Pageviews Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/pageviews

A simple and lightweight pageviews counter for your WordPress posts and pages.

1K active installs v0.11.0 PHP + WP 4.4+ Updated Feb 21, 2020
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Pageviews Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Pageviews has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "pageviews" plugin v0.11.0 demonstrates several positive security practices, including the exclusive use of prepared statements for all SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped outputs. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and recorded past vulnerabilities suggests a conscientious development approach. However, the plugin presents a notable security concern due to its attack surface. Specifically, two out of the four identified entry points (3 REST API routes and 1 AJAX handler) lack proper authentication or permission checks, creating potential avenues for unauthorized access or actions.

Key Concerns

  • Unprotected REST API routes
  • Unprotected AJAX handlers
  • External HTTP requests without context
  • Output escaping not fully implemented
Vulnerabilities
None known

Pageviews Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Pageviews Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
3 prepared
Unescaped Output
3
12 escaped
Nonce Checks
2
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared3 total queries

Output Escaping

80% escaped15 total outputs
Attack Surface
2 unprotected

Pageviews Attack Surface

Entry Points4
Unprotected2

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_pageviews-dismiss-noticepageviews.php:26

REST API Routes 3

GET/wp-json/pageviews/1.0/pingincludes\rest-controller.php:11
GET/wp-json/pageviews/1.0/authincludes\rest-controller.php:16
GET/wp-json/pageviews/1.0/postsincludes\rest-controller.php:21
WordPress Hooks 9
actionrest_api_initincludes\rest-controller.php:4
actiontemplate_redirectpageviews.php:22
actionadmin_noticespageviews.php:25
actionplugins_loadedpageviews.php:28
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspageviews.php:39
actionpageviewspageviews.php:40
actionthe_contentpageviews.php:43
actionwp_headpageviews.php:44
actionwp_footerpageviews.php:119
Maintenance & Trust

Pageviews Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedFeb 21, 2020
PHP min version
Downloads45K

Community Trust

Rating94/100
Number of ratings7
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Pageviews Developer Profile

Pressjitsu

2 plugins · 1K total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Pageviews

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.js/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.min.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.js/wp-content/plugins/pageviews/pageviews.min.js
Version Parameters
?v=4

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
pageviews-placeholderpageviews-wrapper
HTML Comments
<!-- Pageviews SDK -->
Data Attributes
data-key
JS Globals
window._pv_config
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/pageviews/1.0/ping/wp-json/pageviews/1.0/auth/wp-json/pageviews/1.0/posts
Shortcode Output
<span class="pageviews-placeholder"<div class="pageviews-wrapper"><svg
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Pageviews