'.$count; //If the the Post Custom Field value is NOT empty. }else{ $count++; //increment the counter by 1. //Update the value of an existing meta key (custom field) for the specified post. update_post_meta($post_ID, $count_key, $count); //If statement, is just to have the singular form 'View' for the value '1' if($count == '1'){ return ''.$count; } //In all other cases return (count) Views else { return ''.$count; } } } //Gets the number of Post Views to be used later. function get_PostViews($post_ID){ $count_key = 'post_views_count'; //Returns values of the custom field with the specified key from the specified post. $count = get_post_meta($post_ID, $count_key, true); return $count; } //Function that Adds a 'Views' Column to your Posts tab in WordPress Dashboard. function post_column_views($newcolumn){ //Retrieves the translated string, if translation exists, and assign it to the 'default' array. $newcolumn['post_views'] = esc_html__('Views', 'nanopress'); return $newcolumn; } //Function that Populates the 'Views' Column with the number of views count. function post_custom_column_views($column_name, $id){ if($column_name === 'post_views'){ // Display the Post View Count of the current post. // get_the_ID() - Returns the numeric ID of the current post. echo get_PostViews(get_the_ID()); } } //Hooks a function to a specific filter action. //applied to the list of columns to print on the manage posts screen. add_filter('manage_posts_columns', 'post_column_views'); //Hooks a function to a specific action. //allows you to add custom columns to the list post/custom post type pages. //'10' default: specify the function's priority. //and '2' is the number of the functions' arguments. add_action('manage_posts_custom_column', 'post_custom_column_views',10,2);