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postviews

Postviews matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around turning WordPress activity into automated reporting and handoffs, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: Teams pay when WordPress data can be turned into reports, alerts, or downstream automation. The entry wedge is to connect repeated operational signals to dashboards, alerts, exports, and workflow automations.

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Opportunity Summary

Full report

Build an automation and reporting layer plugin for agencies, operators, and marketing teams: Teams pay when WordPress data can be turned into reports, alerts, or downstream automation. The first wedge is to connect repeated operational signals to dashboards, alerts, exports, and workflow automations.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: Teams pay when WordPress data can be turned into reports, alerts, or downstream automation. Current stage: commercial plugin opportunity.

Competitors

8 shown
Post Views Counter 200.0K installs · 4.9
weak incumbent
-100.0%momentum 63.5weakness 15/40pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, compatibility despite praise for quality, easy.

WP-PostViews 100.0K installs · 4.4
weak incumbent
-100.0%momentum 55.9weakness 22/26pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, support despite praise for easy, value.

WP-PostViews Plus 400 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 45.1weakness 2/3pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, compatibility despite praise for quality, easy.

Post Views Stats Counter 700 installs · 4.0
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 42.5weakness 2/3pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, bugs despite praise for easy, quality.

Easy Post View Counter 100 installs · 4.0
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 41.2weakness 2/4pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, support despite praise for easy, quality.

Post View Count 4.0K installs · 4.6
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 26.7weakness 2/18pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, compatibility despite praise for quality, easy.

WP-PostViews Plus widget 10 installs · 0.0
watchlist
-100.0%momentum 34.8weakness 0/0pain/praise

Weakness evidence: stale update history.

complaint plugin not working after update 1.77

plugin not working after update 1.77: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP-PostViews · plugin not working after update 1.77 since I updated the plugin to version 1.77 it doesn’t work anymore the views counter gives me 0 or at most 1 or 2 for all articles WordPress 6.2 with Honeymoon theme is it possible to fix it?
complaint Latest Update of 2.0.1 Causing Security Issues

Latest Update of 2.0.1 Causing Security Issues: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Latest Update of 2.0.1 Causing Security Issues This has been working well until Today, 8th Feb 2024 , when I updated this plugin to 2.0.1 and it broke my site.
mixed Post View Count <= 1.8.4 – CSRF

Post View Count <= 1.8.4 – CSRF: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Post View Count <= 1.8.4 – CSRF Not resolved.
mixed Has stopped working in Version: 1.7.1

Has stopped working in Version: 1.7.1: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post Views Counter · Has stopped working in Version: 1.7.1 16 hours ago (Jan.
mixed Post View 2.01 Causes Security Check error in WP

Post View 2.01 Causes Security Check error in WP: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Post View 2.01 Causes Security Check error in WP After updating 2 sites to 2.01, both experienced this error: In any browser on any system a white screen displayed ‘Secuity check’ and would not load the site.
mixed Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability Will you be issuing an update?
mixed Problems with new versions of Php

Problems with new versions of Php: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Problems with new versions of Php Hi, I use the plugin on several installations without ever having problems and find the functions you have devised useful.
mixed Fatal Errors after Update

Fatal Errors after Update: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Fatal Errors after Update Been using without issues this Plug in ( THANK YOU!) and this morning I am getting a fatal error all of the sudden.
mixed Post View Count <= 2.0 – CSRF

Post View Count <= 2.0 – CSRF: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Post View Count <= 2.0 – CSRF Version 2.0 still vulnerable: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-simple-post-view/wordpress-post-view-count-plugin-1-8-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability Version 2.0 still vulnerable: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-simple-post-view/wordpress-post-view-count-plugin-1-8-2-cross-site-req
complaint Backup failure at wp_post_views

A large wp_post_views table was linked to both Jetpack backup failures and recurring critical errors that stopped the site from loading.

Post Views Counter · the site to stop loading with a critical error, and 2) JetPack backup to fail
mixed Sort ASC or DSC give me critical error

Sort ASC or DSC give me critical error: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Sort ASC or DSC give me critical error when i click on the post view ASC or DSC it give me this error : There has been a critical error on this website.
complaint Virus in your zip installation file

A paying user saw a virus alert when uploading the pro zip and asked the vendor to verify and fix the installer.

Post Views Counter · I’ve found a virus in the zip file. Can you verify this and fix it?
complaint Message d’erreur : Uncaught ArgumentCountError

A bundled translation issue in Post Views Counter Pro caused a fatal error in the Insights and Traffic Signals admin logic until version 1.7.12 fixed it.

Post Views Counter · Une erreur de type E_ERROR a été causée
complaint Votre site connaît un problème technique

Post Views Counter triggers a fatal WordPress technical issue because the Most Viewed Posts widget calls an unavailable helper function.

Post Views Counter · Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function pvc_most_viewed_posts()
praise Unable To Activate

Unable To Activate: users show security, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP-PostViews · Unable To Activate Why my wordpress is saying “This plugin is not allowed on our system due to performance, security, or compatibility concerns..
praise Feature request : an import script from WPstatistics ;)

Feature request : an import script from WPstatistics ;): users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post Views Stats Counter · Feature request : an import script from WPstatistics ;) Hi, Kazuki, I love your simple, yet powerful plugin “Post Views stats counter”.
question WordPress postmeta table

A user needed view counts stored or synced in postmeta for compatibility and explicitly offered to pay for custom plugin work.

Post Views Counter · We would obviously pay you for the work.
complaint Where are views stored?

Where are views stored?: users show performance, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement · Hi I installed this plugin mainly because it was recommended by LiteSpeed support staff as I need post views.
complaint “Guest Reaction” isnt working

“Guest Reaction” isnt working: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement · “Guest Reaction” isnt working Hi, I have installed the plugin on my wordpress instance, somehow the feature “Guest Reaction” doesnt work.
complaint Post View Stats Counter Not Working

Post View Stats Counter Not Working: users show compatibility, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post Views Stats Counter · Post View Stats Counter Not Working Been using Post View Stats Counter (free version) for the past 2 months and it suddenly stopped counting please help, really need the stats The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Been using Post View Stats Counter (free version) for the past 2 months and it suddenly stopped counting please help, really need t
complaint Error happened

Error happened: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement · Error happened In /wp-content/plugins/remoji/tpl/reaction_bar.tpl.php near the end there is a line for the error bar.
question Changed interval. How to remove older views

Changed interval. How to remove older views: users show performance, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post Views Counter · How to remove older views Hi there, I had the ‘Cleanup Interval’ set to 0, since I installed the plugin.
mixed Some php errors

Some php errors: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Some php errors 1.
complaint Please Help my theme is Dark

Please Help my theme is Dark: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement · Please Help my theme is Dark Hello, my theme is dark version so the count does not appear and there is a bug in the comments, could someone help me?
complaint The visitors cannot see the current post views.

The visitors cannot see the current post views.: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP-PostViews · WP Fastest Cache mentions about compatibleness with WP Postviews.
complaint Deleted this plugin and install other one

Deleted this plugin and install other one: users show compatibility, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP-PostViews · Deleted this plugin and install other one Resets the counter when the post is updated – this is the biggest drawback of the plugin.
complaint Can I import view data from copied site?

Can I import view data from copied site?: users show migration, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP-PostViews · Can I import view data from copied site?
complaint Counted in units of 2 times

Counted in units of 2 times: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP-PostViews · Counted in units of 2 times I have <?php the_views(); ?> in content.php to display the counts.
complaint Unclear – frontend or backend only

Unclear – frontend or backend only: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post Views Counter · Unclear – frontend or backend only Hi we use Youzify with Buddypress and set this plugin up on a test site to see if we like it and would like to use pro.
mixed Text Domain Issues

Text Domain Issues: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement · Text Domain Issues I already fully localized this plugin to zh_TW, and I found two text domain issues.
complaint Disable email summary by default for older installations

Agencies managing many sites complain that a new Post Views Counter email summary was enabled by default and is spamming inboxes and consuming email quota.

Post Views Counter · I have hundreds of websites I manage sending spam to my inbox.
complaint Not great anymore – useless with caching.

A former user switched plugins because they believed reliable view counting with caching now required a paid plan.

Post Views Counter · It has become useless if you use caching (necessary for any fast website) – unless you pay.
complaint Turn OFF the EMAILS

A user managing over 100 client sites says Post Views Counter automatically subscribed admins to unwanted emails and asks for opt-out by default plus an unsubscribe link.

Post Views Counter · I have over 100 client sites that’s now emailing me, and I do not have the time to go into each one to turn it off.
complaint TURN OFF THE EMAILS

A site manager wants default emails disabled because changing the setting across 100 client sites creates avoidable admin work.

Post Views Counter · I don’t want to go to 100 of my client sites and turn it off.
mixed Warning – Attempt to read property “ID” on null

Warning – Attempt to read property “ID” on null: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Warning – Attempt to read property “ID” on null Hi, First, thank you for this great and simple-to-use plugin, has helped me a lot !
mixed Reset Views

Reset Views: users show compatibility, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Post View Count · Reset Views I installed new theme on my site and I wanted to reset the views, but there isn’t any option for that.
complaint can make on schedules

can make on schedules: users show performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Redis Post Views · can make on schedules can you make this plugin auto “hourly” to write on database thank The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] can you make this plugin auto “hourly” to write on database thank The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link]
complaint No whitespaces in the views

No whitespaces in the views: users show support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP-PostViews Plus · No whitespaces in the views Hi I’m currently building a website that needs a views counter and i installed post views plus.
complaint Adding an exclude pages option

Adding an exclude pages option: users show missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement · Adding an exclude pages option I would like to suggest an exclude option for example if you have a forum installed and counts it as a page.
complaint Remoji – Shortcode or Php code

Remoji – Shortcode or Php code: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement · Remoji – Shortcode or Php code I added remoji on customized wordpress theme.