I’m about to release a public beta of my WordPress plugin over at MaisonBisson. Information about my favorite new feature, bsuggestive, online now. bsuite started out as bstat, and continues to offer rich stats tracking features.
update:  bsuite b2 is out!

Posted November 27, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Uncategorized. . One Comment.

[]I’ve fixed another bug in bsuite b2, my multi-purpose plugin. This update is recommended for all bsuite users.
Fixed

Previous versions would throw errors at the bottom of the page when the http referrer info included search words from a recognized search engine. 

Installation
Follow the directions for the bsuite b2 release. The download link there will always fetch [...]

Posted December 14, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: beta, blog pulse, bstat, bstats, bsuggestive, bsuite, bug, bug fix, bug fixes, bugs, fix, fixes, graph, plugin, pulse, recommendation system, recommendations, recommender, recommending, referrer, related content, search engine highlighting, search term, search term highlighting, sehl, statistics, stats, stats tracking, tag, tag management, tag relationships, tags, usage, wordpress, wordpress plugin. 47 Comments.

[]I’ve fixed a couple bugs in bsuite b2, released last week.
Fixes

A bug with search word highlighting that caused it to litter the display in some cases. 
A silly mistake of mine that cause a mysql error for some users.

Installation
Follow the directions for the bsuite b2 release. The download link there will always fetch the current version.
Upgrades [...]

Posted December 3, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: beta, blog pulse, bstat, bstats, bsuggestive, bsuite, bug, bug fix, bug fixes, bugs, fix, fixes, graph, plugin, pulse, recommendation system, recommendations, recommender, recommending, referrer, related content, search engine highlighting, search term, search term highlighting, sehl, statistics, stats, stats tracking, tag, tag management, tag relationships, tags, usage, wordpress, wordpress plugin. 11 Comments.

bsuite highlights the search words used to find blog posts in Google and other search engines, and uses those search terms to recommend other related posts at your WordPress site.
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bsuite uses the tags of one post to recommend related posts in your WordPress blog.
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bsuite includes an easy [...]

Posted December 1, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: beta, blog pulse, bstat, bstats, bsuggestive, bsuite, graph, plugin, pulse, recommendation system, recommendations, recommender, recommending, referrer, related content, search engine highlighting, search term, search term highlighting, sehl, statistics, stats, stats tracking, tag, tag management, tag relationships, tags, usage, wordpress, wordpress plugin. 11 Comments.

Update: bugfix release b2v6 available.
WordPress 2.0 is out and available for download now. I don’t know how the development team did it — I mean with the holidays and all — but here it is. And now I have to admit that I haven’t even played with the betas, so I’ve got no clue [...]

Posted December 31, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: beta, bstat, bsuite, caution, plugin, wordpress, wordpress 2.0, wordpress20, wp2, wp20. 16 Comments.

1. Recognized Tags
2. Installation
3. Usage

Posted November 10, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Books, Movies, Music. Tags: bsuite, import, tags. One Comment.

[]The first thing we all have to agree on is that bsuite is the replacement for bstat. The name change reflects that fact that the plugin is doing a lot more than simply track page loads. The most exciting new feature is a module I can’t help but call bsuggestive. It uses the tags of [...]

Posted November 28, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: beta, blog pulse, bstat, bstats, bsuggestive, bsuite, graph, plugin, pulse, recommendation system, recommendations, recommender, recommending, referrer, related content, search engine highlighting, search term, search term highlighting, sehl, statistics, stats, stats tracking, tag, tag management, tag relationships, tags, usage, wordpress, wordpress plugin. 114 Comments.

[]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 [...]

Posted August 8, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Books, Movies, Music. Tags: bstat, bsuite bstat, stats tracking, web stats, wordpress plugin. 7 Comments.

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 [...]

Posted August 28, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: alpha, alpha testing, bstat, bsuggestive, bsuite, name change, related content, related posts, suggested content, suggested posts. 7 Comments.

[]bSuite includes a set of tools (some in seperate plugins) that improve WordPress’ tag management and CMS capabilities, make it easier to build dynamic pages, and leverage WP as an application platform. Plugins that can be activated seperately include one for stats tracking (bSuite bStat), a tag importer, and an example plugin that illustrates how [...]

Posted September 21, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Books, Movies, Music. Tags: bsuite, content management system, download, plugin, software, wordpress extras. 26 Comments.