Page Visits Counter – Lite

76 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

At roughly 5,000 active installs it is a mid-tier niche plugin, well within the score band but not a household name in the WordPress stats space.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was updated on April 6, 2026 and is tested against WordPress 6.9.4, indicating an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

12/15

Seven ratings netting an 80 out of 100 are encouraging but the small sample size means the score carries some uncertainty.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved leaves the support picture unproven, which the scoring system treats as middling.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested on the latest WordPress release with a low PHP 5.6.40 floor, giving it one of the broadest compatibility footprints available.

Scores higher than 50% of indexed plugins

About

Display number of visits for each page in admin dashboard and browser developer-tool/console. Doesn't count page refresh as a new visit...

Active Installs 5k+

Rating ★★★★ 4/5

Last Updated 2026-09-14 3:32pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.5+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 5.6.40+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 High

Most recent: September 8, 2026

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What It Does

Page Visits Counter Lite records each page view on your WordPress site and surfaces the totals inside the admin dashboard as well as in your browser developer console via an exposed JavaScript object. It includes basic deduplication so a simple refresh does not inflate the count as a fresh visit. The plugin is positioned primarily as a lightweight diagnostic and engagement-tracking tool rather than a full analytics suite.

Who It's For

This plugin fits solo content creators, bloggers, and small site owners who want a quick at-a-glance view of per-page popularity without connecting to Google Analytics or installing a heavier stats plugin. It is also handy for developers and theme builders who want to inspect view counts in the browser console while iterating on a site. Agencies running small client portfolios who need a no-fuss counter will find it useful as well.

Who Should Skip It

If you already use Google Analytics, Matomo, Plausible, or any server-side analytics tool, this plugin is redundant and adds an extra database write per request for data you are already capturing. Larger publishers and e-commerce sites that need segmentation, referrer data, heatmaps, or event tracking should look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Page Visits Counter Lite does one specific thing and does it with a tiny footprint, scoring 76.07 out of 100 on PluginCheck. It is a sensible pick for lightweight, on-server view tracking but is clearly outclassed as a serious analytics tool. Treat it as a developer aid or a minimal counter, not a replacement for real analytics.

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