Title: Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics
Author: Sadhan Pal
Published: <strong>4 de septiembre de 2025</strong>
Last modified: 14 de septiembre de 2025

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# Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics

 Por [Sadhan Pal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sadhanpal/)

[Descargar](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-post-view-counter.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Detalles](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#description)
 * [Valoraciones](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#reviews)
 *  [Instalación](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#installation)
 * [Desarrollo](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/#developers)

 [Soporte](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-post-view-counter/)

## Descripción

**Simple Post View Counter** is a lightweight yet powerful plugin to track how many
times your WordPress posts are viewed.

### Key Features

 * ✅ Automatic post view tracking (AJAX-based, works even in incognito mode)
 * ✅ Prevents double-counting on refresh
 * ✅ Built-in bot detection
 * ✅ Display views before content, after content, beside meta, or manually
 * ✅ «Most Viewed Posts» widget with customizable display
 * ✅ Shortcodes for displaying most viewed posts and individual post views
 * ✅ Admin settings page with statistics (total views, average views, top posts,
   etc.)
 * ✅ Views column in admin post list (sortable by views)
 * ✅ Exclude admin views from tracking
 * ✅ Works with caching plugins

### Shortcodes

 * `[post_views]`  Display view count for current post
    Options: `post_id`, `format
   ="%s views"`
 * `[most_viewed_posts]`  Display a list of most viewed posts
    Options: `limit="
   5"`, `show_count="yes"`, `show_excerpt="no"`

### Example Usage

 * `[most_viewed_posts]`  Show top 5 posts
 * `[most_viewed_posts limit="10" show_count="yes"]`  Show 10 posts with view counts
 * `[post_views]`  Show current post’s view count

### Widgets

Go to **Appearance  Widgets** and add the **Most Viewed Posts** widget to your sidebar.

### Video Tutorial

### Theme Function

    ```
    `php
    ```

### Credits

Developed by Sadhan Pal

### License

This plugin is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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## Instalación

Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/ directory,
or install the plugin via the WordPress plugins screen directly.

Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.

Go to Settings  Post Views to configure options.

Add the Most Viewed Posts widget, use shortcodes, or call the function in your theme.

## FAQ

### Does it work with caching plugins?

Yes, view counting is AJAX-based, so it works properly with caching.

### Will it count admin views?

By default, admin views are excluded (you can enable/disable this in settings).

### Can I show the view counter anywhere manually?

Yes, use the [post_views] shortcode or the spvc_get_post_views() function in your
theme.

### Does it prevent bots from inflating the count?

Yes, it includes basic bot detection and ignores common crawlers.

## Reseñas

No hay valoraciones para este plugin.

## Colaboradores y desarrolladores

«Simple Post View Counter – Clean and Fast Post View Analytics» es un software de
código abierto. Las siguientes personas han colaborado con este plugin.

Colaboradores

 *   [ Sadhan Pal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sadhanpal/)

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## Registro de cambios

#### 1.0.0

Initial release

Automatic view tracking

Shortcodes [post_views] and [most_viewed_posts]

Widget for most viewed posts

Admin settings page with statistics

Prevents double counting on refresh

Works in incognito/private mode

Basic bot detection

## Meta

 *  Versión **1.0.1**
 *  Última actualización **hace 9 meses**
 *  Instalaciones activas **20+**
 *  Versión de WordPress ** 6.7 o superior **
 *  Probado hasta **6.8.5**
 *  Idioma
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/)
 * Etiquetas:
 * [most viewed posts](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/most-viewed-posts/)
   [popular posts](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/popular-posts/)[post counter](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-counter/)
   [post views](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-views/)[View Counter](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/view-counter/)
 *  [Vista avanzada](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-post-view-counter/advanced/)

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## Colaboradores

 *   [ Sadhan Pal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sadhanpal/)

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