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WP-PostViews v2.0.1

Enables you to display how many times a post/page had been viewed.

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 3, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 3, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 8.2+
  • Requires WordPress 6.8+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 7.7% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 117 Passed
  • 7 Warnings
  • 1 Failed
Security 92/100
Excellent

34 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 97/100
Excellent

59 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

60.0 KB

153.4 KB unzipped

Total files

27

across all file types

Lines of PHP

3,520

in 21 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • JSON
  • TXT
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 3 High
  • 7 Medium
  • 17 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 26 audited versions of WP-PostViews, Code Quality improved the most (+13). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-17). The codebase grew 3043% in size.

Audited 1.00 → 2.0.0 · 26 versions

0 50 100 1.00 1.66 1.76 2.0.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 133 265 1.00 1.66 1.76 2.0.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

4,519

downloads

Today

524

downloads

Week over week

−71%

vs previous week

Month over month

+30%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

92% of installs run an older version

≈ 92.3K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.76
  • v1.77
  • v1.78
  • v2.0

Ratings

65 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 48
  • 4 8
  • 3 1
  • 2 1
  • 1 7

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Aug 10, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 125 days

average between releases

Total releases

27

since Mar 2007 · 19 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running WP-PostViews in Your Site?

Our latest audit of WP-PostViews v2.0.1 flagged 27 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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