Tutorial 1
Use this code in functions.php
function rm_post_view_count(){
if ( is_single() ){
global $post;
$count_post = esc_attr( get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_post_views_count', true) );
if( $count_post == ''){
$count_post = 1;
add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_post_views_count', $count_post);
}else{
$count_post = (int)$count_post + 1;
update_post_meta( $post->ID, '_post_views_count', $count_post);
}
}
}
add_action('wp_head', 'rm_post_view_count');Or use this code in your single.php
if ( is_single() ){
global $post;
$count_post = esc_attr( get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_post_views_count', true) );
if( $count_post == ''){
$count_post = 1;
add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_post_views_count', $count_post);
}else{
$count_post = (int)$count_post + 1;
update_post_meta( $post->ID, '_post_views_count', $count_post);
}
}then use this code for display post counter
global $post;
$visitor_count = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_post_views_count', true);
if( $visitor_count == '' ){ $visitor_count = 0; }
if( $visitor_count >= 1000 ){
$visitor_count = round( ($visitor_count/1000), 2 );
$visitor_count = $visitor_count.'k';
}
echo esc_attr($visitor_count);Tutorial 2
Add this code your functions.php
// function to display number of posts.
function getPostViews($postID){
$count_key = 'post_views_count';
$count = get_post_meta($postID, $count_key, true);
if($count==''){
delete_post_meta($postID, $count_key);
add_post_meta($postID, $count_key, '0');
return "0 View";
}
return $count.' Views';
}
// function to count views.
function setPostViews($postID) {
$count_key = 'post_views_count';
$count = get_post_meta($postID, $count_key, true);
if($count==''){
$count = 0;
delete_post_meta($postID, $count_key);
add_post_meta($postID, $count_key, '0');
}else{
$count++;
update_post_meta($postID, $count_key, $count);
}
}
// Add it to a column in WP-Admin
add_filter('manage_posts_columns', 'posts_column_views');
add_action('manage_posts_custom_column', 'posts_custom_column_views',5,2);
function posts_column_views($defaults){
$defaults['post_views'] = __('Views');
return $defaults;
}
function posts_custom_column_views($column_name, $id){
if($column_name === 'post_views'){
echo getPostViews(get_the_ID());
}
}Add this code to single.php
<?php setPostViews(get_the_ID()); ?>
Add this code for display post counter
<?php echo getPostViews(get_the_ID()); ?>
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