Real-Time Post Statistics for WordPress
by osama.esh · Analytics
Also makes 1 other plugin · 21K+ installs across the portfolio →
A lightweight and simple tool to track your post statistics with real insights.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “counter”, “stats analytics” and “traffic” for “post statistics”, “traffic statistics” and “real time”. “counter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “post statistics” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “stats analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “traffic statistics” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “traffic” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “real time” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 34.1K 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 2 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 93 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post statistics | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| statistics your tag | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| real time | #9 | #20 | down 3 |
| traffic statistics | #7 | #18 | down 1 |
| real | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| website statistics | #10 | #21 | down 1 |
| wordpress statistics | #10 | #23 | down 1 |
| visitor statistics | #10 | #20 | down 2 |
| statistic | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| hits your tag | #21 | #22 | down 6 |
| real time traffic | #8 | #22 | 0 |
| post hits | #8 | #22 | — |
| real time analytics | #15 | #21 | down 3 |
| real ip | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| real time data | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| hits counter | #11 | #13 | up 2 |
| time tracking | #24 | #23 | down 5 |
| real time support | #14 | #22 | down 4 |
| time counter | #15 | #16 | down 1 |
| time track | #16 | #21 | up 1 |
| counter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stats analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| traffic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “counter”, “stats analytics” and “traffic” for “post statistics”, “traffic statistics” and “real time”. “counter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “post statistics” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “stats analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “traffic statistics” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “traffic” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “real time” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “hits”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-18, now #21. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v3.2 · 31 Jul 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 18 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 11 Jun 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jybyky1.1y ago
Good work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phomar6.9y ago
The admin panel tab would be awesome. Add settings that include history views where I can add views I had before installing the plugin or make it compatible with google analytics data.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fakhri Alsadi9.6y ago
This is very good useful plugin thanks Recommended This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by Fakhri Alsadi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mcavalon9.8y ago
Great Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-05-27 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 2.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
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
2 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 "A lightweight and simple tool to track your post statistics with real insights."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 972 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Counter", "hits", "stats analytics" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 540 days in tier
- 2025-01-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 659 days in tier
- 2023-03-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 118 days in tier
- 2022-12-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 406 days in tier
- 2021-10-21 600+ → 1K+ up after 365 days in tier
- 2020-10-21 100+ → 600+ up
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 -
Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Post Views Counter 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
SRS Simple Hits Counter 8K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Counters Block – Animated Number Counters, Stats & Dynamic KPIs 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Light Views Counter – Fast, Scalable View Counter for High-Traffic Sites 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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