Light Views Counter – Fast, Scalable View Counter for High-Traffic Sites
by ThemeRuby · Analytics
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Lightweight and fast post view counter with smart tracking, built for high-traffic sites and large post databases.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.2K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “statistics”, “tracking” and “popular posts” for “high”, “visitor counter” and “page views”. “statistics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “high” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tracking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visitor counter” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popular posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “page views” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 67 average across 1,825 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →23%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 13.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 163 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| high traffic | #1 | #16 | 0 |
| scalable | #1 | #15 | 0 |
| light | #2 | #19 | down 1 |
| views counter | #2 | #16 | 0 |
| view counter | #2 | #15 | 0 |
| high light | #1 | #16 | 0 |
| counter your tag | #3 | #14 | up 20 |
| post view counter | #3 | #21 | 0 |
| high | #4 | #23 | up 1 |
| views your tag | #5 | #24 | up 19 |
| traffic counter | #3 | #18 | up 6 |
| click counter | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| website counter | #4 | #21 | up 15 |
| post counter | #4 | #21 | 0 |
| post counter plugin | #4 | #21 | 0 |
| posts views | #4 | #24 | up 2 |
| visitor counter | #7 | #19 | up 17 |
| simple counter | #4 | #18 | up 1 |
| page views | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| post views | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| statistics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tracking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
147 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 108 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “statistics”, “tracking” and “popular posts” for “high”, “visitor counter” and “page views”. “statistics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “high” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tracking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visitor counter” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popular posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “page views” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “popular posts”. Down 6 places since 2026-10-01, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Nov 2025 · 364 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 22 May 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 3K.
At the current install trend, crossing 4K+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 2 Nov 2025
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 Improved: Targeted cache clearing instead of full flush for better performance Improved: Static caching for plugin options to reduce database queries Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 7.0 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Added: Delete Data on Uninstall setting Fixed: Scroll Threshold and Time Window now accept 0 value Fixed: Time Window unit calculation (seconds, not minutes) Fixed: Supported Post Types setting now properly enforced Impr 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 Security Enhancements 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.0 Initial Release 1.0.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "built for", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Cloudflare, REST API, WP Rocket and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,898 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-14 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP-PostViews 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post Views Counter 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - N NewStatPress 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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