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AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget

Plugin counts posts views (hits) by using external AJAX based counter script of this plugin, which is best solution for caching whole page or using ot …

By kutsy·Ajax·Free
4.9(17 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget is a WordPress ajax plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 17 reviews. It has been downloaded 44K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 50% this week. Top alternative: zipaddr-jp.

4.9/517 reviews
1.0K+active installs
44K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Plugin counts posts views (hits) by using external AJAX based counter script of this plugin, which is best solution for caching whole page or using other cache plugins.
Plugin also include widget “Popular Posts” for displaying popular posts (based on hits count) with different visibility settings and using predefined placeholders, such as {post_id}, {post_title}, {post_title_N}, {post_excerpt_N}, {post_author}, {post_author_link}, {permalink}, {post_date}, {thumbnail-[medium|...|64x64]}, {post_categories}, {post_hits} and {post_comments_count}.

You can show hits count in Posts/Pages Loop simply adding this line: <?php echo(ajax_hits_counter_get_hits(get_the_ID())); ?> or equivalent <?= ajax_hits_counter_get_hits(get_the_ID()) ?>
Or you can use this shortcode: [hits…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.917 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Really Great Plugin
by John Webber·3 years ago

I don’t understand why more people aren’t using this.
It lets you write the HTMl and CSS.
I absolutely love that approach.

User interface
by judikaelsab·4 years ago

User interface for configure the hits are so short. Please add more fields.

  • This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by judikaelsab.
Best Plugin
by Anonymous User 17676736·5 years ago·1 reply

No que diz respeito a funcionalidade prometida este plugin é o melhor de todos. Eu estou feliz porque você atualizou este plugin depois de muito tempo. Parabéns, eu continuarei usando e recomendo.

Works great
by CHROMEIS·8 years ago

Worked great for as long as I used. I’m removing because I don’t need it anymore 🙂

Отлично!
by campusboy·9 years ago

Прекрасный плагин для подсчёта количества просмотров страницы! Спасибо автору!

Download Trends

Today: 5Yesterday: 5This week: 39Period total: 1K

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v0.10
84.8%
v0.9
15.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.10.210305 [2021-03-05]

  • Updated for support WordPress 5.7
  • Updated screenshots
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

kutsykutsy
Plugin Info
Version
0.10.210305
Last Updated
Mar 5, 2021
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
5.7.15
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
44K+
Added
Aug 20, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

K
kutsy
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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