Post views and related posts, no tracking scripts.
Counts views on each post (once per browser per interval, bots ignored), shows the count before or after the content or with [post-views], lists the most viewed posts in a widget, and picks related posts by shared categories and tags.
Bundled with Presscomet · Replaces Post Views Counter, WP-PostViews, YARPP, Contextual Related Posts
What it does, and what it doesn’t.
You get
- View counts stored in post meta
- Count interval, exclude logged-in users, bots never counted
- Related posts as a list or thumbnails
- [post-views] shortcode and a Most Viewed widget
Not included
- Related posts match on categories and tags only, not full-text similarity
Why view counters can slow a cached site
A view counter has to write on every view, which is at odds with page caching. Many counters bypass the cache or run an extra request per page.
Here the page stays cached and a small background call records the view, throttled per browser, so counting never blocks the page.
Presscomet Post Views compared
Feature by feature, including what isn’t there. Rows describe what the bundled plugin’s code does today.
| Feature | Post Views Counter | YARPP | Presscomet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-post view counts | Included: Yes | — | Included: Yes |
| Count interval & exclusions | Included: Yes | — | Included: Interval, logged-in users, bots |
| Most viewed widget | Included: Yes | — | Included: Yes |
| Related posts | — | Included: Content similarity | Partly: Shared categories and tags |
| Works with page cache | Partly: Settings | — | Included: Yes, background beacon |
- Included
- Partly, or on a paid plan
- Not included
- Not needed, with the reason
What moves over automatically.
Existing view counts are carried over from the counters people commonly use, keeping the higher number when there are several.
Imported
- Post Views Counter totals (its wp_post_views table)
- WP-PostViews and other counters stored as post meta
views_count-views_allwpb_post_views_countpenci_post_views_countpost_views - Post Views Counter settings: counted post types, interval, logged-in exclusion, label and position
post_views_counter_settings_generalpost_views_counter_settings_display - YARPP: auto-display, number of posts, list or thumbnails, heading
yarpp
Not imported
- Per-day view history
- YARPP’s relevance weighting
- Post Views: imported view counts for 128 posts and plugin settings.
How switching works.
- 01
Check your site
Run the free site check to see which of your plugins Presscomet replaces and what needs attention.
- 02
Run the migration
Connect your WordPress site. Content, users, media and plugin settings are imported into a new Presscomet site; your live site is only read.
- 03
Review and switch
Open Settings → Post Views: Counting, Display and Related Posts tabs to check the imported settings, then point your domain at the new site when you’re happy.
Where to find it: Settings → Post Views: Counting, Display and Related Posts tabs.
Post Views: questions
Are my old view counts kept?
Yes. Totals from Post Views Counter and counters stored as post meta (such as WP-PostViews) are imported.
Are search engine bots counted?
No. Crawlers and other bots are never counted.
Can I keep running Post Views Counter instead?
No. Presscomet doesn’t run PHP, so WordPress plugins can’t be installed. The bundled Post Views plugin does the job instead, and the migration imports the settings listed above.
Does Presscomet support WooCommerce?
Not today. Presscomet is for content sites — blogs, magazines, business and documentation sites. If your site sells through WooCommerce, it isn’t a fit yet.
Related plugins and next steps
Related
- BundledAnalyticsGA4, Tag Manager, Plausible or Fathom snippets, plus a cookieless page-view counter with a dashboard chart.
- BundledTable of ContentsNested, numbered contents lists from your headings, inserted automatically or with [toc], [ez-toc] or [lwptoc].
- BundledSocial SharingShare links for nine networks above or below content — plain links, no third-party scripts.
Move your WordPress site in one go — content, users, media and plugin settings. Free and open source; your live site is only read.
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Post Views Counter, WP-PostViews, YARPP, Contextual Related Posts are trademarks of their respective owners. Presscomet is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Names are used only to describe compatibility and migration.