Description
RW PostViewStats Lite provides accurate view tracking for posts, pages, and custom post types — designed for performance and privacy.
🆓 Lite Version Features:
– 🔢 AJAX View Counting – Async requests for better performance
– 🚫 Duplicate Prevention – 12-hour cookie-based protection
– 📊 Sortable Admin Columns – Sort posts by views in admin list
– 📁 Data Cleaner – Remove view data by date or post
– 🌐 REST API Endpoint – Fetch view counts via /wp-json/rwpsl/v1/views/{post_id}
– 📌 Shortcode Support – Display views with [rwpsl_post_views]
– 🔒 Privacy Friendly – No IP addresses collected
⭐ Pro Version Additional Features:
– 🌍 Multisite Support – Network-wide tracking for WordPress Multisite
– 📈 Advanced Analytics – Detailed views reports and charts
– 📁 CSV Export – Export stats by date range or specific posts
– 🔔 Views Notifications – Get notified when posts reach view milestones
– 🎯 Custom Post Type Support – Enhanced CPT tracking options
– ⚡ Performance Optimizations – Cached views and batch processing
Documentation:
Full Documentation – Includes both free and pro version guides.
Screenshots
Settings Page – Main configuration screen 
Admin Post List – Shows sortable “Views” column 
Data Management – Clean view data by date or post 
REST API Example – JSON response from views endpoint 
Installation
- Upload the
rw-postviewstats-litefolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Configure settings in Settings RW PostViewStats Lite (optional)
FAQ
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Can this plugin track views of custom post types?
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Yes. By default, it tracks the ‘post’ and ‘page’ types. You can add support for any custom post type using a filter hook in your theme or another plugin:
`php
add_filter(‘rwpsl_supported_post_types’, function($types) {
$types[] = ‘your_custom_post_type’;
return $types;
}); -
How are duplicate views prevented?
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The plugin uses browser cookies to ignore repeat visits from the same user for 12 hours.
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What data does the plugin collect?
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The plugin only stores post view counts in your WordPress database. It uses a cookie to prevent duplicate counting but does not collect any personal information or IP addresses.
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What are the system requirements?
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Tested with:
WordPress 6.6 to 6.8
PHP 8.2 to 8.4
MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 -
How can I display view counts on my site?
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You can use the shortcode [rwpsl_post_views] in posts/pages/widgets, or use the provided REST API endpoint.
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Does this plugin support WordPress Multisite?
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Multisite support is available in the Pro version. The Lite version works on single WordPress installations.
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How to add translations?
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Copy /languages/rw-postviewstats-lite.pot and create your translation files. Submit your .po file to help improve the plugin.
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Contributors & Developers
“RW PostViewStats Lite” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.2
Fix the problem of $_POST not being sanitized
1.0.1
Standard constant naming
Fix REST API callback permissions
Add protection code to HTML template
1.0.0
Initial release with AJAX tracking
Cookie-based duplicate prevention
REST API integration
Shortcode for displaying views
