The Hits List Documentation

The Hits List tracks post views locally in WordPress, displays popular posts, and can migrate compatible Top 10 data into a free replacement.

Current Release

Stable tag: 1.4.0

Tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Documentation

• Getting Started
• Features
• Migrating From Top 10
• Privacy
• Frequently Asked Questions

Key Features

• Local view tracking in WordPress database tables.
• Overall and daily popular-post counts.
• Trending, which ranks posts by how fast views are rising rather than by totals.
• Refresh candidates, highlighting well-read posts that have gone quiet.
• Popular Posts block, widget, and shortcodes.
• Five WordPress dashboard cards covering daily and all-time top posts, views over time, trending, and refresh candidates.
• Post list table columns for total, daily, and condensed view counts.
• Configurable retention for daily data.
• CSV and JSON export of your view counts.
• Rerun-safe Top 10 migration compatibility, with cleanup and old-plugin removal.
• REST-based tracking with AJAX fallback.
• Privacy-policy integration for site owners.