prompts, travel adventures, book discussions, humor, culture, food, or creative storytelling, this week’s collection offers something for every reader. Browse a category that interests you, support a fellow blogger with a visit, and don’t be surprised if you end up subscribing to a few new favorites.

Happy reading, and if you come across a hidden gem that deserves more attention, let me know. One of the pleasures of this community is sharing great writing wherever we find it. If you think of a category you would like me to add, let me know.

⭐ Blog of the Week: Sebastian Stead – My Photography Blog — “Upton Triathlon: Back to the Photography I Love!” (121 likes)

Daily Prompt

1. Irrelevant Choice — 97 likes, 13 comments — by Adarsh’s feels
2. Whom we are dealing with — 89 likes, 10 comments — by Adarsh’s feels
3. Not feeling well — 85 likes, 23 comments — by Adarsh’s feels
4. Experience is calling for change — 72 likes, 8 comments — by Rang-Rivaz
5. Several Excuses — 67 likes, 8 comments — by daneelyunus

Life

1. Life Lessons- Crying is good for us? — 55 likes, 32 comments — by Keep it alive
2. A Chat Among Bloggers, Episode 13 — 44 likes, 23 comments — by Truly Madly Ordinary, Diary Of A Not So Desperate Housewife.
3. The Earth in the palm of your hand — 33 likes, 9 comments — by Drawn In
4. Learning Is My Happy Place — 22 likes, 3 comments — by Diary of a Millennial Goth
5. Some Excuses Are Actually Choices — 20 likes, 0 comments — by Strumfrei

Travel

1. Destination: Faroe Islands, Denmark (Golden Circle Tour and Trying Whale Meat– DAY 3) — 44 likes, 31 comments — by Rebecca Goes Rendezvous
2. Travel Story: Part III—Vancouver & FIFA World Cup 2026 ©Dawn Minott — 20 likes, 20 comments — by Poems & More
3. Travel Story: Vancouver Part II—Beyond the Skyline ©Dawn Minott — 14 likes, 11 comments — by Poems & More

Books

1. Let’s talk books…Do you reread? — 48 likes, 38 comments — by This, that and the other thing
2. The After Party — 46 likes, 9 comments — by Darcy Branwyn
3. A Chat Among Bloggers, Episode 13 — 44 likes, 23 comments — by Truly Madly Ordinary, Diary Of A Not So Desperate Housewife.
4. What’s on your bookshelf: July — 43 likes, 26 comments — by Thistles and Kiwis
5. My Most Reread Books — 43 likes, 0 comments — by victoriaseries 📚

Writing

1. Upton Triathlon: Back to the Photography I Love! — 121 likes, 47 comments — by Sebastian Stead – My Photography Blog
2. A Self-Aware Story — 106 likes, 116 comments — by Yeah, Another Blogger
3. 🚀✨ TOMORROW’S INVENTIONS BEGIN WITH TODAY’S IMAGINATION ✨🚀 — 71 likes, 7 comments — by DIGITAL UNIVERSE
4. 🦅✨ ABOVE THE CLOUDS, BEYOND LIMITS ✨🦅 — 69 likes, 4 comments — by DIGITAL UNIVERSE
5. ALIEN: EARTH SEASON TWO IS IN THE WORKS — 68 likes, 10 comments — by Balladeer’s Blog

Humor

1. BELLA’S STORY — 75 likes, 9 comments — by – MIKE STEEDEN –
2. Castle diaries — 24 likes, 0 comments — by noah_arkenswagg
3. KALAGA THEATRE: The Pleasant Danger -The Philosopher’s Tool — 16 likes, 0 comments — by KNIGHT OF WRITERS PUBLICATION
4. A traveller’s guide to fictional castles — 12 likes, 5 comments — by Thoughts on Fantasy

Culture

1. W3 prompt Wea’ve written weekly — 21 likes, 0 comments — by Therapy Bits

Food

1. Colorful Berry Tart with Cremé fraîche Cream — 40 likes, 0 comments — by Culinary Delights from around the World
2. CarolCooks2…A-Z World Cuisines…Part 71…Discovering the Cuisine of Qatar…The Pearl of the Middle East! — 33 likes, 23 comments — by Retired? No one told me!
3. Aloo Puff — 24 likes, 21 comments — by September heart-to-hearts
4. Warding Off Vampires — 14 likes, 5 comments — by So Many Dishes
5. The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie — 12 likes, 0 comments — by The Weeknight Table