================================================================================ PEPPER MAKES MINT BETTER Installing the Trends Pepper (Update Direction Follow) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upload the /trends/ directory and its contents to /mint/pepper/brettdewoody/. If the directory /brettdewoody/ doesn't exist, create it. 2. Login to your Mint installation and in the preferences click "Install" under Pepper. 3. Click the Trends Pepper "Install" button. Click "Okay". 4. Now click on the Trends preferences under Pepper in the preferences pane. 5. Enter the time spans you would like to compare. 6. Click "Done". Updating the Trends Pepper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upload the /trends/ directory and its contents to /mint/pepper/brettdewoody/, overwriting any existing files. 2. Load up Mint and enjoy the new version. About the Trends Pepper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Trends Pepper gives a quick snapshot of what's hot, what's not and which pages are gaining and losing popularity on your site over a specified time period. The Internal Pane displays the following: A. Popular - Hits, Percentage Displays the most popular pages over the past N days and their performance compared to the secondary time span. The number in the Hits column is the number of hits in the most recent N days. The percentage is the amount of increase or decrease in page hits compared to the secondary time span. Clicking the > next to the page title will display a history of that page's hits over an interval of N days. B. Best - Hits, Percentage Displays the best performing pages. These are pages that have performed positively during the past N days compared to the previous M days. Clicking the > next to the page title will display a history of that page's hits over an interval of N days. C. Worst - Hits, Percentage Displays the worst performing pages. These are pages that have performed negatively during the past N days compared to the previous M days. Clicking the > next to the page title will display a history of that page's hits over an interval of N days. D. New - Hits Displays new pages that have received their first-ever hit during the past N days. E. Old - Hits Displays pages that have received hits in the past, but not during the past N days. G. Popular - Hits, Percentage Displays your Watched Pages over the past N days and their performance compared to the secondary time span. The number in the Hits column is the number of hits in the most recent N days. The percentage is the amount of increase or decrease in page hits compared to the secondary time span. Clicking the > next to the page title will display a history of that page's hits over an interval of N days. The External Pane displays the following: A. Quick View - Hits, Total Breaks down what methods users are getting to your site over two intervals; your primary time range and the entire Mint tracking history. Methods to reach your site include direct, referrer, and search. The hits column is the total number or visitors entering using that method, while the total column is percent of all visitors using that method. B. Referrers - Hits, Percentage Displays the most popular referrers over the past N days and their performance compared to the secondary time span. The number in the Hits column is the number of hits in the most recent N days. The percentage is the amount of increase or decrease in referrer hits compared to the secondary time span. Clicking the > next to the page title will display a history of that referrer's hits over an interval of N days. C. Searches - Hits, Percentage Displays the most popular search terms over the past N days and their performance compared to the secondary time span. The number in the Hits column is the number of hits in the most recent N days. The percentage is the amount of increase or decrease in search hits compared to the secondary time span. Clicking the > next to the page title will display a history of that search's hits over an interval of N days. Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: I only want the Internal Pane or External Pane. Can I hide the other one? A: Sure you can. Mint has this functionality built in. Just go to your preferences and look at the Pane Order section (very bottom left column). From there you can drag either the Trends Internal Pane or the Trends External Pane to the "Disabled" section. Now click "Done" on the bottom left. Q: What does New! and No Hits mean? A: New! is displayed if the page has made its first appearance in your Mint database. This may not necessarily mean it's a new page; it just might not have received visits for a while. No Hits is displayed when the page hasn't received any hits in the secondary time range but has received hits in the past. Comments, Criticism and Feature Request -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please direct all comments, criticism, rants, raves and feature requests to one of the following creators: brettdewoody@gmail.com ron@cavemonkey50.com ================================================================================ Copyright 2005-2007 Brett DeWoody and Ronald Heft. This package may be distributed under the rules of the Creative Commons license. Please go to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ for more information. More information can be found at http://cavemonkey50.com/code/trends/