RW PostViewStats Lite
A lightweight plugin to track post views via AJAX with anti-duplicate mechanisms and privacy-friendly design.
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Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Actively maintained • Last updated 72 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 72 days ago).
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Description
RW PostViewStats Lite provides accurate view tracking for posts, pages, and custom post types — designed for performance and privacy.
🆓 Lite Version Features:
– 🔢 AJAX View Counting – Async requests for better performance
– 🚫 Duplicate Prevention – 12-hour cookie-based protection
– 📊 Sortable Admin Columns – Sort posts by views in admin list
– 📁 Data Cleaner – Remove view data by date or post
– 🌐 REST API Endpoint – Fetch view counts via /wp-json/rwpsl/v1/views/{post_id}
– 📌 Shortcode Support – Display views with [rwpsl_post_views]
– 🔒 Privacy Friendly – No IP addresses collected
⭐ Pro Version Additional Features:
– 🌍 Multisite Support – Network-wide tracking for WordPress Multisite
– 📈 Advanced Analytics – Detailed views reports and charts
– 📁 CSV Export – Export stats by date range or specific posts
– 🔔 Views Notifications – Get notified when posts reach view milestones
– 🎯 Custom Post Type Support – Enhanced CPT tracking options
– ⚡ Performance Optimizations – Cached views and batch processing
Documentation:
Full Documentation – Includes both free and pro version guides.
Installation
- Upload the
rw-postviewstats-litefolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Configure settings in Settings RW PostViewStats Lite (optional)
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. By default, it tracks the ‘post’ and ‘page’ types. You can add support for any custom post type using a filter hook in your theme or another plugin:
`php
add_filter(‘rwpsl_supported_post_types’, function($types) {
$types[] = ‘your_custom_post_type’;
return $types;
});
The plugin uses browser cookies to ignore repeat visits from the same user for 12 hours.
The plugin only stores post view counts in your WordPress database. It uses a cookie to prevent duplicate counting but does not collect any personal information or IP addresses.
Tested with:
WordPress 6.6 to 6.8
PHP 8.2 to 8.4
MySQL 5.7 to 8.0
You can use the shortcode [rwpsl_post_views] in posts/pages/widgets, or use the provided REST API endpoint.
Multisite support is available in the Pro version. The Lite version works on single WordPress installations.
Copy /languages/rw-postviewstats-lite.pot and create your translation files. Submit your .po file to help improve the plugin.
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Screenshots
Settings Page – Main configuration screen
Admin Post List – Shows sortable "Views" column
Data Management – Clean view data by date or post
REST API Example – JSON response from views endpoint
Changelog
1.0.2
Fix the problem of $_POST not being sanitized
1.0.1
Standard constant naming
Fix REST API callback permissions
Add protection code to HTML template
1.0.0
Initial release with AJAX tracking
Cookie-based duplicate prevention
REST API integration
Shortcode for displaying views