WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter vs Simple Post View Counter

Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter

by teckut

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Simple Post View Counter

by Sadhan Pal

30+ installs

At a glance

Simple Post View Counter has more active installs: 30+, against fewer than 10 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.
On a typical day, Simple Post View Counter is downloaded about 8 times, Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter about 2.
Simple Post View Counter has no reviews yet.
Simple Post View Counter was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.
Simple Post View Counter is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.
Simple Post View Counter has been around longer: since 2025, against 2026 for Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter.

Simple Post View Counter leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter	Simple Post View Counter
Popular rank	#70,846	#23,785
Active installs	Fewer than 10	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	40	211
Rating	5.0(1)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.09	×0.19
Last release	2 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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