Post Hit Counter WordPress Plugin
A counter to track how many times your posts are viewed.
"Post Hit Counter" does what it says on the tin - it counts how many hits your posts receive. Hit counts are displayed in a new column in the post list table, in the submit box on the post edit screen and in the admin bar on the frontend.
Plugin Features
- Easily visible hit counts in the dashboard and in the admin bar on the frontend
- Shortcode to display view count for current or specified post
- Widget to display your most viewed posts anywhere on your site
- Dashboard widget to show your most viewed posts at a glance
- No complicated analytics and statistics to wade through
- Option to select which post types must be counted
- Option to select which user roles should not trigger the hit counter
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Usage of Post Hit Counter over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 300 to 215 — down 85 (-28.3%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 215 | -21 |
| June 2024 | 236 | -8 |
| May 2024 | 244 | +2 |
| April 2024 | 242 | +2 |
| March 2024 | 240 | -1 |
| February 2024 | 241 | -20 |
| January 2024 | 261 | -7 |
| December 2023 | 268 | +5 |
| November 2023 | 263 | +4 |
| October 2023 | 259 | -12 |
| September 2023 | 271 | -10 |
| August 2023 | 281 | -7 |
| July 2023 | 288 | -12 |
| June 2023 | 300 | — |
Themes used with Post Hit Counter
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Newspaper |
| 2 | Genesis |
| 3 | Worldplus |
| 4 | Divi |
| 5 | Flex-mag13 |
| 6 | Hueman |
| 7 | Avada |
| 8 | Smart-mag |
| 9 | Mh-magazine-lite |
| 10 | Enfold |
| 11 | Divi-child |
| 12 | Twentysixteen |
| 13 | Supermag |
| 14 | Xin-magazine |
| 15 | Newstimes |
| 16 | Iconic-one |
| 17 | Newspaper-child |
| 18 | Huemanchild |
| 19 | Dt-the7 |
| 20 | Responsive |
Sites running Post Hit Counter
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