Adam Greenwell

<p>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.</p>
<p>Key features:</p>
<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>
<p>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).</p>
<p>It does not send tracking data to a third-party analytics service.</p>
<p>Daily tracking buckets are retained for 180 days by default and older rows are removed automatically.</p>
<p>You are responsible for describing your use of visitor analytics on your own site as needed.</p>
<h3>Source Code and Build Tools</h3>
<p>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>.</p>
<p>To rebuild the block assets:</p>
<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>
<p>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.</p>


The Hits List

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

SatoruHatano

<p>Gattsuri PV Dashboard is a lightweight behavior analytics plugin for WordPress that tracks session-based page views and visualizes user engagement directly within the admin dashboard. Unlike traditional analytics, this plugin focuses on on-site behavior — helping site owners understand how deeply visitors navigate and interact with content.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Session-based Tracking</strong>: Tracks how users move through your site.</li>
<li><strong>Engagement Visualization</strong>: See how many pages users view per session.</li>
<li><strong>Real-time Dashboard</strong>: View active visitors and today’s stats.</li>
<li><strong>Privacy-Friendly</strong>: Local data storage with no PII collection.</li>
<li><strong>Bot Filtering</strong>: Filters out common crawlers and logged-in users.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Dashboard Overview</h3>
<h4>Today’s Activity</h4>
<p>Displays active visitors, total page views, and referrer types in real-time.</p>
<h4>Engagement Depth Distribution</h4>
<p>Visitors are grouped by session page views (1, 2, 3-4, 5+ PVs). This serves as a behavioral indicator for engagement.</p>
<h3>Data Storage & Privacy</h3>
<p>All tracking data is stored locally in your WordPress database. No personal data (PII) is transmitted externally by default. If a Measurement ID is configured, data is sent to Google Analytics.</p>
<h3>Pro Version</h3>
<p>The Pro extension includes advanced features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Week-over-week comparison (▲▼)</li>
<li>Historical data selection</li>
<li>Per-page engagement analysis</li>
<li>Behavioral commentary per page</li>
</ul>


Gattsuri PV Dashboard

Behavior analytics and page view tracking dashboard for WordPress that visualizes user engagement and on-site navigation.

The Hits List vs Gattsuri PV Dashboard