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How to Count Post Views in WordPress without Plugin

November 3, 2020
By Cozmot

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<strong><span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title">gt_get_post_view</span><span class="hljs-params">()</span> </span>{
    $count = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), <span class="hljs-string">'post_views_count'</span>, <span class="hljs-keyword">true</span> );
    <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> <span class="hljs-string">"$count views"</span>;
}
<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title">gt_set_post_view</span><span class="hljs-params">()</span> </span>{
    $key = <span class="hljs-string">'post_views_count'</span>;
    $post_id = get_the_ID();
    $count = (int) get_post_meta( $post_id, $key, <span class="hljs-keyword">true</span> );
    $count++;
    update_post_meta( $post_id, $key, $count );
}
<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title">gt_posts_column_views</span><span class="hljs-params">( $columns )</span> </span>{
    $columns[<span class="hljs-string">'post_views'</span>] = <span class="hljs-string">'Views'</span>;
    <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> $columns;
}
<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title">gt_posts_custom_column_views</span><span class="hljs-params">( $column )</span> </span>{
    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> ( $column === <span class="hljs-string">'post_views'</span>) {
        <span class="hljs-keyword">echo</span> gt_get_post_view();
    }
}
add_filter( <span class="hljs-string">'manage_posts_columns'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'gt_posts_column_views'</span> );
add_action( <span class="hljs-string">'manage_posts_custom_column'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'gt_posts_custom_column_views'</span> );</strong>
 

2. Then, copy the code below and paste it into single.php file in the while loop.

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<strong><span class="php"><span class="hljs-meta">
<?php</span> gt_set_post_view(); <span class="hljs-meta">?>
</span></span></strong>
 

3. Next, copy the following code and paste it where you want to show the number of views
<div class=”densor” style=””><?= gt_get_post_view(); ?></div>
4. When it’s all done, you will see the post view like this:]]>