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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 4.7.38

Awesome Post Views Counter

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Active installs<10New
Downloads · 30d54▲ +10.2% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score21/100At risk
All-time downloads1.6KSince Oct 2018
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.6PHP 5.2.4+
Downloads · 7d5▼ -16.7% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Awesome Post Views Counter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (<10 active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 7 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

123Jul 19Sep 1Oct 16
Yesterday0
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day14May 16, 2026
Last 12 months570

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Awesome Post Views Counter stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
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comments >100 9,146 Best comments plugins →
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About Awesome Post Views Counter

From the official readme · v1.0.0

Description

This is the long description. No limit, and you can use Markdown (as well as in the following sections).

For backwards compatibility, if this section is missing, the full length of the short description will be used, and
Markdown parsed.

A few notes about the sections above:

  • “Contributors” is a comma separated list of wordpress.org usernames
  • “Tags” is a comma separated list of tags that apply to the plugin
  • “Requires at least” is the lowest version that the plugin will work on
  • “Tested up to” is the highest version that you’ve successfully used to test the plugin. Note that it might work on
    higher versions… this is just the highest one you’ve verified.
  • Stable tag should indicate the Subversion “tag” of the latest stable version, or “trunk,” if you use /trunk/ for
    stable.

    Note that the readme.txt of the stable tag is the one that is considered the defining one for the plugin, so
    if the /trunk/readme.txt file says that the stable tag is 4.3, then it is /tags/4.3/readme.txt that’ll be used
    for displaying information about the plugin. In this situation, the only thing considered from the trunk readme.txt
    is the stable tag pointer. Thus, if you develop in trunk, you can update the trunk readme.txt to reflect changes in
    your in-development version, without having that information incorrectly disclosed about the current stable version
    that lacks those changes — as long as the trunk’s readme.txt points to the correct stable tag.

    If no stable tag is provided, it is assumed that trunk is stable, but you should specify “trunk” if that’s where
    you put the stable version, in order to eliminate any doubt.

Arbitrary section

You may provide arbitrary sections, in the same format as the ones above. This may be of use for extremely complicated
plugins where more information needs to be conveyed that doesn’t fit into the categories of “description” or
“installation.” Arbitrary sections will be shown below the built-in sections outlined above.

A brief Markdown Example

Ordered list:

  1. Some feature
  2. Another feature
  3. Something else about the plugin

Unordered list:

  • something
  • something else
  • third thing

Here’s a link to WordPress and one to Markdown’s Syntax Documentation.
Titles are optional, naturally.

Markdown uses email style notation for blockquotes and I’ve been told:

Asterisks for emphasis. Double it up for strong.

<?php code(); // goes in backticks ?>

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

e.g.

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/plugin-name directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen to configure the plugin
  4. (Make your instructions match the desired user flow for activating and installing your plugin. Include any steps that might be needed for explanatory purposes)

Frequently asked questions

A question that someone might have

An answer to that question.

What about foo bar?

Answer to foo bar dilemma.

Changelog

Upgrade notices describe the reason a user should upgrade. No more than 300 characters.

1.0

  • A change since the previous version.
  • Another change.

0.5

  • List versions from most recent at top to oldest at bottom.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

For developers

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Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.

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FAQ

Awesome Post Views Counter: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 17, 2026

Is Awesome Post Views Counter free?

Yes. Awesome Post Views Counter is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Awesome Post Views Counter safe to use in 2026?

Awesome Post Views Counter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Awesome Post Views Counter?

Awesome Post Views Counter is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,593 times since it launched in October 2018. It was downloaded 54 times in the last 30 days.

Does Awesome Post Views Counter work with WordPress 7.1?

Awesome Post Views Counter is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does Awesome Post Views Counter need?

Awesome Post Views Counter requires PHP 5.2.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was Awesome Post Views Counter last updated?

The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on October 29, 2018 (8 years ago).

Who makes Awesome Post Views Counter?

Awesome Post Views Counter is developed and maintained by Raihanul Islam.

What are the best alternatives to Awesome Post Views Counter?

The most popular alternatives to Awesome Post Views Counter are Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Pro… (5M+ installs), Disable Comments (1M+ installs) and Antispam Bee (700K+ installs).

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