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Site Counter

by Vitaliy Panchenko · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2 Tested up to WP 4.5.33

Site Counter has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,843 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 22, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.5.33.

Site Counter at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
4,843
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Site Counter well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • The number from which the report will be carried out visitors
  • Cookie storage period for the visitors
  • Now you need not call the function **<php sc_sitecounter (); ?>**, To counter worked
  • Added a widget to the Home Screen page “Console”
  • Added a widget – Site Counter to widget page

Site Counter reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
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4★
0
3★
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2★
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1★
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  • not working, nothing shows up and no support

    Using the widget, nothing shows up (other than the widget title). No documentation/support available either (explanation given in the description is wrong/incomplete for the widget or it's simply buggy and doesn't work).

    yesyeswordpress
  • Wonderful!!

    This plug-in is small, simple, and also works OK in the SSL (HTTPS) mode!!

    ccsx

Details

Site Counter - is a simple count of visitors. It is will bring the number of visitors since the establishment of the counter on the site.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • Counter
  • counter visitors
  • visitors
  • widget
  • widget counter
Version
1.2
Last updated
Jun 22, 2016
First published
May 20, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.5.3
Tested up to
4.5.33
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Site Counter FAQ

What does Site Counter do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Site Counter offers The number from which the report will be carried out visitors, Cookie storage period for the visitors, Now you need not call the function **<php sc_sitecounter (); ?>**, To counter worked, Added a widget to the Home Screen page “Console” and Added a widget – Site Counter to widget page.

How many active installs does Site Counter have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Site Counter as of September 7, 2026.

Is Site Counter still maintained?

The last release was on June 22, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Site Counter free?

Site Counter is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.