Best Rating & Pageviews
Add Star rating, pageviews and adds a tool for analyzing the effectiveness of content with the supplied shortcode.
Use with caution
Best Rating & Pageviews works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 50/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Best Rating & Pageviews stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| pageviews | #10 |
| popular | >100 |
| rating | #63 |
| stars | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 3 reviews
About Best Rating & Pageviews
From the official readme · v4.1.0Description
Add Star rating, pageviews and adds a tool for analyzing the effectiveness of content. Also this plugin adds a widget which shows popular posts and pages based on the rating and pageviews.
Displays the number of page views
[pageviews] – Displays the number of page views.
Notice:
- This shortcode can be used in the body of the article.
- This shortcode can be used in the loop body of templates.
- This shortcode cannot be used outside the loop of the template.
Example:
[pageviews]
do_shortcode('[pageviews]');
Display the rating starss
[pageratings] – display the rating stars.
Notice:
- This shortcode can be used in the body of the article.
- This shortcode can be used in the loop body of templates.
- This shortcode cannot be used outside the loop of the template.
Example:
[pageratings]
do_shortcode('[pageratings]');
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload the entire
best-rating-pageviewsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Add the shortcode (
[pageviews]or[pageratings]) to the page topic
Frequently asked questions
Bots are not counted?
Yes. When counting the pageviews plugin does not take into account bots.
Changelog
Release Date 21-04-2026 Fixed bugs.
4.1.0
Release Date 21-04-2026
- Fixed bugs.
4.0.0
Release Date 06-02-2026
- New plugin core.
3.0.3
- Fixed bugs.
1.0.0
- First relise.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Best Rating & Pageviews: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Best Rating & Pageviews free?
Yes. Best Rating & Pageviews is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Best Rating & Pageviews safe to use in 2026?
Best Rating & Pageviews works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 50/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Best Rating & Pageviews?
Best Rating & Pageviews is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,120 times since it launched in August 2016. It was downloaded 82 times in the last 30 days.
Does Best Rating & Pageviews work with WordPress 7.1?
Best Rating & Pageviews is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Best Rating & Pageviews need?
Best Rating & Pageviews requires PHP 7.4.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Best Rating & Pageviews last updated?
The latest version, 4.1.0, was released on April 21, 2026 (5 months ago).
Who makes Best Rating & Pageviews?
Best Rating & Pageviews is developed and maintained by icopydoc.
What are the best alternatives to Best Rating & Pageviews?
The most popular alternatives to Best Rating & Pageviews are Post Views Counter (100K+ installs), Statify (100K+ installs) and YAHMAN Add-ons (1K+ installs).
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