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Best blog stats plugins for WordPress

The most popular blog stats plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WPS Visitor Counter leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Mechanic Visitor Counter (6K+) and XT Visitor Counter (6K+). All 5 plugins tagged “blog stats” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 blog stats plugins

  1. 1.
    WPS Visitor Counter

    The most installed blog stats plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 8 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    Mechanic Visitor Counter

    6K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 15 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  3. 3.
    XT Visitor Counter

    6K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  4. 4.
    Stats Widget

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

All 5 plugins tagged “blog stats”