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Best count plugins for WordPress

The most popular count plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Download Monitor leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Post View Count (4K+) and Posts Character Count Admin (1K+). All 90 plugins tagged “count” 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 10 count plugins

  1. 1.
    Simple Download Monitor

    The most installed count plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 158 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    Post View Count

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 18 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    Posts Character Count Admin

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.

  4. 4.
    GravityWP

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 13 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  5. 5.
    AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget

    900+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 17 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  6. 6.
    Countdown Timer

    900+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 10 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.

  7. 7.
    Simple Post Views Count

    500+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  8. 8.
    Dashboard Wordcount

    500+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  9. 9.
    bbP topic count

    300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 15 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Posts Social Shares Count

    300+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

All 90 plugins tagged “count”