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UPDATE: bstat has been updated.
I’ve finally added a clean admin interface to my bstat WordPress stats tracking plugin and cleaned up the code for release as a public beta.
Quick Start Installation
Download and unzip bstat.zip
Place bstat.php in you wp-content/plugins directory
Place spacer.gif in your wp-content directory
Log in to your WordPress admin panel and activate the plugin, then [...]
I’ve been hard at work on my bstat stats tracking plugin for WordPress and you can see the results in the sidebar and in the story views here. The work has been made especially easy because of the great documentation, including writing a plugin, plugin API, and related pages at the WordPress codex.
I’m testing the [...]
It looks like bstat has been localized for Japan! With that in mind, I’d love to hear from international users about what I can do to make localization easier. There will be some big changes in the transition to bsuite, and it might be a good time to make sure I’m properly supporting WP’s translation [...]
UPDATE: bstat has been updated.
Beta 2 never went public. This is beta 3.
Changes
This documentation supersedes any previous documentation.
The bstat_pulse() function has been improved and now uses your CSS for appearance. Call bstat_pulse_style() to add my default styles inline if you don’t want to modify your CSS. Also, bstat_pulse() now has two switches to control [...]
[]bSuite bStat is a complete rewrite of the popular stats functions found in the original bStat and bSuite b2.
Features
Tracks page loads (hits)
Tracks search terms used by visitors ariving at your site via search engines
Shows top-performing stories in a widget or sidebar function
Shows top search terms via a widget
Includes a function to show a “pulse” graph [...]
I imported the content of my old referrer tracking database as hits in my new bstat stats datatabase so I could have more data to work with. I mixed this with a fairly simple graphing routine and now we can see the “pulse” of the whole site and each story. Take a look at the [...]
[[pageindex]]UPDATE: shout outs to Zach, Cliff, Justin, and Thomas who’ve submitted bug reports. Their feedback has been rolled in to the B4 July 20 release, available now (look for the link below).
This is likely the last release before the code gets bundled into bsuite (more details on that later).
Changes
This documentation supersedes any previous documentation.
More [...]
UPDATE: bstat has been updated.
bStat is a hit and search term stats tracking plugin for WordPress. In addition to reporting lists of popular stories and popular search terms, it will report recent comments and a unique “pulse” graph showing the activity for a story or the entire blog over time.
The documentation for the current release [...]
bSuite Related Posts
Inserts a list of posts related to the current post (also works for pages, if you’ve tagged them). Screenshot, from Scriblio.net. Also available via the_related() template tag.
bSuite Recently Commented
Inserts a list of recently commented posts. Differs from WordPress’ built-in widget in that it only shows the posts, not commenters’ names. Screenshot, from Spiralbound.net.
bStat [...]
bstat has become bsuite. The name change reflects the fact that I want the plugin to do a lot more than track usage stats. One of the first features to enter testing here is the “related” section below. I’m calling it “bsuggestive,” but that may turn out to be too cute a name to tolerate [...]
