WordPress Post View Analytics is an advanced analytics plugin. First, it counts post views on your WordPress site. In addition, it collects engagement signals like engagement time and scroll depth. This means you can evaluate content performance meaningfully. Instead of stopping at “how many views?”, the plugin classifies each view by dimensions like device type, browser, country (GeoIP), and referrer source. This helps you make better decisions for your content strategy, SEO, and UX improvements. Key capabilities 1) Automatic view counter + real-time updates The plugin displays the counter in a standard format or in an abbreviated K/M/B format. PV Analytics shows the counter in a standard format or as K/M/B abbreviations. 2) Engagement analytics: time + scroll The plugin tracks how long a visitor stays on the page and how far they scroll. PV Analytics uses these metrics in admin summaries and popular content lists. 3) Admin Dashboard: track performance in one place Under the PV Analytics menu in the WordPress admin area, you get: Time Series charts Device Split (mobile/tablet/desktop, etc.) Top Countries (by country code) Top Browsers (browser distribution) Top Referrers (traffic sources / referrers) Popular Posts list (views + avg engagement + avg scroll metrics) You can also switch date ranges (e.g., today/week/month/all time) to quickly understand trends. 4) Trending Posts module (Widget + Gutenberg Block + Shortcode) To showcase your most-read content to visitors: Trending Posts Widget: List/Grid/Mini layout options Optional: thumbnail, excerpt, meta/date “HOT” badge: configurable threshold, label, and color Filters: device type (all/mobile/tablet/desktop) and category (specific categories / current category) Gutenberg Block (server-side render): same logic available as a block Shortcode: a quick way to embed a trending list 5) Counter placement and styling Choose automatic insertion, or insert the counter manually: Automatic placement options: after_title before_content after_content before_comments Manual Styling options include multiple counter looks (e.g., “capsule/minimal/shiny/highlighter/glass/big” style variants) plus color/typography controls to match your theme. Optional icon support: PV Analytics supports Font Awesome, Material Icons, Bootstrap Icons, and Remix Icon packages. PV Analytics loads the CSS for your selected icon pack via CDN. 6) Performance-oriented data model The plugin uses two dedicated tables: wp_pv_post_views: daily post view totals (for fast reporting) wp_pv_visitor_log: a detailed row for each view event (device/browser/country/referrer + engagement + scroll) For fast counter output, a post meta field pv_total_views is also maintained. Anti-spam / measurement accuracy Unique Mode (enabled by default): limits repeated views from the same IP for the same post within a time window (server-side transient logic). IWhen you disable Unique Mode, the “flood protection” mechanism helps prevent rapid refreshes from inflating counts. Security and privacy notes (important) PV Analytics handles view logging and engagement updates through the REST API. In normal mode, PV Analytics applies basic Origin/Referer validation. With Strict Mode, REST requests require a nonce. Country detection uses a GeoIP API request by default and stores only the country code. Disable GeoIP in the settings to make the plugin use a simpler locale/language-based fallback. PV Analytics never stores visitor IP addresses in the database. It uses them only for unique checks and GeoIP lookups during runtime. Who is it for? Bloggers & content creators (who want to see which posts readers actually read) SEO-focused sites (sources, device/browser distribution) Anyone optimizing content strategy (highlight trending content) UX improvement workflows (scroll + time metrics) Quick usage Install and activate the plugin. Next, configure counter placement and style under PV Analytics → Settings. For manual counter placement: [pv_count] For a trending list: [pv_trending title="Trending Posts" days="7" limit="5"] Add the “Trending Posts” widget/block anywhere you want. INFO / DOWNLOAD: https://www.metinmete.dev/plugin/wordpress-post-view-analytics/