Number of views using WordPress
Display the number of views using WordPress without using a plugin. Add code snippet to file functions.php your topic, then follow the step 1. and step 2. To display the number of views for each individual entry.
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";
}
return $count;
}
function setPostViews($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, $count);
}
}Step 1.
Put this snippet below “setPostViews” in single.php inside the loop.
<?php
setPostViews(get_the_ID());
?>
Step 2.
Put this snippet below in your template, where would you like to display the number of views.
<?php
echo getPostViews(get_the_ID());
?>The number of site views can be displayed in a separate column
To display the number of views in a separate column of your admin panel, you need to add the following code to the functions.php file.
add_filter('manage_posts_columns', 'posts_column_views');
add_action('manage_posts_custom_column', 'posts_custom_column_views',5,2);
function posts_column_views($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());
}
}The code was tested on a test site and everything works. Good luck developing WordPress sites.
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