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AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget

Plugin counts posts views (hits) by using external AJAX based counter script of this plugin, which is best solution for caching whole page or using ot …

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Tested up to WordPress 5.7
Current version0.10.210305
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 5.7
Minimum stackWP 3.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update5 Mar 20215y ago
Active installations900Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.9 / 5 from 17 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget version 0.10.210305 as active, updated 5y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.7.

Overview

About this plugin

Plugin counts posts views (hits) by using external AJAX based counter script of this plugin, which is best solution for caching whole page or using other cache plugins.

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Or you can use this shortcode: [hits].

Plugin also have JavaScript-callback function (on client) for “success” ( ajaxHitsCounterSuccessCallback(xhr) ) and for “failed” ( ajaxHitsCounterFailedCallback(xhr) ) result status of hits incrementation.

Features

  • AJAX based counter ignores most bots/crawlers
  • Ability to reset the counter to any number any time
  • Plugin not require using any third party code and/or JavaScript-frameworks
  • Sortable admin column
  • Can be shown anywhere on the site using “Popular Posts Widget”, shortcode [hits], php-code <?= ajax_hits_counter_get_hits(get_the_ID())?>
  • Data import from WP-PostViews (“Tools”->”Import”)
  • W3 Cache/WP SuperCache compatible
  • Excluding counts from administrators
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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • ajax
  • count
  • hits
  • nginx
  • views
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 5.7

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.7.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity5 Mar 20215y ago

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