Count post views accurately via REST API with customizable display. Lightweight, fast, and extensible. Includes shortcode with multiple layouts.
Alternatives to Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics
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Add beautiful reading progress bars and smart post view counters to improve engagement and user experience on your WordPress site.
RB Post Views Widgetv1.0.2
Display the most viewed posts on your website using a simple, lightweight widget.
Toplyticsv4.1.6
Displays the most visited posts as a widget using data from Google Analytics. Designed to be used under high-traffic or low server resources.
A lightweight WordPress analytics plugin that tracks post, page, and custom post type views with a modern dashboard, charts, and detailed statistics.
Mostifyv1.1.0
Lightweight popular-posts engine. Track page views and comments, display top posts by today, this week, this month, or all-time.
RB Post Views Columnsv1.0.4
A lightweight and smart plugin that adds a Post Views column to your WordPress admin to help you track how many times each post has been viewed.
WP Views Counterv2.1.3
Fast, lightweight post views counter. Display views in admin, blocks or shortcodes — no tracking scripts required.
Netstan Count Litev1.0.0
Lightweight post view counter with an eye-icon badge and a dashboard of daily and weekly charts, top posts and top categories. Works with any theme.
PageResonancev1.0.2
Track and display page views for posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomy archives with bot filtering and 24-hour per-visitor deduplication.