Fast, lightweight post views counter. Display views in admin, blocks or shortcodes — no tracking scripts required.
As of April 2026, WP Views Counter is a WordPress analytics plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 42K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Downloads are down 10% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search….
WP Views Counter is a lightweight, high-performance plugin that accurately tracks and displays post, page, and custom post type views — directly in the WordPress admin, via shortcode, or with a Gutenberg block.
Built for bloggers, marketers, store owners, and developers, it works seamlessly across all post types — including WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads — with minimal impact on your site’s speed. No external scripts. No unnecessary bloat.
This plugin does one job and does it exceptionally well: it tells you which content is getting the most attention.
✅ Accurate view counts in admin columns, shortcode, or block
✅ Metabox per post with real-time views and reset button
✅ Exclude views from logged-in users or specific roles
✅ Fully AJAX-powered — no page reloads or slow…
Only free Plugin that does the trick without slowing down the site. NO unnecessary bloat! Thanks alot.
I tested the view counter plugin on a test site running behind Cloudflare, and it is truly well-built and lightweight. Thanks to the developer for the excellent work. It was the only plugin that worked correctly even with Cloudflare’s cache fully enabled. Fantastic job, really well done!
funcionando con WP 4.9.4 y Divi ultima versión enhorabuena
Great and fast overview of page activity.
A good, quick look at page activity
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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