Title: WordPress postmeta table
Last modified: May 6, 2026

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# WordPress postmeta table

 *  Resolved [madjay69](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madjay69/)
 * (@madjay69)
 * [5 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-postmeta-table/)
 * I’m looking for a view counter WordPress plugin for any custom post type that
   stores its data as a custom field in the default WordPress postmeta table. Does
   your plug-in do that?

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 *  Plugin Support [weiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weiser/)
 * (@weiser)
 * [4 days, 21 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-postmeta-table/#post-18901661)
 * No. Post Views Counter does not store view counts as custom fields in the default
   WordPress postmeta table. It stores them in its own custom database table instead.
 * The reason it uses a custom table is that view counts are a high-write, high-
   read data type. Keeping them separate from postmeta makes the data model cleaner
   and better suited for counting, reporting, and updates. For users, that usually
   means more reliable tracking, better performance on larger sites, and less clutter
   in the standard WordPress metadata table.
 * Yes, it still supports custom post types, so you can track views for any post
   type you choose. The counts are just saved in PVC’s own tables rather than as
   postmeta fields.
 *  Thread Starter [madjay69](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madjay69/)
 * (@madjay69)
 * [4 days, 16 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-postmeta-table/#post-18901974)
 * Does it include any settings to “sync” or display counts within the post meta
   layer for compatibility?

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 * Last reply from: [madjay69](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madjay69/)
 * Last activity: [4 days, 16 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-postmeta-table/#post-18901974)
 * Status: resolved