Post Views Counter

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ gipsyga

   1mo ago

   This plugin is easy to set up and does what it has to do without a flaw!

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2. ★★★★★ sandcrystal

   1mo ago

   Easy to install and configure, thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ macmark

   2mo ago

   Works well, low impact, easy to use.

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4. ★★★★★ downunderfrog

   2mo ago

   Very useful for tracking views.

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5. ★★★★★ tanzimhm

   2mo ago

   This plugin Useful

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6. ★★★★★ johnhuk55

   2mo ago

   Have tried a number of plugins for view counters and Post Views Counter has proved to be the best choice for me. The ability with the latest release to be able to display: Total Views | This Month | Today is very welcome. Support is very responsive and helpful. Highly recommended.

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7. ★★★★★ zoli73

   2mo ago

   I use this plugin, and I am very happy.

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8. ★★★★★ ramanuki

   2mo ago

   The counter often freezes.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.7.13 Fix: Save post views correctly from WooCommerce product Quick Edit. 1.7.13
2. — Version 1.7.12 Fix: Prevent widget fatal errors when pvc_most_viewed_posts loads before the widgets API is ready. Fix: Refresh dashboard period navigation data for widgets. Fix: Improve email summary recipient validation and persist th 1.7.12
3. — Version 1.7.11 New: Weekly email summaries with scheduling, test send, and template-based rendering. 1.7.11
4. — Version 1.7.10 New: Session-based counting migration with legacy compatibility. Fix: Admin post views ordering fallback. Tweak: Normalize Count Interval to hours-only. 1.7.10
5. — Version 1.7.9 New: Lazy-load widgets loading. New (Pro): Add Kadence Blocks integration for Posts block ordering by views New (Pro): Add CoBlocks integration for Posts and Post Carousel ordering by views 1.7.9
6. — Version 1.7.8 Fix: Harden option-backed in_array() checks to prevent PHP 8.x TypeErrors. Fix: Add IPv6 support for excluded IP matching in settings and counting. Tweak: Update internal build tooling. 1.7.8

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Post Views Counter <= 1.4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_bulk_post_views() ↗
   2024-04-05 CVE-2024-31264 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.4.4 Patched in 1.4.5
2. Medium · 4.8 Post Views Counter <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-08-23 CVE-2021-24613 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.4 Patched in 1.3.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 74 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Plus 50 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

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).

• Statify 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP-PostViews 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Pageviews 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Kama Click Counter 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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Post Views Counter: 200K+ active installs, 4.9★ (1,223 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/post-views-counter