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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 5.1.27 #2 in post viewed

rng-postviews

WordPress plugin that set post view count for each post and reports them in a chart.

Active installs<10New
Downloads · 30d64▲ +20.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score21/100At risk
All-time downloads1.5KSince Mar 2019
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.0PHP any
Downloads · 7d9▼ -47.1% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

rng-postviews shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 7 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 5.1 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

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

Daily downloads

134Jul 10Aug 23Oct 7
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day12May 5, 2026
Last 12 months553

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

Rankings

Where rng-postviews stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
post viewed >100 955 Best post viewed plugins →
postviews #26 44 Best postviews plugins →
rng #6 7 Best rng plugins →
view-post >100 9,728 Best view-post plugins →

About rng-postviews

From the official readme · v1.0

Description

WordPress plugin that set post view count for each post and reports them in a chart.also you can access to post views count of each post in front end and admin panel.

You can see post view count with below ways:

  1. WordPress widget
  2. Short code [rngja_postviews]
  3. Developers can access post views in wp_postmeta with meta_key ja_postviews
  4. Function rngja_get_post_viewe_count

For showing post views count with function put this code in your main loop
if (function_exists('rngja_get_post_viewe_count')) {
echo rngja_get_post_viewe_count(get_the_ID());
}

And also in admin panel:

  1. WordPress Dashboard widget
  2. Post list screen

Main features in rng-postviews include

  • Very light and easy to use
  • Have function and short code for showing post views count
  • WordPress Widget
  • This plugin avoids from any conflict with other plugins
  • Has not any overhead

it is strongly was recommended that after the plugin is activated, go to the Settings > Last post viewed and configure the plugin.

Github Repository

Also You can this plugin on github:
https://github.com/a-sabagh/rng-postviews

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/rng-postviews directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Go to the permalink settings and change URL structure then undo
  4. Use the Settings > Postviews Settings screen to configure the plugin

1, 2, 3, 4: You’re done!

Screenshots

Admin screen widget
Admin screen widget
Settings panel
Settings panel
Widget in admin screen
Widget in admin screen

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Best rng-postviews alternatives

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Alternatives
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 rng-isuc rng-isuc WordPress Plugin that shows the last post viewed by a user in several template views like… by Abolfazl Sabagh <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 21

FAQ

rng-postviews: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 8, 2026

Is rng-postviews free?

Yes. rng-postviews is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is rng-postviews safe to use in 2026?

rng-postviews shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.

How many websites use rng-postviews?

rng-postviews is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,542 times since it launched in March 2019. It was downloaded 64 times in the last 30 days.

Does rng-postviews work with WordPress 7.1?

rng-postviews is officially tested up to WordPress 5.1.27, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was rng-postviews last updated?

The latest version, 1.0, was released on May 8, 2019 (7 years ago).

Who makes rng-postviews?

rng-postviews is developed and maintained by Abolfazl Sabagh.

What are the best alternatives to rng-postviews?

The most popular alternatives to rng-postviews are rng-isuc (<10 installs).

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