Adam Greenwell

The Hits List keeps post view tracking on your own WordPress site and gives you block, widget, and template-tag tools for displaying popular content.
Key features:
<ul>
<li>Local view tracking stored in WordPress database tables</li>
<li>Overall and daily popular-post counts</li>
<li>Popular Posts block and widget support with public post type selection</li>
<li>WordPress dashboard cards for daily top posts, all-time top posts, and views over time</li>
<li>Top 10 migration compatibility with resumable rerun-safe imports, WP-CLI tools, legacy widget support, native widget conversion, cleanup for old Top 10 leftovers, and optional Top 10 plugin removal</li>
<li>REST-based tracking with AJAX fallback</li>
<li>Privacy-policy integration for site owners</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
The Hits List stores post view counts locally in the <code>hits_list</code> and <code>hits_list_daily</code> database tables (table prefix may vary).
It does not send tracking data to a third-party analytics service.
Daily tracking buckets are retained for 180 days by default and older rows are removed automatically.
You are responsible for describing your use of visitor analytics on your own site as needed.
<h3>Source Code and Build Tools</h3>
The compiled block assets in <code>blocks/popular-posts/build/</code> are generated from the human-readable source files included in <code>blocks/popular-posts/src/</code>.
To rebuild the block assets:
<ol>
<li>Go to <code>blocks/popular-posts/</code>.</li>
<li>Run <code>npm install</code>.</li>
<li>Run <code>npm run build</code>.</li>
</ol>
The block build uses <code>@wordpress/scripts</code>. Runtime PHP, vanilla JavaScript, and CSS assets outside the block build are maintained directly in the plugin source.

The Hits List

Track post views locally, display popular posts, and migrate Top 10 data into a completely free, drop-in replacement.

RobertWP

⚠️ This plugin has been replaced by RW PostViewStats Lite. 
Please install the new plugin here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/rw-postviewstats-lite/
Concise Counter of Post Views is a lightweight and efficient plugin that tracks and displays post view counts. 
It’s designed to be simple, fast, and compatible with most themes and caching systems.
Key Features 
✅ Track total post views 
✅ Track today’s post views 
✅ Increment views using Ajax (compatible with most caching plugins) 
✅ Admin panel with initial settings framework 
✅ Use shortcode <code>[concise_post_views]</code> to display views in posts, pages, or widgets
Perfect for bloggers, content creators, and developers who want minimal and effective view tracking.

Concise Counter of Post Views

⚠️ This plugin has been replaced by RW PostViewStats Lite.

The Hits List vs Concise Counter of Post Views