Best counting plugins for WordPress

The most popular counting plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Count Shortcode leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of WP Math (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “counting” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 2 counting plugins

1.
Count Shortcode
The most installed counting plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
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WP Math
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.

All 2 plugins tagged “counting”

Count Shortcode
#38,679
by Federal Communications Commission15 years ago
Shortcode to count number of posts that match a given set of criteria; provides link to query to display list of matching posts
Installs
10+
Rating
4.0(1)
Downloads
0/day
WP Math
Down in the last 7 days:3,809#41,762
by Mikoviny15 years ago
This is just Beta version of this Plugin with some Bugs, but I need to report them (http://wpmath.g6.cz/).
Installs
10+
Rating
–
Downloads
0/day