There is a difference in order between the WPPP admin page and the pages that are pulled by my code. Can someone give me any ideas for the difference? Code follows.

The WPS Agenda Needs Strong Wills to Counter Rough Headwinds
210 views
Russia Praises Trump but Heaps Scorn on Its EU Neighbors
209 views
[UN: Oct. 3] Hamas to Release Hostages, Older People’s Rights & More
29 views
Madam SG: Can the UN Finally Smash Its Glass Ceiling?
20 views
The Case of Ruben Vardanyan, a Travesty of Justice
12 views

Rank 1: The UN’s Gender Parity Goals: The Backlash Begins (ID: 27161, Type: post)
Rank 2: Could the Taliban Join the UN? They’ll Need to End Their ‘Gender Apartheid’ System (ID: 75046, Type: post)
Rank 3: The WPS Agenda Needs Strong Wills to Counter Rough Headwinds (ID: 93650, Type: post)
Rank 4: Russia Praises Trump but Heaps Scorn on Its EU Neighbors (ID: 93688, Type: post)
Rank 5: No Nobel Peace Prize for President Trump (ID: 86972, Type: post)

/**
* Retrieves the top 5 popular post IDs (post and article) from the last 7 days,
* excludes specific IDs, and caches the result for 12 hours.
*
* @return array Array of popular post IDs, or an empty array on failure.
*/
function cwpai_get_popular_posts_ids_weekly() {

// Define the transient key and cache time (12 hours)
$transient_key = ‘cwpai_popular_posts_ids_weekly’;
$cache_time = 12 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;

// Attempt to get cached data
$post_ids = get_transient( $transient_key );

// If no cache, generate the data
if ( false === $post_ids ) {

$post_ids = array();

// 1. Verify WPP Query Class exists
if ( class_exists( ‘\WordPressPopularPosts\Query’ ) ) {

$exclude_ids = ‘16817,6620,77812,22232,39656’;

$query_args = array(
‘range’ => ‘last7days’,
‘limit’ => 5,
‘post_type’ => ‘post,article’,
// FIX: The parameter for excluded IDs is ‘exclude’, not ‘pid’
‘exclude’ => $exclude_ids,
‘order_by’ => ‘views’,
);

// Use the WPP Query class
$query = new \WordPressPopularPosts\Query( $query_args );
$popular_posts = $query->get_posts();

if ( is_array( $popular_posts ) && ! empty( $popular_posts ) ) {
foreach ( $popular_posts as $popular_post ) {
$post_ids[] = (int) $popular_post->id;
}
}
} else {
error_log( ‘WordPress Popular Posts Query class not found.’ );
return array();
}

// Cache the result (even if empty)
set_transient( $transient_key, $post_ids, $cache_time );
}

// Ensure the array only contains the top 5, even if the query returns more/less unexpectedly
return array_slice( $post_ids, 0, 5 );
}