Cache Stats

There are a lot of stat compilers available. These programs generate HTML that can be pasted into your geocaching profile to display your stats. I have not tried them all. In fact, I have only tried a few of them. That being said, just because I don't mention it here, does not mean that it is any better or worse than the ones I have mentioned. Use what works for you.

At the time of this entry, I currently have 2 different sets of HTML displaying on my geocaching profile: the Geocaching Rank Stat Bar & CacheStats.


Click to view my geocaching profile.
This is generated by the geocaching.com website. (Yeah, you'll most likely have to log in.)

1. Geocaching Rank Stat Bar
   Online based, no download required
   (http://www.drunners.de/cachestats/registration_eng.php)
   
   
   
   I can display that here because it is small & simple.
   
   This little stat bar displays your current rank in a number of different configurations. All you have to do is to enter your geocaching name into a form & select the display options you want to show on the stat bar. Once you submit that information, you will get a code to insert into your profile. It costs nothing & is automatically updated twice a week.
   
   The stat bars I have displayed above demonstrate 2 different configurations. It requires 2 submissions through the online form, giving you 2 sets of HTML to insert into your profile.
   
   A cool thing about this one is that you can enter anybody's geocaching name into the form & find out their rank as well.
   
   
   
2. Cache Stats
   Stand-alone program, download required
   (http://www.logicweave.com/cachestats.html)
   
   A little more complicated & a lot more detail. Geocaching.com allows a My Finds Pocket Query to be run once every 7 days. This file is then imported to the CacheStats program & you can then generate the HTML to paste into your geocaching profile. The LogicWeave website & the CacheStats program both explain the "how's" much better than I could so I'll leave that to them.
   
   This one can be set to display a lot of different options. You can chose to display milestone achievements & customize the setp value, specify FTF caches & display a map of where you've cached - with other options as well. Once you learn the nuts and bolts, it is very easy to work with.
   
   
   
3. It's Not About the Numbers
   Online based, no download required
   (http://www.itsnotaboutthenumbers.com)
   
   This allows you to generate HTML to paste into your geocaching profile as well as a multitude of other neat things. One thing really interesting is the Cacher list that allows you to view the stats of other geocachers that have uploaded their stats & not selected the option to make them provate.
   
   
   

Yes, these are only 3 out of many, but if you don't like these you are more than welcome to find something else. I'm not stopping you & I'm not saying the other things out there aren't better...I just haven't tried them!

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