Post Views Counter
Healthy: Post Views Counter is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| dfactory | 3 Jul 2014 to 2 Nov 2026, 184 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 32
- Tested up to
- 7.2 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 7 |
| Q1 2026 | 9 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
75% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2024 | Post Views Counter <= 1.4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_bulk_post_views() | 4.3 | <= 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 0 |
| 23 Aug 2021 | Post Views Counter <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.8 | <= 1.3.4 | 1.3.5 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.9 from 1,238 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 1186 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 20 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 8 |
| 1 star | 19 |
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 5,259 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 8,223 |
| 18 May 2026 | 69,627 |
| 25 May 2026 | 13,803 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 65,829 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 13,229 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 55,493 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 19,924 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 11,456 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 11,651 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 7,525 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 7,392 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 6,358 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 6,249 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 115,864 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 22,876 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 11,375 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 8,724 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 6,890 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 6,615 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,982 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 5,938 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 58,245 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 15,784 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 61,509 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 23,202 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 25,725 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 27% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.8.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | dFactory |
| Added | 3 Jul 2014 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Analytics & Reporting > Traffic & Visitor Analytics |
| Tags | Counter, analytics, pageviews, postviews, statistics |
Other plugins by this author: Responsive Lightbox & Gallery, Image Watermark, Download Attachments, Restrict Widgets, Events Maker by dFactory, Image & Text Widget, Widget Icon, News Manager, bbPress Notifications, Ajaxed Comments
Questions
Is Post Views Counter still maintained?
Post Views Counter was last updated on 2 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Post Views Counter safe?
Post Views Counter has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Post Views Counter?
The wordpress.org author is dFactory. Recent committers: dfactory, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Post Views Counter?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Page Visits Counter - Lite, GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, Matomo Analytics - Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress.