URGENT NOTE: 19-Aug-2019:
CensusPlusClassic conflicts with CensusPlus
DO NOT install both addons into the same WoW client by mistake.
If you install both into the retail version client (aka live) and force activation by enabling OUT OF DATE, you will destroy your collected census data.
Remember CensusPlusClassic must be installed ONLY in _classic_
eg. C:/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft\_classic_\Interface\AddOns
CensusPlus will only work in _retail_
eg. C:/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns
attempting to install CensusPlus into the classic client.. should just fail as its version coding is far into the future where classic will probably never go.
Special note: 15-Aug-2014, 17-july-2016 In preparation for World of Warcraft v7.0 and LEGION expansion a major effort has been made to fix localization issues. If you are comfortable translating from English to other Blizzard supported languages please go to http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/census-plus/localization/ and add translations and/or review other translations. Thank you for your help in this endeavor.
Please note use \n to split lines for your translation instead of using the ENTER key. (LUA coding requirement)
You can always find the latest information on the Census mod at:
http://www.warcraftrealms.com/censusplus.php
INTRODUCTION
CensusPlus came about due to requested changes and desired options not present in the original Census UI Mod by Ian Pieragostini.
I spoke with Ian (the original creator of the Census UI mod) and he has lost interest in World of Warcraft modding and encouraged me to modify the Census Mod to my liking. Thus I have done so.
The original Census UI Mod basically took snapshots of your current realm and faction. You could keep this data and combine it with other snapshots to provide greater statistical analysis.
CensusPlus offers many features above and beyond what the original Census UI mod provided. Here follows a list of added features:
- Abilty to minimize the main census window which provides you the abilty to actually play while a census is being taken
- Ability to pause and unpause the current census
- Ability to stop the current census in progress
- GameTime timestamp added when characters are viewed which will be used by http://www.warcraftrealms.com if your data is uploaded
Census information is saved in the Savedvariables folder as CensusPlus.lua this is the file that is uploaded to WarcraftRealms
Installation: Unzip the files into your %World of Warcraft/Interface/AddOns directory. It should create a CensusPlus directory with the installed files. Also to support moving and resizing of the options pane the addon ImprovedOptionsFrames is included.
THE FIRST TIME CensusPlus is run you will see an error.. log out your character (the missing files will be saved to disk) and log back in.
Usage: see changes tab for updated usage... chat window command line options demoted to immediate and temporary. Use the Options frame for all your needs.
/CensusPlus or /Census+ or /Census and following command as shown below:
- /CensusPlus verbose _ Toggles verbose mode off/on
- /CensusPlus options _ Brings up the Option window
- /CensusPlus take _ Start a Census snapshot
- /CensusPlus stop _ Stop a Census snapshot
- /CensusPlus prune X _ Prune the database by removing characters not seen in X days on current realm - X defaults to 30 days
- /CensusPlus serverprune X _ Prune the database by removing all data from servers other than the one you are currently on - X defaults to 0 days.
- /CensusPlus who name _ Will display info that matches names or guilds.
- /CensusPlus who unguilded 70 _ Will list unguilded characters of that level.
- /CensusPlus timer X _ Will set the autocensus timer (in minutes).
- /CensusPlus me _ Does Census update of player only.. this is done automatically when /CensusPlus take finishes.
You can also invoke the CensusPlus window by clicking on the CensusPlus Button that default to the mini-map but can be moved anywhere. Clicking the right (alternate) button on the mouse will show a drop down option window.
By selecting the Take button from the main census panel, you will initiate a Census snapshot. Depending on the population of your realm and faction, this could take several minutes.
Clicking the Purge button will purge all your collected data from your local Census database.
Clicking the Stop button will stop the current census if one is in progress.
Clicking the Pause button will pause the current census if one is in progress.
Once you have census data locally you can click on Race, Class, or Level icons or bars to bring up more detail on your current realms population.
If you so choose, you can upload your collected census information to http://www.warcraftrealms.com Doing so will greatly help in the tracking of your realm and faction's population numbers and statistics. You can create your own login at http://www.warcraftrealms.com to keep track of your upload activity, or upload anonymously.
If you have any requests, comments, or suggestions, please post in the forums at http://www.warcraftrealms.com
CensusPlusClassic conflicts with CensusPlus
DO NOT install both addons into the same WoW client by mistake.
If you install both into the retail version client (aka live) and force activation by enabling OUT OF DATE, you will destroy your collected census data.
Remember CensusPlusClassic must be installed ONLY in _classic_
eg. C:/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft\_classic_\Interface\AddOns
CensusPlus will only work in _retail_
eg. C:/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns
attempting to install CensusPlus into the classic client.. should just fail as its version coding is far into the future where classic will probab
So with the new update, it the add-on only scanning 120 toons? I never see it doing anything other than 120s in the verbose mode.
In reply to knightanointedone:
It takes a long time to scan on some realms, usually the full ones.
can you make an update for the classic beta?
In reply to Christophrus:
Sorry Christophrus, I don't get notification of comments left here, so had no idea you had attempted to contact me.
WarcraftRealms is the better route.. when it's email interface is working.. admittedly a problem at this time
The other valid approach is via the authors portal here at Curseforge.
See my notes in the WarcraftRealms.com forums to members in regards to CensusPlusClassic.
Since Classic is not live yet, I don't know of any other conflicts other then my warning notice posted above.
I wish you good luck on your endeavors..
Sadly you will need it.. as I don't believe you have a clue yet as to how much web traffic and data storage even your minimal tracking display will require.
The only reason WarcraftRealms survived the financial cost demands is that an ISP owner who is also a fervent WoW player took over the site and is having his company eat the costs.
Now, and for the spanish language, the addon is not censing the Mag'har Orcs. Always "/whoing" 0 Mag'hars in the server, even when logged with my own brown orc.
In reply to 1quni1:
I asked my EU beta tester to check this out.
And yes it is true the strict query for Mag'har Orcs was failing due to variations between esES and mxES
But they were getting counted since they also get caught in the standard Orc query,
Since they are getting counted on a normal census run (remember only level 20 and above), I will not fix this issue until the next normal CensusPlus update.
I registered for the site so I can upload data, however, the site offers no acknowledgement that the registration is successful, and cannot log in with the information provided. So I am concerned that this mod has a future. (many images of the site are not displaying, the css is out of whack. another reason to believe this mode might wane.
Thanks for the mod none-the-less - I like to see what is on my server - looks good.
In reply to xRa7eN:
There is info on the censusplus forums about how to correctly register. Apparently recently they've had 250 applications to register, and only 2 or 3 were completed as requested. You might want to check your messages on that site?
http://warcraftrealms.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6178
http://warcraftrealms.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6361
I have a problem for a while now with Census: every time I exit the game, all my census data gets lost.
Anyone encountered this? Am I missing something?
Great addon by the way, helped me a lot with deciding, when I was looking for a new realm to play on!
In reply to Beryos:
It actually did have all the data in the DB, just didn't show it.
Can someone tell me what is up with this? I downloaded and got the data but i registered on the http://www.warcraftrealms.com but says my account is inactive and to contact a Admin. But no where to send a message to the admin and now i see the data for my server has not been updated since Jan. How can i upload my data and how can i get in contact with a admin to approve my account to log in ? Username is Latinrj
I used to have an account, but haven't been able to access it in years. A year or so ago, I tried creating a new account & never got anywhere with it. Just created yet another account. Hoping it gets sorted, I'd like to be able to upload data under my user name, even if it's not my original name.
Well, I created an account using a tailored e-mail address for this addon/site a couple years ago, now I'm receiving tons of spam sent to that address, these guys either sold the database or got hacked, both are terrible.
addon is failing to install "unable to get file: addonid: 119, fileid: 2496871"
Pretty sure this isn't getting updated anymore.
I applied for an account almost 2 months ago.
I have been submitting my scan data anonymously since I can't log in. According to my ingame UI it says there are 11582 alliance toons on dragonblight for my scans only, but on the website it says only 6071. With my submitted data there should not be this discrepancy.
I have sent an email to the site owner to see what is going on with enabling new accounts.
This unfortunately has to be a manual process, due to the spammers and hack bots that attempt to enable accounts on the site.
Please be aware that your in game display is based upon whatever is in your local database from your scans.
The site display is limited to the last 30 days, with some of the data being updated after periodical batch runs, some hourly, some a few times a day, and a few only once per day.
How do I get my account "Activated"?
Look for PhreakShow
It appears that any accounts requested during the period of 1-June-2017 and 8-Sept-2017 have been purged from the database.
so if your request for a member account on www.WarcraftRealms.com was started during that period, you will need to resubmit a new account request.
I downloaded the mod. I registered with the website and still can not get into the website. How can I upload the data if I can't get in? It keeps saying that I need to contact a forum admin. but there are no links to contact anyone! I would love to help but this is aggravating.