Data counter plugin

  • I am trying to find a counter I can insert on a page that will continuously report a value from a dataset. I am working on a site that makes carbon sequestration devices that are being used by a number of their partners. They would like me to place a counter on the various pages for each project partner to show an ongoing and rolling total of the quantity of carbon each project operation has sequestered.

    I could use a count-up timer and make an estimation of the average rate of increase of the value and then set the rate of a timer to match their rate of increase, periodically readjusting the start value it to match their empirical data. Seeing all the hit counters, I presume it should be possible to somehow replace the live hit database with some other database and get the sort of automated real-time updates that would be ideal.

    Can anyone recommend a counter plugin that a code klutz like myself might be able to get to accomplish some approximation of this specification?

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  • This sounds very niche to your specific project. A generic counter plugin wouldn’t run calculations without code modifications. It may not be a bad idea to reach out to your local WordPress community either through Meetup or a WordCamp and get their thoughts on your project. It definitely sounds like something that would need to be custom built.

    If you’re looking to build this you may want to start without WordPress in the equation and attempt to build an entire local solution. Then once you’re happy with the results you can look into integrating it into WordPress either through the theme or creating a plugin to contain the functionality.

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