Init View Count – AI-Powered, Trending, REST API

Init View Count is a fast, clean plugin to track post views without clutter. It:

• Uses REST API and JS to count real views
• Prevents duplicate counts with session/local storage
• Stores counts in meta keys like _init_view_count, _init_view_day_count, etc.
• Provides [init_view_count] and [init_view_list] shortcodes
• Includes [init_view_ranking] shortcode with tabbed ranking by time range
• Supports template overrides (like WooCommerce)
• Lightweight. No tracking, no admin bloat.
• Includes REST API to query most viewed posts
• Supports pagination in [init_view_list] via the page attribute
• Batch view tracking support to reduce REST requests on busy sites
• Optional strict IP-based filtering to block fake view requests posted directly to the REST endpoint
• Includes a Dashboard widget to monitor top viewed p…