RobertWP

<p><strong>RW PostViewStats Lite</strong> provides accurate view tracking for posts, pages, and custom post types — designed for performance and privacy.</p>
<p><strong>🆓 Lite Version Features</strong>:<br />
– 🔢 <strong>AJAX View Counting</strong> – Async requests for better performance<br />
– 🚫 <strong>Duplicate Prevention</strong> – 12-hour cookie-based protection<br />
– 📊 <strong>Sortable Admin Columns</strong> – Sort posts by views in admin list<br />
– 📁 <strong>Data Cleaner</strong> – Remove view data by date or post<br />
– 🌐 <strong>REST API Endpoint</strong> – Fetch view counts via <code>/wp-json/rwpsl/v1/views/{post_id}</code><br />
– 📌 <strong>Shortcode Support</strong> – Display views with <code>[rwpsl_post_views]</code><br />
– 🔒 <strong>Privacy Friendly</strong> – No IP addresses collected</p>
<p><strong>⭐ Pro Version Additional Features</strong>:<br />
– 🌍 <strong>Multisite Support</strong> – Network-wide tracking for WordPress Multisite<br />
– 📈 <strong>Advanced Analytics</strong> – Detailed views reports and charts<br />
– 📁 <strong>CSV Export</strong> – Export stats by date range or specific posts<br />
– 🔔 <strong>Views Notifications</strong> – Get notified when posts reach view milestones<br />
– 🎯 <strong>Custom Post Type Support</strong> – Enhanced CPT tracking options<br />
– ⚡ <strong>Performance Optimizations</strong> – Cached views and batch processing</p>
<p><strong>Documentation</strong>:<br />
<a href="https://docs.robertwp.com/rw-postviewstats-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Full Documentation</a> – Includes both free and pro version guides.</p>


RW PostViewStats Lite

A lightweight plugin to track post views via AJAX with anti-duplicate mechanisms and privacy-friendly design.

Sadhan Pal

<p><strong>Simple Post View Counter</strong> is a lightweight yet powerful plugin to track how many times your WordPress posts are viewed.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>✅ Automatic post view tracking (AJAX-based, works even in incognito mode)</li>
<li>✅ Prevents double-counting on refresh</li>
<li>✅ Built-in bot detection</li>
<li>✅ Display views before content, after content, beside meta, or manually</li>
<li>✅ “Most Viewed Posts” widget with customizable display</li>
<li>✅ Shortcodes for displaying most viewed posts and individual post views</li>
<li>✅ Admin settings page with statistics (total views, average views, top posts, etc.)</li>
<li>✅ Views column in admin post list (sortable by views)</li>
<li>✅ Exclude admin views from tracking</li>
<li>✅ Works with caching plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[post_views]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Display view count for current post<br />
Options: <code>post_id</code>, <code>format="%s views"</code></li>
<li><code>[most_viewed_posts]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Display a list of most viewed posts<br />
Options: <code>limit="5"</code>, <code>show_count="yes"</code>, <code>show_excerpt="no"</code></li>
</ul>
<h3>Example Usage</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[most_viewed_posts]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Show top 5 posts</li>
<li><code>[most_viewed_posts limit="10" show_count="yes"]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Show 10 posts with view counts</li>
<li><code>[post_views]</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Show current post’s view count</li>
</ul>
<h3>Widgets</h3>
<p>Go to <strong>Appearance <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Widgets</strong> and add the <strong>Most Viewed Posts</strong> widget to your sidebar.</p>
<h3>Video Tutorial</h3>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/10d_wyQn-Lk?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h3>Theme Function</h3>
<pre><code>`php
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<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by Sadhan Pal</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>


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Lightweight post view counter with a widget and shortcodes. Track post views automatically, stop double-counting, and display popular content easily.

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