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Site Stats Dashboard is a simple WordPress plugin that displays your website’s statistics in the admin panel. It shows:
<ul>
<li>The number of published posts.</li>
<li>The number of approved comments.</li>
<li>The total visit count (each front-end page load is counted).</li>
</ul>
The plugin uses the WordPress REST API to provide the statistics and renders the admin dashboard using React via the <code>wp.element</code> package.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Admin Dashboard: A dedicated admin page accessible from the WordPress dashboard under the “Site Stats” menu.</li>
<li>Live Statistics: Displays post count, comment count, and visit count.</li>
<li>REST API Integration: Provides a custom REST API endpoint (<code>ssds/v1/stats</code>) that returns the site statistics.</li>
<li>React-Based UI: Uses React (via the built-in <code>wp.element</code> library) for the admin dashboard interface.</li>
<li>Visit Tracking: Tracks every front-end page load to increment the visit counter.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ul>
<li>Admin Panel: Once activated, click on the “Site Stats” menu item in the WordPress admin sidebar to see the statistics.</li>
<li>REST API: 
The plugin registers a REST API endpoint at: 
http://your-site-url/wp-json/ssds/v1/stats</li>
</ul>
This endpoint returns a JSON response with the keys <code>post_count</code>, <code>comment_count</code>, and <code>visit_count</code>.
Note: Access to the REST API endpoint is restricted to users with the <code>manage_options</code> capability (typically administrators).
<ul>
<li>Visit Tracking: 
Every time a front-end page is loaded (excluding admin pages and AJAX requests), the plugin increments the visit counter. This means the visit count increases on every page load, not only for unique visitors.</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPLv2 or later</a>.
<h3>Additional Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>The admin dashboard interface is built using React without a build process (JSX is not used). If you later decide to use JSX or more advanced React features, you’ll need to integrate a build system (e.g., webpack with Babel).</li>
<li>Ensure you are logged in as an administrator (or a user with the <code>manage_options</code> capability) when accessing the plugin dashboard or the REST API endpoint.</li>
</ul>

Site Stats Dashboard

Simple dashboard that displays site statistics (post count, comment count, visit count) in the admin panel.

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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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