<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each post-type-based statistic consists of input fields such as:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2020Prefixed symbols include: \u201c+\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 $\u00a0 #\u00a0 =\u00a0 TOP\u201d <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The types of statistics available (as referenced in the image above) include:<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Statistic posts come with a dropdown selection for designating a theme for a stat. Presently, there are two options available and each theme adjusts the colors and contrast, depending on which is chosen:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n While logged in to your WordPress theme<\/a> and previewing or visiting a page \u2014 a small link (\u201cEdit Stat\u201d) will render in the top right corner of each statistic. Clicking this navigates to an admin view of the post for editing the statistic information.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Upon activating it’s plugin, a re-order-able BU Stats section becomes accessible from any BU Landing Page Template \u2014 for which different stats can be attached on a per page basis. Gathering statistics in a section such as this is helpful for reinforcing the value a Landing Page discusses.<\/p>\n This new BU Landing Page section provides fields for:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On more traditional default content page template, a shortcode is used to add Statistic posts of the BU Stats plugin and is helpful in reinforcing value and facts of the organization and of any projects featured.<\/p>\n The shortcode consists of <\/p>\n \u00b0 Post <\/p>\n For the BU Spark! organization special styles can be applied to groups of stats when the Paramount for site visitors, statistics aid in reinforcing content and value with factual evidence. The BU Stats plug-in for CDS, provides a way to conveniently add, manage and display of a variety of statistics (some animated) in flexible ways using a WordPress post type. BU Stats can be used to inform and showcase the benefit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12906,"featured_media":1416,"parent":1242,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1415"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1540,"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1415\/revisions\/1540"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdocs.bu.edu\/cds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"\/cds\/files\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.13.52-PM-1024x472.png\")
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\nStatistic Type<\/strong> \u2014 The type of statistic to be rendered. See \u201cStat Types\u201d below.<\/em><\/li>\n![\"An](\"\/cds\/files\/2022\/11\/screencapture-id-rj-cms-devl-bu-edu-bu-stats-wp-admin-post-php-2022-11-22-11_35_43-559x1024.png\")
\n<\/small>\u2020Suffixed symbols include: \u201c%\u00a0 %+\u00a0 +\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 $\u00a0 #\u00a0 K\u00a0 K+\u00a0 M\u00a0 M+\u00a0 B\u00a0 B+\u00a0 st\u00a0 nd\u00a0 rd\u00a0 th\u00a0 ft\u00a0 in\u00a0 mm\u00a0 cm\u00a0 m\u00a0 km\u00a0 yd\u00a0 mi\u00a0 sq ft\u00a0 lb\u00a0 oz\u00a0 mg\u00a0 g\u00a0 kg\u00a0 T\u00a0 ml\u00a0 gal\u201d<\/small><\/p>\n![\"A](\"\/cds\/files\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-3.36.16-PM.png\")
Stat Types<\/h3>\n
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Stat Themes<\/h3>\n
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\nManaging BU Stats in The Admin<\/h2>\n
Activating The Plug-In \/ Accessing, Adding & Managing Statistic Posts<\/h3>\n
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From the WordPress Admin dashboard for the theme<\/a>, click on the Plugins section<\/a> in the sidebar to the left.<\/h5>\n
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<\/li>\nOn the Plugins page: Scroll till you come across BU Stats in the listing.<\/h5>\n
![\"\"](\"\/cds\/files\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-2.33.42-PM.png\")
<\/li>\nClick on Activate. The page should refresh confirming that the BU Stats plugin is activated.<\/h5>\n
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<\/li>\nTo access a dedicated area for managing posts of the plugin: click on the newly created “Statistics” section<\/a> in the sidebar to the left. (Note: this link only works once plugin is activated.)<\/h5>\n
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<\/li>\nAll created Statistic posts are available for quick adding, editing and removing from this Statistics section.<\/h5>\n
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<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nAdd a Stat In The Admin<\/h3>\n
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<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nEdit a Stat While Previewing a Page<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAdding BU Stats to Site Pages<\/h2>\n
BU Landing Pages<\/h3>\n
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spark<\/code> for BU Spark!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDefault, Content Pages<\/h3>\n
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[bu_stat ids=\"<\/strong>80,2312,2313\" align=\"<\/strong>center\"<\/strong> theme=\"<\/strong>default\"<\/strong>]<\/code><\/p>\n[bu_stat<\/code> and three other parameters which are enclosed by a ]<\/code> These parameters (and their options) include:<\/p>\n\n
ids=<\/code>(a comma-separated(no spaces) list of id number(s)<\/em> of Statistic post(s) that have been added to the site(see above) from the admin\u00b0.)<\/li>\nalign=<\/code>(for alignment of the Statistic post(s) included on a page: \"left\"<\/code>\u00a0\"center\"<\/code>\u00a0and \"right\"<\/code> are available for use)<\/li>\ntheme=<\/code>(at this time, input either \"default\"<\/code> or \"dark\"<\/code>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nid<\/code> numbers are usually found at the end of a URL of a post, typically viewed from within the admin of your theme. For example:<\/em> a post id of 80<\/code><\/strong> would serve up a statistic post from an [example]URL such https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=80<\/strong>&action=edit<\/code>. Content that’s a part of that Statistic Post will be rendered in a shortcode when its id<\/code> number of 80<\/code> is input.<\/p>\nBU Spark! Stats<\/h2>\n
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spark<\/code> class is included, either in the <\/a>Statistics Space<\/strong> Class(es)<\/strong> of the BU Stats section of a BU Landing Page<\/a> OR if a default content page template is designated BU Spark!<\/strong> using the departments taxonomy<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"