Coming Soon: Better Analytics For Simple:Press

We’ve been working on making data from Simple:Press easier to visualize and more useful at a glance. Perhaps the best way to provide a flavor for what’s coming is to show you this:

We’ll be providing exactly 12 analytical charts, each of which can be customized. Take a look at this screenshot which shows the extensive customization options that will be available for each chart:

Chart Types

For each chart, you’ll be able to select a chart type – there are 11 chart types available:

• Line
• Column
• Bar
• Pie
• Spline
• Scatter
• Pyramid
• Funnel
• Waterfall
• Doughnut
• Area

The 12 Analytical Charts

As mentioned above, we’ll be providing exactly one dozen pre-built charts. These are as follows:

• Total post count by forum
• Total topic count by forum
• Top 10 posters
• Top 10 posters excluding moderators and admins
• Total users by user group
• New post count
• New topic count
• New post count by topic status (requires the Simple:Press Topic Status plugin)
• Total post count by topic status (requires the Simple:Press Topic Status plugin)
• New topic count by topic status (requires the Simple:Press Topic Status plugin)
• Total topic count by topic status (requires the Simple:Press Topic Status plugin)
• Top 10 tags (requires the Simple:Press Tags plugin)

Additional Features

In addition to the major features listed above, you’ll be able to:

• Specify which charts are visible on the dashboard
• View a different set of charts in a separate FORUM->ANALYTICS area
• Determine whether a chart should take up a full width in the FORUM->ANALYTICS area or half width
• Select the order in which charts will appear in the FORUM->ANALYTICS area
• Specify which admins can view and configure the charts
• For charts the require a date range, specify custom date ranges or pre-select from one of the pre-configured ranges (24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 1 year)

Sample Charts

Here are screen shots of some the chart types – the same chart is shown (Total post count by forum) but with a different chart type.

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Requirements

This new version will require Version 6.0.7 or later of Simple:Press. Once it becomes available you will be able to download from your account area on our Website.

We’re hoping this is ready sometime in the next 30-60 days.

If you do not yet have a subscription to our plugins, you can get one by navigating to our pricing page.

Feedback

If you have thoughts or ideas about this, please let us know. Drop us a note via the forums or our contact page.