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PulseViews records how many times each post or page has been viewed and gives you a clean analytics dashboard inside your WordPress admin.<\/p>\n\n
No wp_postmeta writes. No database bloat. Works with any caching plugin.<\/p>\n\n
Key features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Shortcode reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Pro version available<\/strong><\/p>\n\n PulseViews Pro is an optional add-on available at pulseviews.net\/pricing\/<\/a>. It adds:<\/p>\n\n For detailed documentation, visit our Documentation Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n The free plugin is fully functional without Pro.<\/p>\n\n This plugin may connect to the following external services. Both services are disabled by default<\/strong> \u2014 you must explicitly opt in.<\/p>\n\n 1. ip-api.com \u2014 IP Geolocation (opt-in)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Used to resolve the approximate country from a visitor's IP address for geographic analytics.<\/p>\n\n 2. pulseviews.net \u2014 Usage & Diagnostic Data (opt-in)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Used to send anonymous diagnostic telemetry to help us improve plugin compatibility and stability.<\/p>\n\n From the WordPress admin (recommended):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Manual upload:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n After activation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Yes. Go to Settings \u2192 Counting \u2192 Tracking mode<\/strong> and switch to JavaScript<\/strong>. This tracks views asynchronously after the page loads \u2014 even when served from cache. Tested with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, and Cloudflare.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. JavaScript tracking uses the browser's By default, Administrators and Editors are excluded. Configure this under Settings \u2192 Counting \u2192 Exclusions<\/strong>. You can exclude any role independently of the \"exclude logged-in\" toggle.<\/p><\/dd>\n All post view data is stored locally in your WordPress database in four dedicated tables: IP addresses are SHA-256 hashed before storage \u2014 raw IPs are never written to your database. No cookies are set by default (session tracking uses a hashed key). Geographic tracking and telemetry are disabled by default. Read our full Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n Go to Settings \u2192 Display \u2192 Auto-insert position<\/strong> and choose \"After content\". Or place Yes. Go to Settings \u2192 Display \u2192 View count label<\/strong>. Change \"views\" to anything \u2014 \"readers\", \"hits\", \"people read this\". You can also override it per-shortcode with Four styles: Pill<\/strong> (rounded with eye icon), Block<\/strong> (bold inverted counter), Inline<\/strong> (pure text, inherits theme font), and Compact<\/strong> (small bordered badge for post cards). Each automatically inherits your theme's text colour.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Go to Settings \u2192 Counting \u2192 Track post types<\/strong> and select any public post type \u2014 posts, pages, products, custom types.<\/p><\/dd>\n Data is preserved on deactivation. To delete everything, go to Settings \u2192 Other \u2192 Danger Zone<\/strong> and enable \"Delete all data on uninstall\" before deleting the plugin.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n
[pulseviews]<\/code><\/li>\n[pulseviews] \u2014 current post, default style\n[pulseviews style=\"1\" variant=\"filled\"] \u2014 filled pill\n[pulseviews style=\"2\"] \u2014 block counter\n[pulseviews style=\"3\"] \u2014 inline text\n[pulseviews style=\"4\"] \u2014 compact badge\n[pulseviews label=\"readers\"] \u2014 custom label\n[pulseviews period=\"week\"] \u2014 views this week\n[pulseviews period=\"today\"] \u2014 views today\n[pulseviews id=\"42\"] \u2014 specific post by ID\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n
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Does it work with caching plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will it slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
sendBeacon<\/code> API \u2014 completely non-blocking. PHP tracking adds one indexed database write per view. The frontend badge CSS loads only on pages that display it.<\/p><\/dd>\nDoes it track logged-in users?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Where is my data stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
wp_pulseviews_views<\/code>, wp_pulseviews_aggregates<\/code>, wp_pulseviews_post_totals<\/code>, wp_pulseviews_exclusions<\/code>. Nothing is sent to any external server unless you explicitly opt in to geographic tracking or usage collection.<\/p><\/dd>\nIs it GDPR compliant?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do I show the view count on my posts?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
[pulseviews]<\/code> manually anywhere in post content, page templates, or widget areas.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I customise the label?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
[pulseviews label=\"readers\"]<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhat display styles are available?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I use it on multiple post types?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What happens to my data if I deactivate the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Where can I read your terms and conditions?<\/h3><\/dt>\n