Okay … call me cheap, but here’s yet another BOINC-related plugin.  I’ve decided that this will be the last stand-alone BOINC Stats plugin I’ll release, and the next ones will allow users to display any of the projects that are currently available without using seperate plugins that are pretty much the same.

But enough of that … on with the release!

Einstein Stats is a WordPress plugin that displays your current Einstein@Home Stats.  This was put together mainly because of the recent server failure at the BOINC SETI Project.  Since my computers were sitting idle for far too long, I gave them another task.  I must admit … Einstein is much harder on the processors than SETI ever was.  It takes just over 26 hours for my pair of Dual-Core Xeon’s to get through a work unit each … which is almost unheard of with my SETI data.

That said, this plugin is a little light on features.  Currently it will display your total work units, average work units, and team name (if applicable).  In the future, I plan on having a user-configurable option to display other data like number of PCs on the project, pending credit counts, and personal standings.

You can download the most current version of Einstein Stats here.

Requirements:

Einstein Stats has been tested on WordPress 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.7, 2.1, 2.1.3 and 2.2 RC1.

Installation:

  • upload the contents of the zip file to your “wp-content/plugins” directory (be sure to write them to the einstein-stats directory)
  • go to the “Plugins” main menu and find ”Einstein Stats Display”, then click “Activate”
  • go to the “Options / Einstein Options” menu and enter your account id, and set the number of hours between stat refreshes

Using:

  • modify the theme file where you wish to display your Einstein stats (usually sidebar.php) and type in the following line:

<php get_emc2_stats(); ?>

Uninstallation:

  • go to the “Plugins” main menu and find “Einstein Stats Display”, then click “Deactivate”
  • delete the files from your “wp-content/plugins” directory

Change Log:

Bug Reports:

As always with initial releases, I’m sure there will be one or two things that I forgot to check.  If you happen to find a bug, please let me know.

Enjoy!