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Best counter plugins for WordPress

The most popular counter plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Post Views Counter leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of WP-PostViews (90K+) and Simple Download Monitor (20K+). All 145 plugins tagged “Counter” 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 counter plugins

  1. 1.
    Post Views Counter

    The most installed counter plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,238 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  2. 2.
    WP-PostViews

    90K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 65 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Simple Download Monitor

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 158 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  4. 4.
    Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 190 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  5. 5.
    SRS Simple Hits Counter

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Post View Count

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

  7. 7.
    Wp Post Views

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    Counters Block

    3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  9. 9.
    Light Views Counter

    3K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Counting Number Block

    2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

All 145 plugins tagged “Counter”