Add Post Views Counter In WordPress Posts Without Plugin
Did you ever want to know how many times a particular post has been viewed? I will show you How To Add Post Views Counter In WordPress Posts Without Plugin. This is very useful to track post views this will help you in future to write more interesting, quality content articles which can attract more visitors. Just add the following snippets to your template files and watch the post views grow.I am not responsible if you done any mistake. So Check this video to Adding Code Though File Manager
Step 1: Adding Post Views Counter Code In Functions.PHP
- Go to Appearance > Editor
- Under Editor section Select Functions.php in the list of php files on the right of your screen (or just see image below)
- Paste Below code in functions.php
>// Display or Count how many times a post has been viewed.
// id = the post id and action = display or countfunction arixWp_PostViews( $id, $action ) {$axCountMeta = ‘ax_post_views’; // Your Custom field that stores the views
$axCount = get_post_meta($id, $axCountMeta, true);if ( $axCount == ” ) {if ( $action == ‘count’ ) {
$axCount = 0;
}delete_post_meta( $id, $axCountMeta );
add_post_meta( $id, $axCountMeta, 0 );if ( $action == ‘display’ ) {
echo “0 Views”;
}} else {if ( $action == ‘count’ ) {$axCount++;
update_post_meta( $id, $axCountMeta, $axCount );} else {echo $axCount . ‘ Views’;}}}
// id = the post id and action = display or countfunction arixWp_PostViews( $id, $action ) {$axCountMeta = ‘ax_post_views’; // Your Custom field that stores the views
$axCount = get_post_meta($id, $axCountMeta, true);if ( $axCount == ” ) {if ( $action == ‘count’ ) {
$axCount = 0;
}delete_post_meta( $id, $axCountMeta );
add_post_meta( $id, $axCountMeta, 0 );if ( $action == ‘display’ ) {
echo “0 Views”;
}} else {if ( $action == ‘count’ ) {$axCount++;
update_post_meta( $id, $axCountMeta, $axCount );} else {echo $axCount . ‘ Views’;}}}
- After adding above code Click Update File
Step 2: Showing Posts Views Counter In WordPress Posts
- Select Single.PHP from right of your screen (See image below)
- Now Paste below code just after High Lighted Section in above image.
- To display the count outside the loop use this:
- If you want them to show in the loop use this instead.
<?php echo arixWp_PostViews( $post->ID, 'display' ); ?>- Finally Click on Update File and You had done.
