Count Post Views in a WP Custom Field

gistfile1.txt

// Function to increment view count
//
// Use the following shortcode to display it in Beaver Builder: 
//
// [wpbb post:custom_field key='my_post_views_count']
//
// Insert the code below in your child theme's functions.php file

function my_post_views() {
    if (is_single()) { // Only run on single post pages
        global $post;
        $postID = $post->ID;
        $count_key = 'my_post_views_count';
        $count = get_post_meta($postID, $count_key, true);
        
        if ($count == '') {
            $count = 0;
            delete_post_meta($postID, $count_key);
            add_post_meta($postID, $count_key, '0');
        } else {
            $count++;
            update_post_meta($postID, $count_key, $count);
        }
    }
}
add_action('wp_head', 'my_post_views');