WP-PostViews
Healthy: WP-PostViews 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.
| GamerZ | 9 Feb 2006 to 24 Aug 2026, 244 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 24 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2013 | WP-PostViews < 1.63 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 8.8 | < 1.63 | 1.63 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating rose from 1.0 to 4.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 48 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 8 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 7 |
- No longer works with Advanced Queries / Elementor · 1 star · 26 Apr 2024
- It doesn’t work with 6.5.2 wordpres version · 1 star · 21 Apr 2024
- I guess this is no longer in supported · 1 star · 8 Jan 2023
Momentum
90,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 591 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,204 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,072 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,002 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,159 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,157 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,045 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 970 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 903 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 929 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 909 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 23,119 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 6,869 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 4,926 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 16,624 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3,426 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 16,602 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,374 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,500 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,412 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,196 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,733 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,998 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,792 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,532 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,545 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 347 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.0.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Lester Chan |
| Added | 8 Feb 2006 |
| Last updated | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 90,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | hits, views, Counter, postviews, statistics |
Other plugins by this author: WP-PageNavi, WP-Sweep, WP-DBManager, WP-Polls, WP-PostRatings, WP-UserOnline, WP-ServerInfo, WP-ShowHide, WP-Print, WP-Ban, WP-DownloadManager, WP-Stats
Questions
Is WP-PostViews still maintained?
WP-PostViews was last updated on 24 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is WP-PostViews safe?
WP-PostViews has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns WP-PostViews?
The wordpress.org author is Lester Chan. Recent committers: GamerZ, matt. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of WP-PostViews?
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.