WordPress plugin comparison

PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets vs WP-PostViews

PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets

by ThemePacific

40+ installs5.0

WP-PostViews

by Lester Chan

90K+ installs4.4

At a glance

WP-PostViews has more active installs: 90K+, against 40+ for PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets.
On a typical day, WP-PostViews is downloaded about 315 times, PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets about 2.
PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 65 reviews.
WP-PostViews was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Mar 13, 2018 for PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets.
WP-PostViews is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets.
WP-PostViews has been around longer: since 2006, against 2017 for PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets.

WP-PostViews leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets	WP-PostViews
Popular rank	#22,136	#470
Active installs	40+	90K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	11.2K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.4(65)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.07
Last release	8 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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