Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics
Lightweight post view counter with a widget and shortcodes. Track post views automatically, stop double-counting, and display popular content easily.
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·20 active installs·Updated 6 months agoAs of April 2026, Simple Post View Counter is a WordPress post views plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 954 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts.
0/5Rating
20active installs
954total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Simple Post View Counter is a lightweight yet powerful plugin to track how many times your WordPress posts are viewed.
Key Features
- ✅ Automatic post view tracking (AJAX-based, works even in incognito mode)
- ✅ Prevents double-counting on refresh
- ✅ Built-in bot detection
- ✅ Display views before content, after content, beside meta, or manually
- ✅ “Most Viewed Posts” widget with customizable display
- ✅ Shortcodes for displaying most viewed posts and individual post views
- ✅ Admin settings page with statistics (total views, average views, top posts, etc.)
- ✅ Views column in admin post list (sortable by views)
- ✅ Exclude admin views from tracking
- ✅ Works with caching plugins
Shortcodes
[post_views]→ Display view count for current post
Options:post_id,format="%s views"[most_viewed_po…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.7+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
Initial release
Automatic view tracking
Shortcodes [post_views] and [most_viewed_posts]
Widget for most viewed posts
Admin settings page with statistics
Prevents double counting on refresh
Works in incognito/private mode
Basic bot detection
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.