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Page View Count Β· Version history

Page View Count changelog and version history

Latest version
2.9.2
Jul 9, 2026 (4 months ago)
Releases
75
since 2013
In the last year
4
about one every 73 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8

Releases each year

  • 20136 releases
  • 20148 releases
  • 20158 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20174 releases
  • 20184 releases
  • 20195 releases
  • 20208 releases
  • 20216 releases
  • 20229 releases
  • 20237 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20254 releases
  • 20263 releases

20263 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.9.2Latest

    • This maintenance release applies security hardening and minor code tidy-ups.
    • Hardening – Restrict admin AJAX actions to authorized users and remove the unauthenticated hook
    • Hardening – Limit the number of IDs processed per page view count request
    • Tweak – Enable SSL verification on outbound API requests
    • Tweak – Remove deprecated get_magic_quotes_gpc() usage for PHP 8 compatibility
    • Tweak – Remove redundant output in the page view AJAX handlers

  2. Page View Count 2.9.1

    • This maintenance release adds compatibility with PHP 8.5.
    • Tweak – Replace deprecated (boolean) cast with (bool) for compatibility with PHP 8.5

  3. Page View Count 2.9.0

    • This maintenance release has bug fixes and compatibility with WordPress 7.0
    • Tweak – Tested for compatibility with WordPress 7.0
    • Tweak – Improved plugin initialization sequence for better reliability
    • Tweak – Update meta box for compatibility with WordPress 7.0 Block Editor
    • Fix – Resolved PHP warnings on image size registration when settings are not yet saved
    • Fix – Resolved admin interface loading issue on taxonomy edit pages
    • Framework – Updated LESS compiler for compatibility with PHP 8.2 onwards

20254 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.8.7

    • This maintenance release has 2 user identified code bug fixes.
    • Fix – Remove wp_ajax_nopriv_ action for not logged in user. Props @PluginVulnerabilities for reporting the issue
    • Fix – Call get_all_settings at init to resolve textdomain load warning. Props @adrianodownload for reporting the bug

  2. Page View Count 2.8.6

    • This maintenance release has a bug fix that was introduced in security patch release 2.8.5 earlier today.
    • Fix – Correct value from post_ids array
    • Props – to @dmaragris for reporting the bug.

  3. Page View Count 2.8.5

    • This maintenance update applies 3 security patches and compatibility with WordPress 6.8 – please upgrade now.
    • Security Hardening – Reject the request if the key provided does not match the list of allowed keys
    • Security Hardening – Allow only administrators with manage_options capability to perform the action
    • Security Hardening – Allow only administrators with manage_options capability to enqueue script
    • Tweak – Tested for compatibility with WordPress 6.8

  4. Page View Count 2.8.4

    • This release has various tweaks for compatibility with WordPress 6.6
    • Tweak – Tested for compatibility with WordPress 6.6
    • Tweak – Validate and correct block.json based schema from WordPress Block
    • Tweak – Update block.json to v3
    • Fix – Make page view count block work with block template and block part template

20242 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.8.3

    • This maintenance release has an edge case fix that means total views record is created again at 1 when a duplicate post ID exists in the database.
    • Tweak – Test for compatibility with WordPress 6.5.3
    • Fix – Get correct total views instead create new record with value 1 when it has duplicate post ID from database (edge case).

  2. Page View Count 2.8.2

    • This maintenance release has plugin framework updates for compatibility with PHP 8.1 onwards, plus compatibility with WordPress 6.4.1
    • Tweak – Test for compatibility with WordPress 6.4.1
    • Framework – Set parameter number of preg_match function from null to 0 for compatibility with PHP 8.1 onwards
    • Framework – Validate empty before call trim for option value

20237 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.8.1

    • This maintenance release has 1 fix for plugin on new option ADMIN-AJAX.
    • Fix – add action to wp_ajax_nopriv_ for new option ADMIN-AJAX

  2. Page View Count 2.8.0

    • This release removes loading PVC Stats with PHP and replaces with REST API as default with Admin-ajax as the fallback.
    • Feature – Support options for choose WP REST API or Admin Ajax load PVC stats
    • Tweak – Remove load PVC stats by PHP
    • Tweak – On upgrade if using PHP to load PVC stats it will update to use WP REST API
    • Tweak – If WP REST API is not active it will fall back to ADMIN-AJAX
    • Tweak – Auto detect if WP REST API and PVC endpoint are disabled, it will fall back to the ADMIN-AJAX
    • Tweak – Add warning notification if WP REST API or PVC Endpoint are disabled.
    • Tweak – Updated setting and help text on the Page View Count Load option box.
    • Tweak – Test for compatibility with WordPress 6.2.2

  3. Page View Count 2.7.0

    • This release changes the daily views reset from fixed GMT = 00 to use the timezone that is set in the site’s WordPress General Settings.
    • Feature – Use the timezone from WordPress General Settings as the reset time for daily views counter.
    • Tweak – Test for compatibility with WordPress 6.2

  4. Page View Count 2.6.3

    • This maintenance release had 2 performance tweaks for the page view count loading icon.
    • Tweak – Upgrade loading icon to a larger one for improved display on mobile retina
    • Tweak – Set loading icon width and height attributes to comply with Google Core Web Vitals standards.

  5. Page View Count 2.6.2

    • This maintenance release adds compatibility with plugins that set user roles, ie membership plugins.
    • Tweak – Validate $post->ID is not empty for compatibility with User Role plugins

  6. Page View Count 2.6.1

    • Please run this update now to apply a security vulnerability patch
    • Security – Page View Block security hardening.

  7. Page View Count 2.6.0

    • This feature release removes the fontawesome lib and replaces icons with SVGs plus adds Default Topography option to font controls.
    • Feature – Convert icon from font awesome to SVG
    • Feature – Update styling for new SVG icons
    • Plugin Framework – Update typography control from plugin framework to add support for Default value
    • Plugin Framework – Default value will get fonts set in the theme.
    • Plugin Framework – Change generate typography style for change on typography control
    • Plugin Framework – Remove fontawesome lib

20229 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.5.6

    • This maintenance release has a security vulnerability patch, please run this update.
    • Security – This release has a patch for a security vulnerability identified by Mika @mika_sec via Patchstack

  2. Page View Count 2.5.5

    • This maintenance release is for compatibility with WordPress major version 6.0 plus a bug fix.
    • Tweak – Test for compatibility with WordPress 6.0
    • Fix – Alignment settings for page view count block not working on frontend

  3. Page View Count 2.5.4

    • This maintenance release has 2 fixes for plugins that filter custom content without post or page.
    • Fix – Return custom content for 3rd plugin that use apply_filters β€˜the_content’ instead of the post, page or post type.
    • Fix – Return custom content for 3rd plugin that use apply_filters β€˜the_excerpt’ instead of the post, page or post type.

  4. Page View Count 2.5.3

    • This security release follows a full security audit with code refactoring, security hardening including additional escaping and sanitizing.
    • Security – Define new esc_attribute_name_e function to escape attribute name late for echo
    • Security – Define new esc_description_e function to escape description late for echo
    • Security – Escape all $-variable
    • Security – Sanitize all $_REQUEST, $_GET, $_POST
    • Security – Apply wp_unslash before sanitize

  5. Page View Count 2.5.2

    • This maintenance release contains more code security hardening updates οΏ½ please run it now.
    • Security – Define new esc_attribute_array_e function to escape attribute array late for echo
    • Security – Escape $default_color late for echo
    • Security – Put $-variable additional with html include into wp_kses_post
    • Security – Turn off display_errors to prevent malformed JSON from API for when WP_DEBUG is set to off OR WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY is set to off
    • Framework – Allow filters output of CSS are generated from plugin framework
    • Framework – Upgrade Plugin Framework to version 2.6.0

  6. Page View Count 2.5.1

    • This maintenance release contains security hardening updates – please run it now.
    • Security – Apply wp_kses_post for $-variables that include html before output
    • Security – Validate $is_open variable
    • Security – Move check nonce and capabilities from before to inside functions

  7. Page View Count 2.5.0

    • This update has 4 code tweaks that harden the plugins security and improve performance – please run this update as soon as you see it.
    • Tweak – Nonce check for when settings form is submitted from plugin framework
    • Tweak – Capabilities manage_options check for when settings form is submitted from plugin framework
    • Tweak – Call update_google_map_api_key when settings form is submitted instead of instance of Admin_UI
    • Tweak – Call update_google_font_api_key when settings form is submitted instead of instance of Fonts_Face

  8. Page View Count 2.4.15

    • This is an important security release that patches a SQL injection vulnerability that affects all previous versions. Please run this immediately.
    • Security – Patch for SQL injection attack vulnerability

  9. Page View Count 2.4.14

    • This is a maintenance release for compatibility with WordPress major version 5.9
    • Tweak – Test for compatibility with WordPress 5.9
    • Tweak – Test for compatibility with latest version of Gutenberg from WordPress 5.9
    • Framework – Update a3rev Plugin Framework to version 2.5.0

20216 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.4.13

  2. Page View Count 2.4.12

  3. Page View Count 2.4.11

  4. Page View Count 2.4.9

  5. Page View Count 2.4.8

  6. Page View Count 2.4.7

20208 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.4.6

  2. Page View Count 2.4.5

  3. Page View Count 2.4.4

  4. Page View Count 2.4.3

  5. Page View Count 2.4.2

  6. Page View Count 2.4.1

  7. Page View Count 2.4.0

  8. Page View Count 2.3.0

20195 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.2.1

  2. Page View Count 2.2.0

  3. Page View Count 2.1.3

  4. Page View Count 2.1.2

  5. Page View Count 2.1.1

20184 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.1.0

  2. Page View Count 2.0.5

  3. Page View Count 2.0.4

  4. Page View Count 2.0.3

20174 releases

  1. Page View Count 2.0.2

  2. Page View Count 2.0.1

  3. Page View Count 2.0.0

  4. Page View Count 1.4.0

20161 release

  1. Page View Count 1.3.2

20158 releases

  1. Page View Count 1.3.1

  2. Page View Count 1.3.0

  3. Page View Count 1.2.1

  4. Page View Count 1.2.0

  5. Page View Count 1.1.0

  6. Page View Count 1.0.9

  7. Page View Count 1.0.8

  8. Page View Count 1.0.7

20148 releases

  1. Page View Count 1.0.6.4

  2. Page View Count 1.0.6.3

  3. Page View Count 1.0.6.2

  4. Page View Count 1.0.6.1

  5. Page View Count 1.0.6

  6. Page View Count 1.0.5

  7. Page View Count 1.0.4.3

  8. Page View Count 1.0.4.2

20136 releases

  1. Page View Count 1.0.4.1

  2. Page View Count 1.0.4

  3. Page View Count 1.0.3

  4. Page View Count 1.0.2

  5. Page View Count 1.0.1

  6. Page View Count 1.0.0

Questions about Page View Count’s releases

What is the latest version of Page View Count?

2.9.2, released on Jul 9, 2026 (4 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.

How often is Page View Count updated?

4 releases in the last year, about one every 73 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from January 2013.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Page View Count’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.