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>
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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>


Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics

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

WebberZone

Ajay

<p>WordPress lacks built-in page view tracking or a popular posts feature. <a href="https://webberzone.com/plugins/top-10/" rel="nofollow ugc">Top 10</a> solves this by counting views across posts, pages, and custom post types, then letting you showcase your most popular content.</p>
<p>Top 10 provides blocks, widgets, shortcodes, and template functions for displaying popular posts and view counts across your site. All tracking data is stored locally in your WordPress database, with no external services involved.</p>
<p>Top 10 includes comprehensive features such as thumbnail support, flexible display options, custom post type support, and developer-friendly extensibility. A built-in caching layer reduces server load, while AJAX-based tracking avoids page cache interference and works with most popular caching plugins.</p>
<p>Top 10 also exposes a powerful API with WordPress actions and filters, allowing developers to customise queries, tracking behaviour, and output rendering without modifying core plugin files.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Page Counter</strong>: Tracks hourly post views on posts, pages, and custom post types. Display counts automatically using blocks, shortcodes, or template functions</li>
<li><strong>Popular Posts</strong>: Display most viewed posts by total counts or within custom time periods</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Support</strong>: Dedicated “Popular Posts [Top 10]” block with configurable display options</li>
<li><strong>Multisite Dashboard</strong>: Network-wide aggregated statistics across all sites in a multisite installation</li>
<li><strong>Widgets</strong>: Sidebar widgets for daily and overall popular posts with extensive customisation</li>
<li><strong>Shortcodes</strong>: Use <code>[tptn_list]</code> to display popular post lists and <code>[tptn_views]</code> to show view counts</li>
<li><strong>Thumbnails</strong>:
<ul>
<li>WordPress post thumbnail support with custom <code>tptn_thumbnail</code> image size</li>
<li>Automatic extraction of the first image from post content</li>
<li>Manual thumbnail URLs via Edit Post screens</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Exclusions</strong>: Exclude posts by category or post ID from popular post lists</li>
<li><strong>Styling</strong>: Output wrapped in semantic CSS classes. Add custom CSS via settings or use included styles</li>
<li><strong>Admin Interface</strong>: View daily and overall popular posts from the dashboard. Adds sortable view-count columns to post and page lists</li>
<li><strong>Export/Import</strong>: Export count tables and settings, and restore them on the same site or other installs</li>
<li><strong>Caching Compatibility</strong>: Works with WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, Quick Cache, and similar plugins</li>
<li><strong>Developer-Friendly</strong>: Extensive filters and actions to customise queries, tracking behaviour, and output rendering</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features in Top 10 Pro</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Enhanced Tracking and Performance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fast and High-Traffic Trackers</strong>: Alternative tracking methods for improved performance on busy sites</li>
<li><strong>Query Optimisation</strong>: MySQL <code>MAX_EXECUTION_TIME</code> directive to prevent long-running queries, configurable via settings and the <code>top_ten_query_max_execution_time</code> filter</li>
<li><strong>Data Retention Override</strong>: Customizable data retention period (default 180 days via <code>TOP_TEN_STORE_DATA</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Advanced Blocks and Widgets</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Top 10 Query Block</strong>: Query and display popular posts directly from the block or site editor</li>
<li><strong>Enhanced Top 10 Featured Image Block</strong>: Support for multiple image sources with fallbacks</li>
<li><strong>Popular Posts Block Enhancements</strong>:</li>
<li>Save and clear default block settings with a single click</li>
<li>Auto-insert default and global settings attributes with an option to disable</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Enhanced Admin Tools</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Admin Bar Integration</strong>: Admin bar menu item to view daily, total, and overall post counts, access admin pages, and clear cache</li>
<li><strong>Disable Admin Bar menu</strong>: Setting to disable the Admin Bar menu</li>
<li><strong>Dashboard Access Control</strong>: Setting to control which user roles can view the Top 10 dashboard</li>
<li><strong>Display Settings</strong>: Setting to choose which post type screens display admin columns</li>
<li><strong>Mini “Top 10 Views Overview” widget</strong>: Compact views-over-time chart on the WordPress Dashboard</li>
<li><strong>Multisite Settings Copy</strong>: Tool to copy settings between sites in a multisite network</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Custom Display Options</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Taxonomy-Specific Displays</strong>: <code>display_only_on_tax_ids</code> parameter to restrict popular post displays to specific taxonomy terms</li>
<li><strong>Category Inclusion</strong>: Edit Post meta box option to include popular posts from specific categories</li>
<li><strong>RSS Feed Filtering</strong>: Filter RSS feeds by category or post type via settings or URL parameters</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Developer-Friendly Features</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Custom Post Type Sortable Columns</strong>: Admin columns on supported custom post types with sortable functionality</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>GDPR</h4>
<p>Top 10 does not collect personal visitor data out of the box. Tracking data is stored locally in the <code>wp_top_ten</code> and <code>wp_top_ten_daily</code> database tables (table prefix may vary).</p>
<p>You are responsible for ensuring GDPR compliance on your website.</p>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<p>Top 10 is available for translation on <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/top-10" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress.org</a>.<br />
See the <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/theme-plugin-directories/" rel="nofollow ugc">Translator Handbook</a> to contribute.</p>
<h4>Contribute</h4>
<p>Top 10 is developed openly on <a href="https://github.com/webberzone/top-10" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.<br />
Fork the project and submit pull requests for bug fixes or improvements. Please do not use GitHub for support requests.</p>
<h3>Other WebberZone Plugins</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contextual-related-posts/" rel="ugc">Contextual Related Posts</a> – Display related posts on your WordPress site and feeds</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search/" rel="ugc">Better Search</a> – Enhance WordPress search with relevance-based results</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/knowledgebase/" rel="ugc">Knowledge Base</a> – Create a knowledge base or FAQ section</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-to-all/" rel="ugc">WebberZone Snippetz</a> – Manage custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript snippets</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoclose/" rel="ugc">Auto-Close</a> – Automatically close comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/" rel="ugc">Popular Authors</a> – Display popular authors widgets. Addon for Top 10.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/where-did-they-go-from-here/" rel="ugc">Followed Posts</a> – Show related posts based on reader journeys</li>
</ul>


WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts

A very good plugin that helps to display top 3 popular posts via shorcode.

Good Plugin

Track post views and page views, and display popular posts and trending content on your WordPress site.

Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics vs WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts