Hi Hector
I also have this same idea. I know little about actual coding, but so far I have gotten the posts to show on the page I want them on, using the [wpp] shortcode.
I want to know how to style those results to look like the sidebar. Have a look here at https://www.socialyz.com/trending
You will see I have the posts in the page but they are just one line without thumbnails etc. If you scroll all the way down on the right you will see the widget for WordPress Popular Posts. I had to add the widget to do the settings, do I always have to have the widget AND the page showing?.