WP Views Counter

73 Quality Score

Active Installs

15/30

The 2,000 active installs is modest but the score is inflated by the 49/30 weighting, so real-world adoption is still niche compared to mainstream analytics plugins.

Update Freshness

20/25

Updated within the last few weeks and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, this is one of the most actively maintained plugins in its category.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100/100 from 5 ratings is encouraging but the sample size is so small that the score carries very little statistical weight.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved means there is no track record to evaluate, and the lack of public activity is a mild warning sign rather than proof of trouble-free operation.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Requires PHP 7.0 and WordPress 3.1 at minimum, and is tested up to 6.9.4, which gives it a very wide compatibility window across modern and older hosting environments.

Scores higher than 30% of indexed plugins

About

Fast, lightweight post views counter. Display views in admin, blocks or shortcodes — no tracking scripts required.

Active Installs 2k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-12-19 6:09pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.1+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 7.0+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: December 14, 2025

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What It Does

WP Views Counter is a lightweight plugin that tracks and counts how many times each post on your WordPress site has been viewed, storing the data locally without any third-party tracking scripts. It exposes those view counts in the admin post list, through shortcodes, and via editor blocks so you can surface them on the front end, in widgets, or in custom popular-posts layouts.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for bloggers, small publishers, and content creators who simply want to display view counts next to their posts or build a basic 'most popular' widget without the overhead of a full analytics suite. It works especially well for sites where pageview vanity metrics matter more than deep behavioural analytics.

Who Should Skip It

If you need funnel tracking, user segmentation, conversion attribution, or any form of advanced audience analytics, this plugin is the wrong tool and you should pick a proper analytics solution instead. Sites already running Google Analytics 4, Matomo, or a comparable tool will get little extra value from another counter running in parallel.

The Bottom Line

WP Views Counter does one thing, counting post views, and does it without bloating your site with external scripts, which makes it genuinely useful for a simple popularity display. With only 2,000 installs, 5 ratings, and no public support history, the trust signals are thin, and you should weigh that against the benefit of a minimal, recently updated tool. Overall Quality Score: 76.04/100, a decent niche option but not a substitute for real analytics.

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