Redis Post Views
Imagine a high traffic website that needs post views as an algorithm to display posts on the homepage. This website also uses Varnish Caching. So we need an AJAX based post views counter. Now imagine a minimum 5000…
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Redis Post Views shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Redis Post Views stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cache | >100 |
| caching | >100 |
| optimization | >100 |
| postviews | #27 |
| redis | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Redis Post Views
From the official readme · v1.7Description
Imagine a high traffic website that needs post views as an algorithm to display posts on the homepage.
This website also uses Varnish Caching. So we need an AJAX based post views counter.
Now imagine a minimum 5000 concurrent users browsing the website, so we can’t use the default “AJAX in Plugins” as live updates on the backend using update_post_meta will be very painful for the backend.
So what can we do ?
What if all these post views counts will be done in memory using Redis ?
Then we run a cornjob using WP-CLI to sync the post views count in Redis to the WordPress database.
Redis Post Views was born.
Installation
- You must install Redis on your server(s)
Changelog
1.7
- optimizations
1.6
- moved wp-config-rpv.php wo wp-config for improved compatibility
1.5
- WP-Admin sync all option
- optimizations
1.4
- show total views on Posts Queue tab
- optimizations
1.3
- improved stats using Chart.js
1.2
- posibility to sync the post views in Posts Queue tab
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FAQ
Redis Post Views: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Redis Post Views free?
Yes. Redis Post Views is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Redis Post Views safe to use in 2026?
Redis Post Views shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Redis Post Views?
Redis Post Views is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,881 times since it launched in July 2018. It was downloaded 51 times in the last 30 days.
Does Redis Post Views work with WordPress 7.1?
Redis Post Views is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Redis Post Views need?
Redis Post Views requires PHP 5.2.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Redis Post Views last updated?
The latest version, 1.7, was released on July 27, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Redis Post Views?
Redis Post Views is developed and maintained by Razvan Stanga.
What are the best alternatives to Redis Post Views?
The most popular alternatives to Redis Post Views are WP Super Cache (1M+ installs), WP Fastest Cache (1M+ installs) and WP-Optimize (1M+ installs).
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