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.

Nitish Verma

NV Live Visitor Count is a simple, fast, and incredibly accurate solution for tracking real-time traffic and page views on your WordPress website.
Most traditional visitor counters break, freeze, or stop counting entirely when you activate server-side caching or plugins like WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, or Autoptimize. NV Live Visitor Count solves this problem. By leveraging smart asynchronous AJAX technology, it tracks traffic in the background, ensuring every single page view is captured instantly and accurately without affecting your site’s loading speed.
<h4>🚀 Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Seamless WordPress Integration: Monitor your content performance directly inside your native WordPress dashboard. It automatically adds a sleek “Views” column to your “Posts” and “Pages” management screens.</li>
<li>Real-Time Traffic Tracking: Watch your statistics update dynamically as visitors navigate through your pages.</li>
<li>100% Cache Compatible: Works flawlessly alongside all major caching systems and plugins via background AJAX calls.</li>
<li>Beautiful Admin Dashboard: Access a modern, clean reporting panel that visualizes “Total Lifetime Views”, “Views Today”, and a curated list of your “Top 10 Most Viewed Pages”.</li>
<li>Easy Shortcode Support: Seamlessly display view counts to your front-end users using the simple <code>[nvlvc_views]</code> shortcode anywhere on your posts or pages.</li>
<li>Privacy-Focused & Lightweight: Built with performance in mind—no heavy databases or tracking scripts that slow down your server or compromise user privacy.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🌟 Upgrade to Premium</h4>
Ready to unlock advanced analytics, deeper geographical insights, and premium widget options? Take your website tracking to the next level with NV Live Visitor Count Premium! 
<a href="https://nitishverma.com/nv-live-visitor-count-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Get the Premium Version Here!</a>
<h3>Support & Links</h3>
<ul>
<li>Official Website: <a href="https://nitishverma.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Nitish Verma</a></li>
<li>Plugin Homepage: <a href="https://nitishverma.com/nv-live-visitor-count-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">NV Live Visitor Count</a></li>
<li>WordPress.org Repository: <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/nv-live-visitor-count/" rel="ugc">View on WordPress.org</a></li>
<li>Contact Email: info@nitishverma.com</li>
</ul>

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