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.

Tahsinur Tamim

<p>TRT Post Views is a lightweight and efficient plugin that allows you to track and display the number of views for each post on your WordPress site. Easily monitor post popularity and engage your audience.</p>
<p>With TRT Post Views, you can enable post views tracking effortlessly through the WordPress admin settings. Customize where post views are displayed, whether at the beginning or end of posts, and choose to filter views based on IP addresses.</p>
<p>Display post views directly on your posts or pages using the <code>[trt_pvc_post_views]</code> shortcode. Additionally, utilize the <code>[trt_pvc_custom_query]</code> shortcode to showcase a post grid or archive sorted by views, providing an elegant and modern design for your content.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Post Views Tracking</li>
<li>Customizable Display</li>
<li>IP Address Filtering</li>
<li>Shortcode Support</li>
<li>Grid and Archive Display</li>
<li>Post grid pagination</li>
<li>Column and posts per page adjustment features</li>
</ul>


TRT Post Views

A WordPress plugin for tracking and displaying post by views on your website.

The Hits List vs TRT Post Views