StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor… vs Post View Count (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor…
70K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Post View Count has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 18 reviews) while StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor… leads in active installations (70K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor… has accumulated 2.0M+ total downloads while Post View Count has 77K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor… | Post View Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ► | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 47 | ◄ | 18 |
| Active Installs | 70K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.0M+ | ◄ | 77K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 7 months ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2020 | |
| Age | 18 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 2.0.2+ | 6.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.1+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.1.1 | 3.1 |
Rating Breakdown
StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor…
Post View Count
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor… averaged approximately 194 daily downloads while Post View Count averaged 15.
Recent Reviews
StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor… Reviews
All is well
Appreciate response from customer service. I should be more patient. I do like the service. This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by beckymash.
Sadly it’s not up to par with the service
The service is great but the plugin to use it in WordPress is TERRIBLE.Don’t know why this huge nonsense, is not loading at all, so is totally useless to have a plugin instead of a simple code to put
Just give me 1 line off code, not a plugin!
Forced too use a plugin? Why? I am not getting more stats. But you are.I need 1 line of code, not a entire plugin. Moving over to Google Analytics, bye! BTW; stop writing fake positive reviews, no
Post View Count Reviews
not working plz update plugin
Hello,I’ve been using your plugin for a long time to display the post views on my website. I also used another free plugin available at “wordpress . org / plugins / echo-knowledge-base”, and your plug
Works
It works for me WordPress 6.7.1 Any way to isolate admin views? So far so good, thanks!
Didn’t work for me.
It didn’t work for me. It was counting only my views, the administrator of the site.
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