Chris Buck

This plugin requires the WP-PostViews plugin to be installed and setup to work correctly. (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-postviews/)
This plugin displays a widget in the sidebar with the most recently viewed posts over the last 2 days, the number of times they were viewed, a link to each, and images corresponding to whether they were “hot” posts or not (calculated as a percentage of the most viewed post).

etruel

manuelge

gerarjos14

WP Views Counter is a lightweight, high-performance plugin that accurately tracks and displays post, page, and custom post type views — directly in the WordPress admin, via shortcode, or with a Gutenberg block.
Built for bloggers, marketers, store owners, and developers, it works seamlessly across all post types — including WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads — with minimal impact on your site’s speed. No external scripts. No unnecessary bloat.
This plugin does one job and does it exceptionally well: it tells you which content is getting the most attention.
<h4>Key Benefits</h4>
✅ Accurate view counts in admin columns, shortcode, or block 
✅ Metabox per post with real-time views and reset button 
✅ Exclude views from logged-in users or specific roles 
✅ Fully AJAX-powered — no page reloads or slowdowns 
✅ Works with all post types, including EDD and WooCommerce 
✅ Block to display popular posts — no legacy widgets required 
✅ Developer-friendly and fully translatable 
✅ Import views from other plugins
Whether you’re optimizing your content strategy or simply want to know what’s working, WP Views Counter is the simple and effective alternative to bloated analytics plugins.
📦 Start tracking your most popular content today — with clarity, speed and control.
💡 Developer-friendly: <a href="https://github.com/Etruel-Developments/wpecounter/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Contribute on GitHub</a> — forks and pull requests welcome.

WP Views Counter

Fast, lightweight post views counter. Display views in admin, blocks or shortcodes — no tracking scripts required.

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