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Post Views Counter
Simple stats that might demand a subscription for peak performance.
HealthyDeclining
80/100
Users love the simplicity but find the caching paywall frustrating.
Active installs
~256,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
4.9★
1,207 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-17%
Declining
1,541 → 1,282 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
Declining · -17% in the last year
1,541/day a year ago→1,282/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayPost Views Counter is well-regarded as a lightweight, easy-to-use plugin for tracking post and page views, though at least one user raises a significant concern that caching support — essential for fast websites — has moved behind a paid tier.
What people like
- +Lightweight and simple to use×4
- +View counts are conveniently visible without navigating to a separate screen×2
- +Effective replacement for heavier analytics tools like Google Analytics for basic view tracking
- +Works well for knowing how many views each post or page receives×3
Common complaints
- −Caching compatibility — necessary for fast websites — now requires a paid upgrade, which was previously free
- −View count is not displayed on the public-facing side of posts, only in the admin area
- −No geographic/location data for visitors
- −Dashboard lacks useful detail such as time-of-day breakdowns and an all-time total views widget
- −Uncertainty about whether the data tracked is accurate or reliable
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.91★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 16%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-05-102025-12-062026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 1,207 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Excelent!!! for view the stats easyccjesusch
- 2026-05-31★★★★★Good❤nipopo
- 2026-05-23★★★★★exelente complementojuliocasas
- 2026-05-20★★★★★Very Informative Technology. Still Needs Some DevelopmentTrinity7
- 2026-05-19★★★★★Good one plugininhandwriter
- 2026-05-17★★★★★Works and is reliablekhawarnehal1-shot
- 2026-04-30★★★★★Thanks.SEO Fury Team
- 2026-04-29★★★★★Not great anymore – useless with caching.Kakemphaton
- 2026-04-22★★★★★Simple and accuratenngk
- 2026-04-17★★★★★semplicetand357
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.
1,689
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
1,274
Prior 7-day baseline
1,821
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
36,658
Mean release-day peak (30d)
4,311
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+32.6%
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.
13%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.49
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
94%
5★ share in analyzed sample
16%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-9%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.92 → 4.91★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered