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 …
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.
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…
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 for configure the hits are so short. Please add more fields.
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.
Worked great for as long as I used. I’m removing because I don’t need it anymore 🙂
Прекрасный плагин для подсчёта количества просмотров страницы! Спасибо автору!
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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