Best post views count plugins for WordPress
The most popular post views count plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of Simple Post View Count (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “post views count” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 post views count plugins
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PostViews Count & Popular Posts WidgetsThe most installed post views count plugin, with 40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Simple Post View CountFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 2 plugins tagged “post views count”

PostViews Count & Popular Posts Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:299#22,103by ThemePacific8 years ago
TP WordPress Post Views Counter and Popular Posts Widget based on Post Views Plugin (TP WP Post Views) will help sites to add post views and show Popu …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Post View Count
#71,341by ThemeDot1 year ago
Track and display post view counts. Includes shortcode support, customizable settings, and view logs with CSV export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day