Mechanic Visitor Counter
Mechanic Visitor Counter is a widgets which will display the Visitor counter and traffic statistics on WordPress.Some of the features offered include Today Visitor, Today Hits, Total Hits, Total Visit, Who’s Online and…
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Mechanic Visitor Counter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 7K+ sites, is rated 3.6/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Mechanic Visitor Counter stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| blog stats | >100 |
| traffic counter | >100 |
| traffic statistics | >100 |
| visitor counter | >100 |
| visitor traffic | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 from 15 reviews
About Mechanic Visitor Counter
From the official readme · v3.3.3Description
Mechanic Visitor Counter is a widgets which will display the Visitor counter and traffic statistics on WordPress.Some of the features offered include Today Visitor, Today Hits, Total Hits, Total Visit, Who’s Online and IP Address Visitors.
Arbitrary section
Refer Installation and FAQ section for all required information
A brief Markdown Example
Ordered list:
- Most simple plugin available so far
- Do not remove or modify developer plugins link, just use plugin credit option in widget
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload ‘statsmechanic.zip’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory. You can do this using ‘Upload’ functionality provided in plugins section of your wordpress dashboard
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to ‘Appearance’ >> ‘Widgets’ and drag ‘Visitor COunter’ in to your WordPress sidebar
- Save
- You are done.
Changelog
Upgrade your already installed plug-ins to latest version 3.3.2
1.0
Upgrage to 1.1 version
1.1
Upgrage to 1.2 version
1.2
Fix images system, upgrade to 1.3 version
1.3
Upgrage to 1.4 version
1.4
Fix author credit options, upgrade to 1.5 version
1.5
Upgrage to 1.6 version
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Mechanic Visitor Counter: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Mechanic Visitor Counter free?
Yes. Mechanic Visitor Counter is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Mechanic Visitor Counter safe to use in 2026?
Mechanic Visitor Counter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 7K+ sites, is rated 3.6/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Mechanic Visitor Counter?
Mechanic Visitor Counter is active on 7K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 224,585 times since it launched in July 2012. It was downloaded 360 times in the last 30 days.
Does Mechanic Visitor Counter work with WordPress 7.1?
Mechanic Visitor Counter is officially tested up to WordPress 5.5.22, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Mechanic Visitor Counter last updated?
The latest version, 3.3.3, was released on January 2, 2021 (6 years ago).
Who makes Mechanic Visitor Counter?
Mechanic Visitor Counter is developed and maintained by Aditya Subawa.
What are the best alternatives to Mechanic Visitor Counter?
The most popular alternatives to Mechanic Visitor Counter are WPS Visitor Counter (10K+ installs), XT Visitor Counter (6K+ installs) and Stats Widget (10+ installs).
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