=== beCounted ===
Contributors: beautomated, seanconklin, randywsandberg
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Tags: widget, widgets, counter, count up, plugin, plugins, wordpress, sidebar, beAutomated, beCounted
Requires at least: 2.9
Tested up to: 3.2.1
Stable tag: 1.0

beCounted creates a multiple item count up widget based on annual statistics showing the number of occurrences since the page was loaded.

== Description ==

beCounted creates a multiple item count up widget based on annual statistics showing the number of occurrences since the page was loaded. beCounted supports multiple widget instances and can be displayed on selected pages.

The default statistics that come with beCounted are a set of mythological creatures, including dragons, mermaids, unicorns, and zombies. Administrators can add any number of statistics to this counter, can customize all of the styling, and can add a custom credit blurb beneath the counter display with the ability to add hyperlinks.

Be sure to use statistics that represent a [rate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_(mathematics) "Read Rate/Mathematics") of occurences over time. Sample statistics are available on [our website](http://www.beautomated.com/becounted/ "Get Sample Statistics for beCounted").

Please visit our [Support Forum](http://wordpress.org/tags/becounted?forum_id=10 "Visit our WordPress Support Forum") if you have any questions or issues regarding this plugin.

== Installation ==

Automatic Installation

1. Login to your blog and go to the Plugins page.
1. Click on the Add New button.
1. Search for beCounted.
1. Click Install now.
1. (sometimes required) Enter your FTP or FTPS username and password, as provided by your web host.
1. Click Activate plugin.
1. Add the widget to a widget capable area of your theme through the Appearance->Widgets menu.
1. Expand the Widget options. Enter an optional title and change the sample statistics to the ones you want to display starting with the number of occurrences per year followed by the item title, than click Save.

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin and un-zip it.
1. Upload the `becounted` folder to your `wp-content/plugins/` directory.
1. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
1. Add the widget to a widget capable area of your theme through the Appearance->Widgets menu.
1. Expand the Widget options. Enter an optional title and change the sample statistics to the ones you want to display starting with the number of occurrences per year followed by the item title, than click Save.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How can I calculate annual statistics to put into this widget? =

You must convert your statistics to the number of occurrences per year. For example, if you had 1 occurrence of something per second, to convert to years you would multiply that by the following: the number of seconds per minute, the number of minutes per hour, the number of hours per day, and the number of days per year. This math (1x60x60x24x365) gives us 31,536,000 total occurrences per year. As a check, when viewing this statistic on the website you should see one increment occur per second.

= Should I use commas for the thousands separator in my statistics? =

It doesn't matter! We remove commas when processing the statistics, so it's up to you whether or not you prefer entering the data with or without the commas.

== Screenshots ==

1. This is the default widget on Twenty Eleven theme.
2. This is the widget control panel.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0 on 2011-11-07 =

* Added: Initial plugin release v1.0.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0 =

* Initial plugin release.