This is the simplest hit counter I could imagine (well, almost). Every time a 
page is requested, it adds one to the count. The display is not an image, just 
text. There is no javascript to hit some third-party server, no tracking, no 
distinction among pages: just an old-fashioned site counter CGI, implemented in 
WordPress. The plugin stores its count in its own MySQL table.
Once the plugin is installed (described below), you can display the count by 
putting code like this somewhere on your page:
<pre><code><?= simplehitcounter_hit(); ?>
</code></pre>
That will both increment the counter and display its value. There is no method 
for getting the value without incrementing it. I suppose I could write such a 
thing if anyone likes.
There is a minor race condition. First the plugin updates the database by one 
(atomically), then it queries for the current count. Therefore in heavy traffic 
it is possible for two updates to happen before either select. In that case, 
the counter will correctly increment, but the number displayed may be the same 
for each user, representing the total page hits. As far as I can tell, this 
race condition is inevitable without locking the table. It seems trivial 
enough, though I guess you should be warned if you run a contest to give away a 
free car to the 1,000,000th user.
By default the plugin keeps its data in a table called <code>wp_simplehitcounter_hits</code>. 
You can change this by editing the <code>simplehitcounter.php</code> file.

Simple Hit Counter

Prints a count of the number of hits your blog has received, tracked in the 
database.

Brijesh Dhanani

Piyush Asthana

Ronak J Vanpariya

Kajal Gohel

Ankita Tanti

WP Post Views counts the views of your built-in post types (Posts, Pages) and Custom Post Types. It provides multiple ways to display these counts, including a modern Gutenberg block, shortcodes, and PHP functions.
<h3>Features And Options:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Simple & Easy: Designed to be simple and easy to understand for everyone.</li>
<li>Gutenberg Block: A dedicated “Post Views” block for easy placement in your layouts.</li>
<li>IP Filtering: Option to filter views by IP address to ensure accurate counts.</li>
<li>Post Type Support: Choose which post types to track in the settings.</li>
<li>Admin Column: View counts directly in your post/page lists in the admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Performance: Optimized queries and transient caching for total view counts.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Display Post Views:</h3>
1. Gutenberg Block 
Search for the “Post Views” block in the editor.
2. Shortcodes 
– <code>[WPPV-TOTAL-VIEWS]</code>: Display the view count for the current post. 
– <code>[WPPV-TOTAL-VIEWS-PER-POST-TYPE post_type="post"]</code>: Display total views for a specific post type.
3. PHP Function
 
<h3>Tutorial</h3>
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/11NH5xOBs68?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>
<h3>Development</h3>
<ul>
<li>Development happening on GitHub :- <a href="https://github.com/vanpariyar/wp-post-views" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Post Views Github</a></li>
<li>Create issue on the GitHub OR Pull request for new feature when new tag added it will automatically deployed.</li>
</ul>

Wp Post Views – WordPress Post views counter


I'm excited to be able to write a positive review for the "Wp Post Views" plugin! This tool does the job it's supposed to do without any frills, and finally someone has created such a useful plugin!



The "Wp Post Views" plugin is incredibly easy to use and offers all the basic features you need to monitor the views of your WordPress posts. There's nothing superfluous in this plugin - just the essential functions to track visits to your content.



I'm really happy to have found the "Wp Post Views" plugin. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a simple and effective way to track views of their WordPress content. Thank you so much for creating this plugin!


Lightweight plugin that does its job well

WP Post Views is a lightweight and efficient plugin to track and display post views in WordPress.

Simple Hit Counter vs Wp Post Views – WordPress Post views counter