Title: Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics Author: Sadhan Pal Published: September 4, 2025 Last modified: September 14, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-post-view-counter/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3355869) ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-post-view-counter/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3355869) # Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics By [Sadhan Pal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sadhanpal/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-post-view-counter.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-post-view-counter/) ## Description **Simple Post View Counter** is a lightweight yet powerful plugin to track how many times your WordPress posts are viewed. ### Key Features * ✅ Automatic post view tracking (AJAX-based, works even in incognito mode) * ✅ Prevents double-counting on refresh * ✅ Built-in bot detection * ✅ Display views before content, after content, beside meta, or manually * ✅ “Most Viewed Posts” widget with customizable display * ✅ Shortcodes for displaying most viewed posts and individual post views * ✅ Admin settings page with statistics (total views, average views, top posts, etc.) * ✅ Views column in admin post list (sortable by views) * ✅ Exclude admin views from tracking * ✅ Works with caching plugins ### Shortcodes * `[post_views]` Display view count for current post Options: `post_id`, `format ="%s views"` * `[most_viewed_posts]` Display a list of most viewed posts Options: `limit=" 5"`, `show_count="yes"`, `show_excerpt="no"` ### Example Usage * `[most_viewed_posts]` Show top 5 posts * `[most_viewed_posts limit="10" show_count="yes"]` Show 10 posts with view counts * `[post_views]` Show current post’s view count ### Widgets Go to **Appearance Widgets** and add the **Most Viewed Posts** widget to your sidebar. ### Video Tutorial ### Theme Function ``` `php ``` ### Credits Developed by Sadhan Pal ### License This plugin is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. ## Screenshots * [[ * screenshot-1.png * [[ * screenshot-2.png * [[ * screenshot-3.png ## Installation Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/ directory, or install the plugin via the WordPress plugins screen directly. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress. Go to Settings Post Views to configure options. Add the Most Viewed Posts widget, use shortcodes, or call the function in your theme. ## FAQ ### Does it work with caching plugins? Yes, view counting is AJAX-based, so it works properly with caching. ### Will it count admin views? By default, admin views are excluded (you can enable/disable this in settings). ### Can I show the view counter anywhere manually? Yes, use the [post_views] shortcode or the spvc_get_post_views() function in your theme. ### Does it prevent bots from inflating the count? Yes, it includes basic bot detection and ignores common crawlers. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sadhan Pal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sadhanpal/) [Translate “Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-post-view-counter) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-post-view-counter/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-post-view-counter/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-post-view-counter/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-post-view-counter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 Initial release Automatic view tracking Shortcodes [post_views] and [most_viewed_posts] Widget for most viewed posts Admin settings page with statistics Prevents double counting on refresh Works in incognito/private mode Basic bot detection ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **7 months ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 6.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/) * Tags * [most viewed posts](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/most-viewed-posts/) [popular posts](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/popular-posts/)[post counter](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-counter/) [post views](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-views/)[View Counter](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/view-counter/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-post-view-counter/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-post-view-counter/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sadhan Pal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sadhanpal/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-post-view-counter/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://buymeacoffee.com/sadhan)