Adds gentle social proof to your property pages, showing how many people viewed a home in the past 24 hours. For operators who want to nudge undecided guests toward booking.
What it does #
Activity Counter displays a small activity line on your property pages showing how many people have viewed the home in the past 24 hours. Seeing that others are interested creates a sense of demand and helps a guest who is on the fence decide to book before someone else does.
The counter uses a hybrid approach. It tracks real visits to each property, and it blends in a steady artificial baseline so the numbers stay believable and consistent even on quieter listings or brand-new pages. The result is social proof that never looks empty or implausible.
- Shows views in the past 24 hours
- Numbers refresh periodically while the guest is on the page
- Real tracking plus a baseline so the display is always sensible
- Mobile-only by default: the styling hides the counter on desktop widths, so it is built for the mobile browsing experience
- Optionally shows “Only N dates left this month” when a property’s calendar is genuinely running low
That last line is a separate, opt-in scarcity signal from the view counts above it. It is counted directly from the booking widget’s real availability calendar, in the property’s own timezone, and only appears when the actual number of bookable dates left in the current month is at or below a threshold you set. It never shows an estimate or a made-up number, and it stays hidden the rest of the time.
How to turn it on #
1. Open the settings #
Go to HomeRunner Conversion Kit in your WordPress admin and open the Activity Counter tab.
2. Enable the counter #
Switch it on. It will begin tracking views and displaying activity on your property pages.
3. Adjust the baseline if needed #
Tune the minimum threshold and the artificial baseline so the numbers feel right for the size and traffic of your portfolio.
Settings #
| Setting | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Enabled | Turns the activity counter on or off. |
| Show 24-hour views | Display the “viewed in the past 24 hours” line. |
| Minimum threshold | The lowest 24-hour view number that will display. Default 3, so a quiet page never shows an embarrassingly small count. |
| Enable artificial baseline | Blends a steady baseline into the real tracked counts so the display stays consistent even on quiet or brand-new pages. |
| Baseline intensity | How much the baseline shows through: low, medium, or high. Default medium. |
| 24h baseline range | The minimum and maximum the baseline can contribute to the 24-hour views number. Default 5 to 25. |
| Update interval | How often the counter refreshes while a guest is on the page. Default 30 seconds. |
| Show Dates-Left Scarcity | Shows “Only N dates left this month” when the property’s real availability calendar is running out. Off by default. |
| Dates-Left Threshold | Show the dates-left line only when this many or fewer bookable dates remain in the current month. Default 7 (range 1 to 28). |
Tips #
- Set the minimum threshold to a number that feels natural for your market. Too high reads as fake; too low undercuts the social proof.
- You can place the counter manually anywhere on a property page with the
[activity_counter]shortcode, if you do not want to rely on its automatic placement. Note that the counter is styled to show on mobile screen widths only. - Activity Counter pairs well with Review Insights and Rate Comparison to stack demand, trust, and savings signals near the booking decision.