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Content Views – Post Grid & Filter, Recent Posts, Category Posts … (Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks, and Widgets for Elementor)
A layout powerhouse that occasionally forgets to respect your passwords.
HealthyGrowing
92/100
Users praise the flexible layouts and helpful support despite a bug that exposes private posts.
Active installs
~115,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.8★
333 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+5%
Growing
346 → 365 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +5% in the last year
346/day a year ago→365/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayContent Views is a well-regarded post grid and filtering plugin with a strong reputation for responsive, capable support and a feature-rich Pro upgrade, though it carries a notable bug where content from password-protected posts is exposed.
What people like
- +Support team is consistently praised as fast, helpful, and willing to go beyond basic assistance×8
- +Pro version is considered worth the cost, with users reporting no regret after upgrading×5
- +Highly flexible with extensive customization options for displaying and styling post grids×4
- +No coding knowledge required; shortcode-based placement works without custom templates×3
- +Ajax pagination performs well without noticeably slowing down page speed
- +Compatible with ACF and PODS, useful for custom field and archive page setups×2
Common complaints
- −Password-protected post content is exposed/visible when it should be hidden
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.76★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 6%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 333 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-02-23★★★★★Shows content of password-protected postssadhaka
- 2026-01-22★★★★★The best way to display postsandrewwalkertechinsights
- 2025-05-27★★★★★Great Software – Exemplary Custome Supportonegraphic
- 2025-05-15★★★★★So helpful!swami12
- 2024-11-22★★★★★Geat plugin and supportflipside37
- 2024-03-25★★★★★Great Plugin for any WordPress sitedimal
- 2024-02-02★★★★★Excellent well made plugin with awesome supportNeaxfus
- 2023-10-19★★★★★Man braucht nur ein Plugin: Content Views!Anonymous User 20597857
- 2023-07-25★★★★★webp imagesCorrado Prever
- 2023-05-31★★★★★Very fast plugin. Support is also fast!karlinzz77
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
350
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
361
Prior 7-day baseline
935
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
17,145
Mean release-day peak (30d)
849
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
-3.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
22%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.94
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
90%
5★ share in analyzed sample
6%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.78 → 4.76★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered