SandyRig

<p>SRS Simple Hits Counter is a simple, very lightweight visitor counter plugin for WordPress that tracks Unique Visitors and Page-views — without causing render blocking or straining your site.</p>
<p>You can display your visitor counter anywhere on your site using widgets or shortcodes. Show Unique Visitors, Page-views, or both — just use two copies of the widget or shortcode to display both counters together.</p>
<p>Note: The counter keeps running in the background even when no widget or shortcode is active. To completely stop counting, you need to disable the plugin.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>AJAX based counter ignores most bots or crawlers</li>
<li>Monthly and weekly graph in admin</li>
<li>Show the Unique Visitors, Page-views count or both</li>
<li>Ability to reset the counter to any number any time</li>
<li>Can be shown anywhere on the site using Widgets and Shortcode</li>
<li>Counter works and shows data in admin even when no widget or short-code is active</li>
</ul>
<h4>SHORTCODES</h4>
<p>[srs_total_visitors] for Unique Visitors<br />
[srs_total_pageViews] for Page-views</p>
<p><a href="https://atif.rocks/srs-simple-hits-counter/" rel="nofollow ugc">DEMO</a></p>


SRS Simple Hits Counter

Display unique visitor or page-view counts anywhere on your site using widgets or shortcodes — Simple, very lightweight and no third-party code.

Lise Rasmussen

<p><strong>Video stats</strong></p>
<p>NEW: VidLog now tracks how long visitors watch your videos, giving you deeper insight beyond simple play counts.</p>
<p><strong>VidLog</strong> gives you immediate insight into how your self-hosted videos are being watched, directly inside your WordPress dashboard.</p>
<p>The moment a visitor presses PLAY, VidLog records the view and stores key details such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Date and time</li>
<li>IP address</li>
<li>Country/City</li>
<li>Page slug</li>
<li>Video file</li>
<li>Referrer source</li>
<li>Pages viewed</li>
<li>Watched time (minutes viewed per session)</li>
</ul>
<p>If you use self-hosted video files like <code>.mp4</code>, <code>.webm</code>, <code>.mov</code>, <code>.m4v</code>, <code>.avi</code>, or <code>.m3u8</code>, VidLog helps you understand what people are watching, where they are coming from, and which videos perform best. The plugin also logs instant visits on your site pages, logging the same metadata.</p>
<p><strong>Page stats</strong></p>
<p><strong>VidLog</strong> also instantly logs what pages visitors view on your site. The log contains the same metadata as video views. It counts all page visits, not only unique visits.</p>
<p><strong>Why site owners use VidLog</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Instant logging the moment a visitor presses PLAY</li>
<li>Instant logging the moment a page is visited</li>
<li>Watched time tracking for self-hosted videos</li>
<li>Clean monthly video and page logs inside WordPress</li>
<li>CSV exports for reporting and backup</li>
<li>Referrer tracking to see where visitors came from</li>
<li>Lightweight setup with no external analytics dashboard required</li>
<li>Simple dashboard for reviewing logs directly in WordPress</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Perfect for</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Filmmakers and video creators</li>
<li>Membership sites</li>
<li>Online courses and educators</li>
<li>Video tutorials</li>
<li>Agencies managing client video content</li>
<li>Any WordPress site using self-hosted videos</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> VidLog tracks self-hosted video files. It does not track YouTube or Vimeo embeds.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>The link to upgrade to pro opens a new tab with a link to the plugin’s website.</p>
<h3>Video Tutorial</h3>
<p>Need help getting started? Watch the full VidLog setup tutorial here:</p>
<p><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/6O_DzQ3838I?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></p>
<p>Watch on YouTube:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O_DzQ3838I" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O_DzQ3838I</a></p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<p>VidLog includes instant video play logging, page view logging, watched time tracking, CSV exports, monthly log storage, and clean logs directly inside WordPress.</p>
<p>For a full feature list and more details about <strong>VidLog PRO</strong>, visit:</p>
<p><a href="https://theappmill.com/vidlog/index.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://theappmill.com/vidlog/index.html</a></p>
<h3>VidLog PRO</h3>
<p>Want deeper insights? <strong>VidLog PRO</strong> adds an <strong>Advanced Stats</strong> area for both Video plays and Page views, right inside WordPress with:</p>
<ul>
<li>Top 10 videos chart</li>
<li>Top 10 countries chart</li>
<li>Top 10 referrers chart</li>
<li>Complete analytics lists below each chart</li>
<li>Faster insight into which content performs best</li>
<li>A clearer overview of viewer behavior across your video library</li>
</ul>
<p>If you want more than raw logs and CSV exports, VidLog PRO gives you a more visual analytics experience directly in your WordPress dashboard.</p>
<h3>Included Analytics</h3>
<p>VidLog helps you answer questions like:</p>
<ul>
<li>Which videos are being watched the most?</li>
<li>Which countries send the most viewers?</li>
<li>Which referrers drive the most plays?</li>
<li>Which pages are being visited the most?</li>
<li>Which month had the most activity?</li>
<li>Which exact files and slugs were viewed?</li>
<li>How long are visitors watching videos?</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the following external service to enrich log data with geolocation information:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ip-api.com</strong> – <code>http://ip-api.com/json/</code></li>
<li>Purpose: resolves IP addresses into country data for analytics logs</li>
<li>Data sent: the visitor IP address</li>
<li>Service privacy policy: <a href="https://ip-api.com/docs/legal" rel="nofollow ugc">https://ip-api.com/docs/legal</a></li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin also displays country flag images using:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>flagcdn.com</strong> – <code>https://flagcdn.com/</code></li>
<li>Purpose: displays a small country flag icon next to log entries in the dashboard</li>
<li>Data sent: no personal data is sent by the plugin; the browser loads the flag image file directly</li>
<li>Service privacy policy: <a href="https://flagcdn.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://flagcdn.com/privacy/</a></li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin also includes a link in the plugin UI to:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The AppMill</strong> – <a href="https://theappmill.com/vidlog/index.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://theappmill.com/vidlog/index.html</a></li>
<li>Purpose: product and plugin information only</li>
<li>No visitor log data is sent to this site by the plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by The AppMill.</p>


VidLog

Track self-hosted video plays and page views inside WordPress with instant logging, watched time tracking, CSV exports, and clean monthly logs.

SRS Simple Hits Counter vs VidLog