Title: Post views difference
Last modified: March 30, 2026

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# Post views difference

 *  [kami2k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kami2k/)
 * (@kami2k)
 * [2 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-views-difference/)
 * Hi,
 * Why there is lots of difference between this and other anayltics plugins, like
   google sitekit or MonsterInsights  etc,
 * they show couple of visits / views but this plugin shows 100 of vews of same 
   posts, why is this difference?

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 *  Plugin Support [weiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weiser/)
 * (@weiser)
 * [2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-views-difference/#post-18875549)
 * The difference you’re seeing is expected because Post Views Counter and Google
   Analytics measure views differently. PVC is flexible — it supports PHP, JavaScript,
   and REST API counting modes, and it includes options to exclude bots, logged‑
   in users, specific roles, and IPs, and to set a custom count interval. Google
   Analytics relies on client‑side JavaScript, applies its own bot/traffic filters,
   and reports pageviews and sessions rather than raw server hits.
 * If you want PVC numbers to look closer to GA, try these steps in PVC settings:
   enable crawler and AI bot exclusion, exclude logged‑in users or specific roles,
   switch to the JavaScript counting mode (so it only counts JS‑enabled visitors),
   and set a reasonable count interval to avoid counting rapid refreshes. Also remember
   to compare the same date ranges and traffic segments when checking both tools.
 * Finally, keep in mind that exact parity is unlikely because the two systems use
   different detection and sampling methods;.

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