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WPS Visitor Counter

by techmix · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

77/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WPS Visitor Counter
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master24 May 2019 to 24 May 2019, 1 commits
techmix25 May 2019 to 21 Jan 2026, 68 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
10 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WPS Visitor Counter
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
21 Nov 2025WPS Visitor Counter <= 1.4.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.4.8Not affectedn/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 3.9 from 8 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star1
2 star1
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WPS Visitor Counter
4 May 2026209
11 May 2026367
18 May 2026398
25 May 2026426
1 Jun 2026353
8 Jun 2026416
15 Jun 2026325
22 Jun 2026348
29 Jun 2026345
6 Jul 2026358
13 Jul 2026344
20 Jul 2026359
27 Jul 2026361
3 Aug 2026353
10 Aug 2026370
17 Aug 2026360
24 Aug 2026330
31 Aug 2026325
7 Sep 2026333
14 Sep 2026392
21 Sep 2026388
28 Sep 2026301
5 Oct 2026396
12 Oct 2026293
19 Oct 2026434
26 Oct 2026423
2 Nov 202655

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 13% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Page Visits Counter - LiteScore 93 · 5,000+GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPressScore 92 · 400,000+Matomo Analytics - Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPressScore 92 · 100,000+Microsoft ClarityScore 91 · 200,000+Post Views CounterScore 91 · 100,000+

Facts

Version1.4.9
Authortechmix
Added25 May 2019
Last updated21 Jan 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryAnalytics & Reporting > Traffic & Visitor Analytics
Tagsblog stats, Hit Counter, visitor counter, website counter, traffic statistics

Other plugins by this author: Easy Document Embedder - Embed Word, excel, Powerpoint, Pdf file and more.., Poll And Survey plugin

Questions

Is WPS Visitor Counter still maintained?

WPS Visitor Counter was last updated on 21 Jan 2026. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is WPS Visitor Counter safe?

WPS Visitor Counter has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns WPS Visitor Counter?

The wordpress.org author is techmix. Recent committers: techmix, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WPS Visitor 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, Microsoft Clarity, Post Views Counter.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews, Wordfence Intelligence.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue