WP Post Views

Lightweight and efficient post views counter for WordPress.

Features

• Gutenberg Block: Easily display post views using the dedicated "Post Views" block.
• Shortcodes: Support for [WPPV-TOTAL-VIEWS] and [WPPV-TOTAL-VIEWS-PER-POST-TYPE].
• IP Filtering: Option to filter views by IP address for more accurate counts.
• Custom Post Types: Support for tracking views on posts, pages, and custom post types.
• Admin Column: View count column in the WordPress admin post list.
• Performance Optimized: Uses transients for total counts and efficient database queries.
• Developer Friendly: Clean code with PHPUnit tests and GitHub Actions CI.

Documentation

Full documentation is available at https://vanpariyar.github.io/wp-post-views/

Installation

1. Upload the plugin to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Configure settings under Settings > WP Post Views.

Development

This plugin is developed with modern tools:

• Gutenberg Block: Built with @wordpress/scripts.
• Testing: PHPUnit for PHP and Linting for JS/CSS.
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment to WordPress.org.

Local Setup

git clone https://github.com/vanpariyar/wp-post-views.git
cd wp-post-views
npm install
npm run build

Credits

Originally created by Ronak J Vanpariya. Special thanks to AnkitaTanti for original contributions.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later