WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter vs Init View Count

Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter

by teckut

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Init View Count

by Init HTML

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Init View Count has more active installs: 70+, against fewer than 10 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.
On a typical day, Init View Count is downloaded about 15 times, Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter about 2.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Init View Count was updated more recently: Oct 17, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.
Init View Count is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.
Init View Count has been around longer: since 2025, against 2026 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.

Init View Count leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter	Init View Count
Popular rank	#70,846	#18,529
Active installs	Fewer than 10	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	40	438
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.09	×0.35
Last release	2 months ago	23 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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