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Post Views Counter allows you to collect and display how many times a post, page, or other content has been viewed in a simple, fast and reliable way.
<a href="https://postviewscounter.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Post Views Counter</a> gives you clear, accurate post view stats — right inside WordPress. No external tools. No bloat. Just the numbers you need to see what’s working.
<h4>Key Benefits</h4>
Clarity, speed, and control:
<ul>
<li>Clear, Focused Metrics — You get a clear picture of how your posts are performing.</li>
<li>Made for WordPress — Runs entirely in your site. No GA, no third-party pipes; accurate counts in your Dashboard.</li>
<li>Privacy-first — Data lives on your server, with controls that respect visitors’ rights and privacy regulations.</li>
<li>Works at scale — Minimal overhead, no external scripts, Multisite-ready.</li>
<li>Display anywhere — Automatically show counts, or place them exactly where you want via blocks or shortcode.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
Practical features that matter:
<ul>
<li>Count & display views for any post type you select.</li>
<li>Three counting modes: PHP, JavaScript, REST API</li>
<li>Dashboard post views stats widget</li>
<li>Sortable Post Views admin column</li>
<li>Exclude bots, logged-in users, specific roles, or IPs</li>
<li>Manually adjust a post’s views when needed.</li>
<li>Query and order content by views (developer-friendly)</li>
<li>Custom REST API endpoints</li>
<li>Option to set count interval</li>
<li>One-click data import from WP-PostViews, Statify and Page Views Count</li>
<li>Post views display position, automatic or manual via shortcode</li>
<li>Multisite compatibile</li>
<li>WPML/Polylang compatible; translation-ready (.pot)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Post Views Counter Pro</h4>
More capability without extra complexity:
<ul>
<li>Fast AJAX counting for more accurate data.</li>
<li>Caching optimization that guarantees performance even under heavy traffic.</li>
<li>Reports: Views by Date, Post, Author to spot winners, trends, and top contributors.</li>
<li>Customizable Views Period (e.g., last 7/30 days) to control the views count timeframe.</li>
<li>Export to CSV/XML to download and share data.</li>
<li>Integrations for ordering by views in popular builders (e.g., Elementor Pro, Divi, GenerateBlocks).</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://postviewscounter.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about Pro →</a>

Post Views Counter

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This plugin is awesome. Hope it will be great for future too

Awesome plugin


I love this simple but easy to use plugin! 


Simple but good

great plugin


I've been using it for a few years as a parallel stats tracker for a pretty traffic-heavy site and it's been serving me well.



It's great for small and simple websites too :)


Stable and scalable

Post Views Counter allows you to collect and display how many times a post, page, or other content has been viewed in a simple, fast and reliable way.

Scoby Analytics

Scoby Analytics is a privacy-focused analytics plugin for WordPress. It is designed to provide website operators with actionable usage statistics without using cookies, device fingerprinting, or cross-site identifiers.
The WordPress integration is a lightweight, client-side integration that prioritizes visitor privacy. Scoby’s goal is to enable analytics in a way that can typically be operated under legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and without consent banners, provided it is used as intended and configured appropriately. Scoby does not provide legal advice; always assess your specific setup with your DPO/legal counsel. We’re happy to answer their questions at <a href="mailto:hello@scoby.io" rel="nofollow ugc">hello@scoby.io</a>
<h3>Privacy approach (GDPR / ePrivacy)</h3>
Scoby is designed around the following principles:
<ul>
<li>No cookies / no storage on the user device (relevant for ePrivacy / TDDDG)</li>
<li>No device fingerprinting</li>
<li>No user profiles or cross-site tracking</li>
<li>Anonymization before transmission and aggregated storage (no individual-level analytics)</li>
</ul>
This means Scoby is not trying to “optimize consent rates”. Instead, it aims to reduce or avoid regulated processing operations in the first place by keeping analytics non-identifying and aggregate.
<h3>What Scoby measures</h3>
Scoby provides aggregated statistics such as:
<ul>
<li>Page views and visits</li>
<li>Entry/exit pages and content performance</li>
<li>Engagement metrics (e.g., time-spent distributions/percentiles)</li>
<li>Conversion events (depending on your setup)</li>
<li>Referrers and traffic sources (without persistent identifiers)</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Scoby does not do</h3>
<ul>
<li>No cookies</li>
<li>No device fingerprinting</li>
<li>No cross-site tracking</li>
<li>No user/device profiles</li>
</ul>
<h3>Reporting & exports</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress dashboard reporting</li>
<li>Export to <code>.xlsx</code></li>
<li>Integrations with BI tools (e.g., Looker Studio, PowerBI, Tableau)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third Party Services</h3>
Scoby Analytics uses Scoby-operated servers for analytics processing.
<h3>Service Used</h3>
Service: Scoby Analytics Servers 
Purpose: Capture, process, and store website usage statistics in an anonymized and aggregated form to provide analytics reporting.
<h3>Data Handling and Privacy</h3>
– Anonymization prior to transmission: Page views and associated metrics are anonymized before being transmitted to Scoby Analytics servers. 
– Aggregation: Stored data is aggregated and not intended to relate to identifiable individuals. 
– No personal identifiers: Scoby is designed to avoid collecting or storing identifiers such as cookies, fingerprinting signals, or IP addresses.
<h3>Transparency and further information</h3>
– Service information: https://www.scoby.io/ 
– Terms of Use: https://www.scoby.io/terms 
– Privacy Policy: https://www.scoby.io/privacy

Privacy-focused analytics for WordPress — designed to minimize data protection risk under EU GDPR and ePrivacy.

Post Views Counter vs Scoby Analytics