Best visitor counter plugins for WordPress
The most popular visitor counter plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Independent Analytics leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of WPS Visitor Counter (10K+) and Mechanic Visitor Counter (6K+). All 23 plugins tagged “visitor counter” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 visitor counter plugins
- 1.
Independent AnalyticsThe most installed visitor counter plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 167 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
WPS Visitor Counter10K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 8 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Mechanic Visitor Counter6K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 15 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 4.
XT Visitor Counter6K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 5.
Counter live visitors for WooCommerce4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Simple Visitor Counter600+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 6 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 7.
Awesome Visitor Counter200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 8.
Weblix Analytics100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 9.
Page Visit Counter Analytics100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
MC Visitor Tally100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 23 plugins tagged “visitor counter”
Independent Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:4#374by Ben Sibley18 days ago
A simple, yet powerful WordPress analytics plugin that gives you privacy-friendly stats to grow your website. A Google Analytics alternative.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(167)
- Downloads
- 1.6K/day
WPS Visitor Counter
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,676by techmix9 months ago
Display website visitor statistics with widget, shortcode, and Gutenberg block support.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.9(8)
- Downloads
- 56/day
Mechanic Visitor Counter
Down in the last 7 days:14#2,699by Aditya Subawa5 years ago
Mechanic Visitor Counter is a widgets which will display the Visitor counter and traffic statistics on WordPress. Some of the features offered include …
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 3.6(15)
- Downloads
- 19/day
XT Visitor Counter
#2,753by xtrsyz3 years ago
XT Visitor Counter is a widgets which will display the Visitor counter and traffic statistics on WordPress. Some of the features offered include Today …
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 21/day
Counter live visitors for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:18#3,457by DanielRiera12 days ago
Display live visitor counts on WooCommerce product pages to add social proof and help customers make buying decisions.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 46/day
Simple Visitor Counter
Down in the last 7 days:6#8,203by plugindeveloper1129 years ago
The Simple Visitor Counter widget displays a daily, weekly and monthly visitor count. Count your up to date traffic safely and show your current visit …
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Awesome Visitor Counter
Down in the last 7 days:41#11,763by Raihanul Islam7 years ago
Visitor Counter Plugin to display daily, weekly and monthly visitor count. Count your traffic safely and show your visitors.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Weblix Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:617#13,385by Vahid Behnam4 days ago
Real-time WordPress analytics: live visitors, pageviews, traffic sources, bots and goals. Privacy-first, self-hosted, no external scripts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Page Visit Counter Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:276#14,226by Ankit Panchal1 month ago
Lightweight, privacy-first WordPress analytics & visit counter. Track visitors, page views, bounce rate & traffic sources. No cookies. GDPR-ready.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
MC Visitor Tally
#14,757by Mike Hickcox1 month ago
Counts unique daily visits. Dashboard widget. Monthly comparisons. Shortcode and widget.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
AA Visitor Counter Widget
Down in the last 7 days:85#15,789by AA Extensions1 year ago
Displays a visitor counter on your site by country. Easy setup via widget. Get real-time insights into your global audience.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ConvertNow Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:812#17,462by Prateek Zare5 days ago
Free WordPress analytics and visitor stats that count real people, not bots. See ChatGPT traffic. A cookieless Google Analytics alternative.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 46/day
Web Visitor Counter
#20,182by jennyong5 years ago
Web visitor counter help to show page or post view count to site visitor.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPCreatix ViewMeter
Down in the last 7 days:615#20,294by WPCreatix2 days ago
A WordPress visitor counter for page views and post views, kept on your own server. Filters bots and AI crawlers and counts behind page caching.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 20/day
Personal Hit Counter
#23,309by Dear5 months ago
Inform the visitor, below the main content, how many times a specific Page, Post, or WooCommerce Product has been viewed by that visitor
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day
pn-counter
Up in the last 7 days:235#24,838pn-counter18 years ago
Visitor counter with geolocation info.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NV Live Visitor Count
Up in the last 7 days:5,872#55,443by Nitish Verma4 months ago
A lightweight, privacy-focused WordPress plugin to track page views and live visitors in real-time using AJAX. Bypasses aggressive caching to deliver …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Astrowave Simple Visit Counter
Up in the last 7 days:14,643#57,332by saigamo3 days ago
Lightweight visitor counter. No DB, cookie dedupe, bot filter, midnight reset by WP timezone.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Inpweb Visitor Counter
#58,872by Inp-web5 months ago
Professional Traffic Radar for WordPress. Track real human visitors, filter out malicious bots, and forensic exports. 100% Free and Responsive.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
SimpleStats
Down in the last 7 days:2,916#63,214by Zach Kwarta3 months ago
Privacy focused analytics plugin. Cookieless, GDPR-ready fast website statistics with real-time visitor stats.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stats4U
Down in the last 7 days:216#65,703by lwitsolutions1 month ago
A visitor counter from stats4u.net. Paste the code, pick a place, and let your consent banner decide when it loads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Gamixer Website Counter
Down in the last 7 days:18,704#71,026by gamixer28 days ago
Real-time visitor counter for WordPress with live stats bar, visitor analytics dashboard, top pages report, and unique visitor tracking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Visitors Right Now Counter
Down in the last 7 days:8,843#73,259by visitorsrightnowplugin6 years ago
Shows the number of users on the site
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day