Tradesw Visit Counter

• Requires PHP: 7.4
• Requires CP: 1.4
• Version: 1.0.1
• Author: Tradesouthwest
• Tags: counter, posts, visits, translation-ready
• License: GPL 3 (see LICENSE)
• Text domain: tradesw-visit-counter
• Plugin URL: https://github.com/tradesouthwest/post-visit-tally

Adds Admin column to edit page of posts to show number of visits to post.

Use https://github.com/tradesouthwest/tradesw-visit-counter/issues to post your issues with this plugin.

See file CHANGELOG.md

Hook Selection: We use wp_head for tracking to ensure the visit is only counted when the page begins to render for a user.

Metadata Naming: The meta key is prefixed with an underscore (_warsww_post_views), which keeps it hidden from the standard “Custom Fields” metabox in the editor, preventing accidental manual edits.

Performance: For high-traffic sites, consider offloading this to a REST API endpoint or using an external database to prevent heavy update_post_meta calls on the wp_postmeta table.

Citations: This implementation follows the standard WordPress Plugin Handbook guidelines for hooks and class-based architecture.

warsww-visit-counter/
├── warsww-visit-counter.php   # Main Loader & Logic
└── inc/
    └── class-admin-columns.php # Admin Display Logic