Most Read Posts in XX days
by Claudio Simeone · Uncategorized
A simple plugin that counts and shows hits for each Post and Page in your WordPress blog.
45 health vs 59 average across 6,941 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2606 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
61
now · peak 168
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-28 300+ → 200+ down after 373 days in band
- 2025-05-20 400+ → 300+ down after 372 days in band
- 2024-05-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-12 400+ → 500+ up after 23 days in band
- 2024-04-19 500+ → 400+ down after 372 days in band
- 2023-04-13 600+ → 500+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- P Posts Character Count Admin 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- A AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Post Views Stats Counter 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Simple Post Views Count 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - H Hit Counter Max 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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