12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Hits
Choosing a WordPress plugin for hits comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.
We ranked 12 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 12 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.
How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.
At a glance
Enables you to display how many times a post/page had been viewed.
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Display unique visitor or page-view counts anywhere on your site using widgets or shortcodes — Simple, very lightweight and no third-party code.
WPScore
A lightweight and simple tool to track your post statistics with real insights.
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MWR Hit Counter is a lightweight WordPress counter that tracks unique visitors using a cookie and displays the count with a simple shortcode.
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A simple, easy, fast, adaptive, local, objective counter to visit your site.
WPScore
Plugin counts posts views (hits) by using external AJAX based counter script of this plugin, which is best solution for caching whole page or using ot …
WPScore
A simple and lightweight pageviews counter for your WordPress posts and pages.
WPScore
This plugin will display how many times post and page viewed. It shows total view of access per day, week, month, and all days.
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Count visitor views for your posts [ALSO, READ OUR RECOMMENDATION].
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A simple but an effective web hit counter stats plugin for your wordpress blog. Cool layouts that fit for any kind of web design.
WPScore
A simple plugin that counts and shows hits for each Post and Page in your WordPress blog.
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Hit Sniffer was a powerful real time website visitor activity tracker.
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