Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin vs The Hits Counter
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,835, ahead of The Hits Counter at #37,277. Over the last 7 days Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin slipped 2 places and The Hits Counter climbed 3,984 places. Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for The Hits Counter. Downloads this week: Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin 164 and The Hits Counter 14.
| Metric | Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin | The Hits Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,835 ▼ 2 | #37,277 ▲ 3984 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 164 | 14 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (190) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Dec 26, 2024 | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.4.0 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,805 | #34,593 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | Jul 2015 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin or The Hits Counter?
By active installs, Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for The Hits Counter, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin or The Hits Counter?
Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin, at #1,835 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with The Hits Counter at #37,277. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Counter Number Showcase, Fun Facts – WordPress Animated Counter Plugin or The Hits Counter alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.